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Bethany's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Bethany took in $24.2 million and spent $22.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (road charges, hospital bills)49%City taxes35%State tax money9.3%Fines and other6.0%

What stands out

29%

of Bethany's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

City taxes35%

Sales tax
29%$7.0 million
Other taxes
4.3%$1.0 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$747 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$164 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$130 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
2.1%$514 thousand

Fees for services49%

Fees for services
49%$12.0 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; road charges and 2 more
  • Other service charges$11.3 million
  • Road charges$334 thousand
  • Hospital bills$216 thousand
  • Housing$130 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money9.3%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
9.3%$2.3 million

Fines and other6.0%

Fines
3.4%$827 thousand
Interest, rents and other
2.6%$623 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails31%Running the government and other costs30%Water, sewer, trash and utilities28%Roads, transit and parking4.0%Housing and community development2.4%All other spending4.9%

What stands out

30%

of Bethany's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 18%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
31%$7.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$4.9 million
  • Fire protection$2.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$120 thousand
Running the government and other costs
30%$6.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Other and not broken out$4.9 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.9 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
28%$6.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$2.5 million
  • Sewer systems$2.3 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.7 million
Roads, transit and parking
4.0%$921 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$921 thousand
Housing and community development
2.4%$550 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.9%$439 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$439 thousand
Interest on debt
1.7%$400 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$258 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$142 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.2%$273 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals
  • Hospitals$273 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Bethany. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Bethany itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.