County government · Monroe County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Monroe County took in $243 million and spent $137 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money62%County taxes31%Fines and other3.2%Fees for services (sewer, airport)2.1%Local tax money0.8%Federal tax money0.6%

What stands out

62%

of Monroe County's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 22%.

County taxes31%

Property tax
23%$56.8 million
Other taxes
7.8%$18.8 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 3 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$13.0 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$4.3 million
  • Public utility taxes$941 thousand
  • Other licenses$590 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$22 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.1%

Fees for services
2.1%$5.2 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 2 more
  • Sewer$2.5 million
  • Other service charges$1.6 million
  • Airport$702 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$351 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.6%

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

From the federal government
0.6%$1.4 million

State tax money62%

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

From the state
62%$151 million

Local tax money0.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.8%$1.9 million

Fines and other3.2%

Interest, rents and other
2.8%$6.8 million
Fines
0.4%$990 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails54%Running the government and other costs28%Roads, transit and parking11%Parks, recreation and libraries3.3%Health and hospitals2.1%All other spending1.8%

What stands out

54%

of Monroe County's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 25%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
54%$73.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 4 more
  • Fire protection$26.3 million
  • Police$20.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$14.3 million
  • Prisons and jails$9.0 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$3.0 million
  • Inspections and regulation$82 thousand
Running the government and other costs
28%$39.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$28.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$7.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3.6 million
  • Other government-run businesses$367 thousand
  • Government buildings$81 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$14.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; public transit and 2 more
  • Roads and highways$11.2 million
  • Public transit$1.9 million
  • Airports$1.4 million
  • Parking$101 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.3%$4.5 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$4.5 million
Health and hospitals
2.1%$2.8 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.8 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.1%$1.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$1.5 million
Interest on debt
0.3%$411 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.3%$391 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$391 thousand
Social services
0.1%$188 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$188 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Monroe County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

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.