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La Monte's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended May 31, 2022), La Monte took in $914 thousand and spent $768 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended May 31, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)34%City taxes31%County and local tax money16%State tax money15%Fines and other3.5%

What stands out

16%

of La Monte's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes31%

Sales tax
15%$135 thousand
Property tax
8.5%$78 thousand
Other taxes
8.0%$73 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; motor vehicle licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$55 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$17 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services34%

Fees for services
34%$308 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$160 thousand
  • Sewer$90 thousand
  • Garbage collection$58 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$139 thousand

County and local tax money16%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
16%$149 thousand

Fines and other3.5%

Fines
2.1%$19 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.4%$13 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities55%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Running the government and other costs16%Roads, transit and parking2.5%Parks, recreation and libraries1.0%Sent to other local governments1.0%

What stands out

55%

of La Monte'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
55%$423 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$203 thousand
  • Sewer systems$162 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$58 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$185 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$161 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$16 thousand
  • Fire protection$8 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$125 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and government buildings
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$84 thousand
  • Government buildings$41 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.5%$19 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$19 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.0%$8 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$8 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.0%$8 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of La Monte. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended May 31, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of La Monte 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.