Town government · Waldo County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Monroe took in $961 thousand and spent $875 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes57%State tax money41%Fines and other2.4%Fees for services0.1%

What stands out

41%

of Monroe's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 19%.

Town taxes57%

Property tax
57%$544 thousand

Fees for services0.1%

Fees for services
0.1%$1 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money41%

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

From the state
41%$393 thousand

Fines and other2.4%

Interest, rents and other
2.4%$23 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking65%Running the government and other costs22%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.5%Police, fire, courts and jails2.9%Parks, recreation and libraries1.9%Social services1.4%

What stands out

7.5%

of Monroe's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
65%$565 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$565 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$190 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$145 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$25 thousand
  • Government buildings$10 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$9 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.5%$66 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$66 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.9%$25 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$24 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.9%$17 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$11 thousand
  • Libraries$6 thousand
Social services
1.4%$12 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$12 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town 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 Town 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.