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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Monticello took in $2.2 million and spent $1.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money36%Fees for services (water, sewer)32%Town taxes28%Fines and other3.1%County and local tax money0.4%

What stands out

36%

of Monticello's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

Town taxes28%

Property tax
25%$538 thousand
Other taxes
3.0%$64 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and occupation and business licenses
  • Public utility taxes$55 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services32%

Fees for services
32%$691 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$245 thousand
  • Sewer$192 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$142 thousand
  • Garbage collection$112 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money36%

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

From the state
36%$783 thousand

County and local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.4%$8 thousand

Fines and other3.1%

Fines
2.3%$49 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.8%$18 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails43%Water, sewer, trash and utilities24%Running the government and other costs19%Roads, transit and parking8.4%Parks, recreation and libraries4.5%All other spending0.8%

What stands out

43%

of Monticello's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
43%$832 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$474 thousand
  • Fire protection$273 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$85 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
24%$463 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$184 thousand
  • Water supply$176 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$103 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$358 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$158 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$106 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$94 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.4%$161 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$161 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.5%$87 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$86 thousand
  • Libraries$1 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$13 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$2 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Monticello. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town 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.