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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Monticello took in $8.1 million and spent $7.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes43%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)35%State tax money8.9%Fines and other8.0%Federal tax money4.2%County and local tax money0.7%

What stands out

6.9%

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

City taxes43%

Property tax
32%$2.6 million
Sales tax
6.9%$556 thousand
Other taxes
4.5%$366 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$289 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$39 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$38 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services35%

Fees for services
35%$2.8 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 5 more
  • Sewer$1.1 million
  • Garbage collection$632 thousand
  • Water$487 thousand
  • Other service charges$477 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$84 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$44 thousand
  • Airport$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.2%

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

From the federal government
4.2%$340 thousand

State tax money8.9%

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

From the state
8.9%$718 thousand

County and local tax money0.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.7%$56 thousand

Fines and other8.0%

Interest, rents and other
7.9%$636 thousand
Fines
0.2%$13 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities26%Roads, transit and parking19%Running the government and other costs17%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Health and hospitals8.7%All other spending17%

What stands out

8.7%

of Monticello's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
26%$1.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$1.0 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$557 thousand
  • Water supply$337 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
19%$1.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$1.3 million
  • Airports$83 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$1.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$643 thousand
  • Government buildings$323 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$253 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$68 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$22 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$978 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$812 thousand
  • Fire protection$108 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$56 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$2 thousand
Health and hospitals
8.7%$662 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$662 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.7%$659 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$439 thousand
  • Libraries$220 thousand
Sent to other local governments
6.2%$467 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government and sent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to the state government$465 thousand
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$2 thousand
Interest on debt
1.8%$140 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Monticello. 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 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.