BENTON CITY finances
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BENTON CITY
City or town in Arkansas (Saline County area). Fiscal year 2022 (year ends 12/31); population 37,214.
Other years: 2024 · 2022
Summary
| What | Amount | Census item codes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxes | $32.6 million | T |
| Charges and fees | $42.6 million | A |
| Other general revenue | $1.7 million | U |
| From the federal government | $3.9 million | B |
| From the state government | $3.8 million | C |
| From local governments | $0 | D |
| Spending: current operations | $55.6 million | E |
| Spending: construction | $14.5 million | F |
| Spending: other capital outlay | $0 | G |
| Spending: interest on debt | $3.2 million | I |
| Spending: assistance and subsidies | $0 | J |
| Payments to other governments | $934,000 | L M Q S |
| General revenue | $84.5 million | T A U B C D |
| Direct spending | $73.3 million | E F G I J |
| Debt at year end | $83.5 million | 49U + 64V |
Spending by function
| Function (Census name) | Current operations + construction + capital |
|---|---|
| Electric Utilities | $21.6 million |
| Water Utilities | $9.9 million |
| Police Protection | $8.3 million |
| Sewerage | $7.5 million |
| Local Fire Protection | $6.8 million |
| Regular Highways | $6.1 million |
| Parks & Rec | $5.1 million |
| Central Staff | $2.1 million |
| Financial Adm | $1.3 million |
| General NEC | $690,000 |
| Health | $485,000 |
| Judicial | $184,000 |
Every item reported
| Code | Census description | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 19U | Beg LT Debt O/S NEC | $88.3 million |
| 39U | LTD Ret-Unsp-Other NEC | $4.8 million |
| 49U | LTD Debt O/S-Unsp-Other NEC | $83.5 million |
| A44 | Regular Highway Charges | $60,000 |
| A61 | Parks & Recreation Charges | $1.5 million |
| A80 | Sewerage Charges | $7.3 million |
| A89 | All Other NEC Charges | $25,000 |
| A91 | Water Utilities Revenue | $6.2 million |
| A92 | Electric Utilities Revenue | $27.5 million |
| B89 | Federal IG Other | $3.9 million |
| C89 | State IG Other | $3.8 million |
| E23 | Financial Adm-Curr Operation | $1.3 million |
| E24 | Local Fire Protection Curr Operation | $6.8 million |
| E25 | Judicial-Current Operation | $184,000 |
| E29 | Central Staff-Curr Operation | $2.1 million |
| E32 | Health-Current Operation | $485,000 |
| E44 | Regular Highways-Current Oper | $2.4 million |
| E61 | Parks & Rec-Current Operation | $5.0 million |
| E62 | Police Protection-Current Oper | $8.3 million |
| E80 | Sewerage-Current Operation | $5.0 million |
| E89 | General NEC-Current Operation | $690,000 |
| E91 | Water Utilities-Current Oper | $4.3 million |
| E92 | Electric Utilities-Current Op | $19.1 million |
| F44 | Regular Highways-Construction | $3.8 million |
| F61 | Parks & Rec-Construction | $60,000 |
| F80 | Sewerage-Construction | $2.5 million |
| F91 | Water Utilities-Construction | $5.6 million |
| F92 | Electric Utilities-Constr | $2.5 million |
| I89 | General Interest on Debt | $2.9 million |
| I91 | Water Utilities-Interest | $296,000 |
| I92 | Electric Utilities-Interest | $54,000 |
| M89 | General NEC-IG-Local NEC | $934,000 |
| T01 | Property Tax | $3.0 million |
| T09 | Total General Sales Taxes | $23.8 million |
| T10 | Alcoholic Beverage Sales Tax | $172,000 |
| T15 | Public Utilities Tax | $3.1 million |
| T19 | Other Selective Sales Taxes | $1.8 million |
| T28 | Occup & Business License, NEC | $146,000 |
| T29 | Other License Tax | $542,000 |
| U01 | Special Assessments | $366,000 |
| U20 | Interest Earnings | $300,000 |
| U30 | Fines & Forfeits | $450,000 |
| U40 | Rents | $134,000 |
| U50 | Donations From Private Sources | $72,000 |
| U99 | Misc General Revenue NEC | $422,000 |
Source: State and local government finances 2022, Census of Governments: every local government (U.S. Census Bureau) (U.S. Census Bureau). Collected Nov 14, 2026 11:48 PM CST. Amounts as published (thousands of dollars in the file; shown in dollars). Group totals are sums of item codes by letter. Item code list: Census technical documentation. Government ID 052125183735.