Town government · Adams County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Monroe took in $1.3 million and spent $830 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)59%State tax money29%Town taxes12%

What stands out

29%

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

Town taxes12%

Property tax
12%$159 thousand
Other taxes
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services59%

Fees for services
59%$794 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more
  • Sewer$385 thousand
  • Water$364 thousand
  • Garbage collection$45 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%$385 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs31%Water, sewer, trash and utilities25%Interest on debt24%Roads, transit and parking19%Police, fire, courts and jails1.3%Parks, recreation and libraries0.1%

What stands out

24%

of Monroe's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 1.1%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
31%$255 thousand
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)$220 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$35 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
25%$208 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$84 thousand
  • Sewer systems$81 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$43 thousand
Interest on debt
24%$198 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
19%$157 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$157 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.3%$11 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$11 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.1%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Monroe. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Monroe 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.