Borough government · Columbia County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Benton took in $599 thousand and spent $552 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes50%Fines and other40%State tax money7.7%Fees for services (parks and recreation)2.8%

What stands out

39%

of Benton's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 3%.

Borough taxes50%

Property tax
33%$197 thousand
Individual income tax
11%$68 thousand
Other taxes
5.5%$33 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes and occupation and business licenses
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$20 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.8%

Fees for services
2.8%$17 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation and other service charges
  • Parks and recreation$14 thousand
  • Other service charges$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money7.7%

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

From the state
7.7%$46 thousand

Fines and other40%

Interest, rents and other
39%$236 thousand
Fines
0.3%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs68%Roads, transit and parking20%Police, fire, courts and jails6.9%Parks, recreation and libraries4.2%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.1%Interest on debt0.7%

What stands out

68%

of Benton's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
68%$373 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Government buildings$246 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$66 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$44 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$17 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
20%$108 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$108 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.9%$38 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$20 thousand
  • Fire protection$15 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$2 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.2%$23 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$23 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.1%$6 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$6 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Benton. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Borough of Benton 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.