Town government · Kennebec County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Monmouth took in $4.9 million and spent $3.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes80%State tax money19%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)1.2%Fines and other0.1%

What stands out

78%

of Monmouth's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 52%.

Town taxes80%

Property tax
78%$3.9 million
Other taxes
1.6%$81 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$76 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.2%

Fees for services
1.2%$58 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$27 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$23 thousand
  • Other service charges$8 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%$940 thousand

Fines and other0.1%

Interest, rents and other
0.1%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails29%Running the government and other costs28%Roads, transit and parking25%Water, sewer, trash and utilities9.0%Parks, recreation and libraries6.8%All other spending2.3%

What stands out

29%

of Monmouth's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
29%$1.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$606 thousand
  • Police$462 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$68 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$6 thousand
Running the government and other costs
28%$1.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$520 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$413 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$79 thousand
  • Government buildings$68 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$13 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
25%$967 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and ports and harbors
  • Roads and highways$950 thousand
  • Ports and harbors$17 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
9.0%$351 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$351 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.8%$266 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$167 thousand
  • Libraries$99 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.5%$59 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$59 thousand
Social services
0.7%$28 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$28 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Monmouth. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Town of Monmouth 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.