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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), Monmouth took in $17.9 million and spent $26.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended April 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, garbage collection)40%State tax money29%City taxes19%Fines and other12%

What stands out

8.8%

of Monmouth's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes19%

Sales tax
8.8%$1.6 million
Property tax
6.9%$1.2 million
Other taxes
3.3%$597 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$236 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$223 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$138 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services40%

Fees for services
40%$7.1 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Water$5.6 million
  • Garbage collection$1.1 million
  • Other service charges$460 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money29%

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

From the state
29%$5.2 million

Fines and other12%

Fines
8.1%$1.4 million
Interest, rents and other
3.9%$704 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities54%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Roads, transit and parking15%Running the government and other costs13%Interest on debt2.0%Parks, recreation and libraries0.3%

What stands out

54%

of Monmouth'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
54%$14.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and water supply
  • Garbage and solid waste$10.4 million
  • Water supply$3.8 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$4.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$2.7 million
  • Fire protection$1.4 million
Roads, transit and parking
15%$3.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.8 million
Running the government and other costs
13%$3.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.5 million
  • Other and not broken out$7 thousand
Interest on debt
2.0%$528 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$88 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$88 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Monmouth. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended April 30, 2022. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Monmouth 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.