City government · Benton County, WA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Benton City took in $4.5 million and spent $3.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)43%City taxes37%State tax money19%Fines and other1.1%

What stands out

17%

of Benton City's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes37%

Sales tax
17%$766 thousand
Other taxes
12%$534 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 4 more
  • Public utility taxes$344 thousand
  • Other licenses$149 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$22 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$16 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$2 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
8.3%$374 thousand

Fees for services43%

Fees for services
43%$1.9 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$924 thousand
  • Sewer$841 thousand
  • Other service charges$144 thousand
  • Road charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$846 thousand

Fines and other1.1%

Interest, rents and other
1.1%$49 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities31%Running the government and other costs23%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Parks, recreation and libraries9.7%Housing and community development7.8%All other spending8.5%

What stands out

7.8%

of Benton City's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
31%$963 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$540 thousand
  • Sewer systems$423 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$705 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$364 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$251 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$61 thousand
  • Government buildings$29 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$605 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$379 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$125 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$95 thousand
  • Fire protection$6 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.7%$296 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$281 thousand
  • Libraries$15 thousand
Housing and community development
7.8%$238 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.1%$187 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$187 thousand
Interest on debt
2.0%$61 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$47 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$14 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.3%$8 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$8 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$7 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$7 thousand
Sent to other local governments
-<0.1%-$3 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out-$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Benton City. 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 City of Benton City 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.