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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Monticello took in $10.9 million and spent $9.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, gas)88%City taxes6.8%County and local tax money5.0%State tax money0.3%Fines and other0.3%

What stands out

88%

of Monticello'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%.

City taxes6.8%

Property tax
3.6%$391 thousand
Other taxes
3.2%$352 thousand
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; occupation and business licenses and 4 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$223 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$53 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$51 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$23 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$1 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services88%

Fees for services
88%$9.6 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; gas and 5 more
  • Electric power$7.1 million
  • Gas$986 thousand
  • Sewer$741 thousand
  • Water$407 thousand
  • Garbage collection$178 thousand
  • Road charges$102 thousand
  • Other service charges$70 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money0.3%

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

From the state
0.3%$32 thousand

County and local tax money5.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.0%$549 thousand

Fines and other0.3%

Interest, rents and other
0.3%$30 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities80%Running the government and other costs11%Roads, transit and parking6.1%Interest on debt1.0%Police, fire, courts and jails0.9%All other spending1.0%

What stands out

80%

of Monticello'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
80%$7.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; gas supply and 3 more
  • Electric power$4.6 million
  • Gas supply$1.5 million
  • Water supply$687 thousand
  • Sewer systems$476 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$155 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$1.1 million
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$505 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$318 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$131 thousand
  • Government buildings$102 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.1%$566 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$566 thousand
Interest on debt
1.0%$94 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt; interest on water supply debt and 1 more
  • Interest on general debt$82 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$11 thousand
  • Interest on electric power debt$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
0.9%$84 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsInspections and regulation
  • Inspections and regulation$84 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$45 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$45 thousand
Social services
0.5%$44 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$44 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$6 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Monticello. 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 City of Monticello 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.