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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), Monticello took in $9.9 million and spent $6.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money51%Fees for services (sewer, water)24%City taxes23%Fines and other1.9%

What stands out

51%

of Monticello's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

City taxes23%

Property tax
16%$1.6 million
Other taxes
6.6%$658 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$558 thousand
  • Other licenses$100 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services24%

Fees for services
24%$2.4 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more
  • Sewer$1.4 million
  • Water$805 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$176 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money51%

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

From the state
51%$5.1 million

Fines and other1.9%

Interest, rents and other
1.6%$158 thousand
Fines
0.3%$27 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking36%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Water, sewer, trash and utilities18%Running the government and other costs15%Parks, recreation and libraries6.0%Interest on debt4.9%

What stands out

36%

of Monticello's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
36%$2.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.4 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$1.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$1.4 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
18%$1.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$638 thousand
  • Sewer systems$552 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$1.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and other and not broken out
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$993 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$42 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.0%$408 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$408 thousand
Interest on debt
4.9%$333 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 April 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.