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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Monona took in $2.8 million and spent $2.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)47%City taxes38%State tax money12%Fines and other2.0%County and local tax money1.4%

What stands out

7.7%

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

City taxes38%

Property tax
30%$824 thousand
Sales tax
7.7%$214 thousand
Other taxes
0.1%$3 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services47%

Fees for services
47%$1.3 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$678 thousand
  • Water$345 thousand
  • Garbage collection$224 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$43 thousand
  • Other service charges$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$333 thousand

County and local tax money1.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.4%$38 thousand

Fines and other2.0%

Interest, rents and other
1.7%$46 thousand
Fines
0.4%$10 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities45%Roads, transit and parking19%Parks, recreation and libraries10%Police, fire, courts and jails10%Running the government and other costs9.1%Interest on debt6.3%

What stands out

10%

of Monona's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
45%$1.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$764 thousand
  • Water supply$216 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$213 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
19%$501 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$498 thousand
  • Airports$3 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
10%$275 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$184 thousand
  • Libraries$91 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
10%$266 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$235 thousand
  • Fire protection$26 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$5 thousand
Running the government and other costs
9.1%$239 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$166 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$61 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$7 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand
  • Government buildings$2 thousand
Interest on debt
6.3%$165 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Monona. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 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 Monona 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.