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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Monticello took in $27.8 million and spent $14.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)65%State tax money19%City taxes12%Fines and other2.5%County and local tax money1.5%

What stands out

65%

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 taxes12%

Property tax
12%$3.3 million
Other taxes
0.2%$44 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$39 thousand
  • Other licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services65%

Fees for services
65%$18.0 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$7.8 million
  • Water$7.0 million
  • Other service charges$3.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$60 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$5.3 million

County and local tax money1.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.5%$424 thousand

Fines and other2.5%

Interest, rents and other
2.5%$700 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs28%Police, fire, courts and jails28%Water, sewer, trash and utilities22%Roads, transit and parking11%Interest on debt4.9%All other spending7.1%

What stands out

28%

of Monticello's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
28%$4.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.5 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$152 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$4.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$2.7 million
  • Police$1.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$21 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
22%$3.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$1.7 million
  • Water supply$1.1 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$318 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$1.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.6 million
Interest on debt
4.9%$718 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.6%$519 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$519 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.5%$518 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$518 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Monticello. 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 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.