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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Monroe took in $2.6 million and spent $2.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes45%Fees for services (water, sewer)35%State tax money17%County and local tax money2.3%Fines and other1.1%Federal tax money<0.1%

What stands out

9%

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

City taxes45%

Property tax
35%$896 thousand
Sales tax
9.0%$231 thousand
Other taxes
0.9%$24 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$24 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services35%

Fees for services
35%$896 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$355 thousand
  • Sewer$304 thousand
  • Garbage collection$188 thousand
  • Other service charges$43 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$2 thousand

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$431 thousand

County and local tax money2.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.3%$60 thousand

Fines and other1.1%

Interest, rents and other
1.1%$27 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities48%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Running the government and other costs12%Roads, transit and parking10%Parks, recreation and libraries7.3%All other spending5.2%

What stands out

48%

of Monroe's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
48%$1.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$743 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$166 thousand
  • Sewer systems$152 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$379 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$329 thousand
  • Fire protection$47 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$3 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$259 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$165 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$63 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$24 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$7 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
10%$220 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$220 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.3%$160 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$105 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$55 thousand
Interest on debt
3.8%$84 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.4%$30 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$30 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Monroe. 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 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.