Town government · Brooke County, WV

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Bethany took in $797 thousand and spent $485 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

Federal tax money41%Fees for services (sewer)38%Town taxes14%Fines and other5.6%State tax money1.1%County and local tax money0.5%

What stands out

41%

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

Town taxes14%

Other taxes

7.3%$58 thousand

What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and occupation and business licenses

Public utility taxes$32 thousand
Occupation and business licenses$26 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax

6.9%$55 thousand

Fees for services38%

Fees for services

38%$302 thousand

What's in fees for servicesSewer and other service charges

Sewer$276 thousand
Other service charges$26 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money41%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government

41%$324 thousand

State tax money1.1%

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

From the state

1.1%$9 thousand

County and local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

0.5%$4 thousand

Fines and other5.6%

Interest, rents and other

5.6%$45 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails36%Water, sewer, trash and utilities31%Running the government and other costs20%Interest on debt6.6%Roads, transit and parking6.2%Parks, recreation and libraries0.6%

What stands out

36%

of Bethany's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails

36%$173 thousand

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more

Police$130 thousand
Fire protection$29 thousand
Courts and legal services$14 thousand

Water, sewer, trash and utilities

31%$149 thousand

What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems

Sewer systems$149 thousand

Running the government and other costs

20%$98 thousand

What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)

Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$98 thousand

Interest on debt

6.6%$32 thousand

Roads, transit and parking

6.2%$30 thousand

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways

Roads and highways$30 thousand

Parks, recreation and libraries

0.6%$3 thousand

What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation

Parks and recreation$3 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town 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 Town 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.