County government · Monroe County, AL

Monroe County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Monroe County took in $9.4 million and spent $9.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes47%Local tax money27%State tax money18%Fines and other6.0%Federal tax money1.8%Fees for services (airport)0.4%

What stands out

27%

of Monroe County's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people get none.

County taxes47%

Property tax
24%$2.2 million
Sales tax
16%$1.5 million
Other taxes
7.4%$700 thousand
What's in other taxesTobacco taxes; other selective sales taxes and 2 more
  • Tobacco taxes$373 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$151 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$127 thousand
  • Other licenses$49 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.4%

Fees for services
0.4%$38 thousand
What's in fees for servicesAirport
  • Airport$38 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.8%

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

From the federal government
1.8%$168 thousand

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$1.7 million

Local tax money27%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
27%$2.5 million

Fines and other6.0%

Interest, rents and other
6.0%$567 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking44%Police, fire, courts and jails32%Water, sewer, trash and utilities12%Running the government and other costs7.1%Interest on debt3.7%All other spending1.6%

What stands out

12%

of Monroe County's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 0.8%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
44%$4.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$3.8 million
  • Airports$135 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
32%$2.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$2.9 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
12%$1.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.1 million
Running the government and other costs
7.1%$649 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$510 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$139 thousand
Interest on debt
3.7%$337 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.0%$95 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$95 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$50 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$50 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Monroe County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Monroe County 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.