Village government · Lafayette County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Benton took in $1.9 million and spent $2.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)60%State tax money18%Fines and other9.0%Village taxes7.9%County and local tax money4.6%

What stands out

60%

of Benton's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

Village taxes7.9%

Property tax
7.3%$141 thousand
Other taxes
0.6%$11 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$6 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services60%

Fees for services
60%$1.2 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 3 more
  • Electric power$693 thousand
  • Sewer$247 thousand
  • Water$148 thousand
  • Garbage collection$68 thousand
  • Other service charges$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$354 thousand

County and local tax money4.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.6%$88 thousand

Fines and other9.0%

Interest, rents and other
9.0%$173 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities66%Police, fire, courts and jails9.5%Roads, transit and parking8.3%Running the government and other costs7.8%Parks, recreation and libraries7.2%All other spending1.2%

What stands out

66%

of Benton's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
66%$1.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Electric power$680 thousand
  • Sewer systems$277 thousand
  • Water supply$260 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$86 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.5%$188 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$96 thousand
  • Police$89 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$3 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.3%$163 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$163 thousand
Running the government and other costs
7.8%$153 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$57 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$49 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$42 thousand
  • Government buildings$5 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.2%$141 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$77 thousand
  • Libraries$64 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.1%$21 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$21 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village 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 Village 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.