BENTON CITY finances
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BENTON CITY
City or town in Arkansas (Saline County area). Fiscal year 2024 (year ends 12/31); population 36,593.
Other years: 2024 · 2022
Summary
| What | Amount | Census item codes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxes | $36.1 million | T |
| Charges and fees | $42.0 million | A |
| Other general revenue | $2.9 million | U |
| From the federal government | $3.2 million | B |
| From the state government | $3.5 million | C |
| From local governments | $0 | D |
| Spending: current operations | $63.1 million | E |
| Spending: construction | $28.1 million | F |
| Spending: other capital outlay | $0 | G |
| Spending: interest on debt | $3.0 million | I |
| Spending: assistance and subsidies | $0 | J |
| Payments to other governments | $0 | L M Q S |
| General revenue | $87.7 million | T A U B C D |
| Direct spending | $94.2 million | E F G I J |
| Debt at year end | $71.5 million | 49U + 64V |
Spending by function
| Function (Census name) | Current operations + construction + capital |
|---|---|
| Electric Utilities | $24.2 million |
| Water Utilities | $12.4 million |
| Parks & Rec | $11.4 million |
| Local Fire Protection | $9.7 million |
| Police Protection | $9.2 million |
| Sewerage | $8.3 million |
| Regular Highways | $6.7 million |
| General NEC | $4.9 million |
| Central Staff | $2.3 million |
| Financial Adm | $1.4 million |
| Health | $608,000 |
| Judicial | $180,000 |
Every item reported
| Code | Census description | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 19U | Beg LT Debt O/S NEC | $78.5 million |
| 39U | LTD Ret-Unsp-Other NEC | $7.0 million |
| 49U | LTD Debt O/S-Unsp-Other NEC | $71.5 million |
| A44 | Regular Highway Charges | $75,000 |
| A61 | Parks & Recreation Charges | $1.6 million |
| A80 | Sewerage Charges | $7.3 million |
| A89 | All Other NEC Charges | $33,000 |
| A91 | Water Utilities Revenue | $6.2 million |
| A92 | Electric Utilities Revenue | $26.9 million |
| B89 | Federal IG Other | $3.2 million |
| C89 | State IG Other | $3.5 million |
| E23 | Financial Adm-Curr Operation | $1.3 million |
| E24 | Local Fire Protection Curr Operation | $6.6 million |
| E25 | Judicial-Current Operation | $180,000 |
| E29 | Central Staff-Curr Operation | $2.1 million |
| E32 | Health-Current Operation | $608,000 |
| E44 | Regular Highways-Current Oper | $3.1 million |
| E61 | Parks & Rec-Current Operation | $7.7 million |
| E62 | Police Protection-Current Oper | $9.2 million |
| E80 | Sewerage-Current Operation | $6.1 million |
| E89 | General NEC-Current Operation | $1.3 million |
| E91 | Water Utilities-Current Oper | $4.3 million |
| E92 | Electric Utilities-Current Op | $20.6 million |
| F23 | Financial Adm-Construction | $26,000 |
| F24 | Local Fire Protection Construction | $3.1 million |
| F29 | Central Staff-Construction | $168,000 |
| F44 | Regular Highways-Construction | $3.5 million |
| F61 | Parks & Rec-Construction | $3.6 million |
| F62 | Police Protection-Construction | $39,000 |
| F80 | Sewerage-Construction | $2.2 million |
| F89 | General NEC-Construction | $3.6 million |
| F91 | Water Utilities-Construction | $8.1 million |
| F92 | Electric Utilities-Constr | $3.6 million |
| I89 | General Interest on Debt | $2.6 million |
| I91 | Water Utilities-Interest | $331,000 |
| I92 | Electric Utilities-Interest | $59,000 |
| T01 | Property Tax | $3.2 million |
| T09 | Total General Sales Taxes | $26.7 million |
| T10 | Alcoholic Beverage Sales Tax | $212,000 |
| T15 | Public Utilities Tax | $3.3 million |
| T19 | Other Selective Sales Taxes | $1.9 million |
| T28 | Occup & Business License, NEC | $164,000 |
| T29 | Other License Tax | $595,000 |
| U01 | Special Assessments | $993,000 |
| U11 | Sale of Property 2/ | $207,000 |
| U20 | Interest Earnings | $135,000 |
| U30 | Fines & Forfeits | $549,000 |
| U40 | Rents | $220,000 |
| U50 | Donations From Private Sources | $106,000 |
| U99 | Misc General Revenue NEC | $731,000 |
Source: State and local government finances 2024, annual survey sample of units (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.