Town government · Orange County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Monroe took in $14.1 million and spent $14.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes38%Fines and other36%County and local tax money13%Fees for services (water, transit fares)4.9%State tax money4.8%Federal tax money2.8%

What stands out

33%

of Monroe's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 3.3%.

Town taxes38%

Property tax
28%$4.0 million
Other taxes
9.8%$1.4 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 1 more
  • Other licenses$994 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$258 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$134 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.9%

Fees for services
4.9%$693 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 2 more
  • Water$575 thousand
  • Other service charges$86 thousand
  • Transit fares$18 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.8%

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

From the federal government
2.8%$400 thousand

State tax money4.8%

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

From the state
4.8%$673 thousand

County and local tax money13%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
13%$1.9 million

Fines and other36%

Interest, rents and other
33%$4.7 million
Fines
2.9%$404 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs30%Water, sewer, trash and utilities24%Roads, transit and parking24%Parks, recreation and libraries13%Police, fire, courts and jails5.9%All other spending3.3%

What stands out

24%

of Monroe's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 4.5%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
30%$4.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.9 million
  • Government buildings$564 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$533 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$349 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
24%$3.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; water supply and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.2 million
  • Water supply$667 thousand
  • Sewer systems$586 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
24%$3.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$3.0 million
  • Public transit$366 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
13%$1.8 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$1.4 million
  • Parks and recreation$447 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.9%$844 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Courts and legal services$652 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$190 thousand
  • Police$2 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.2%$312 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$312 thousand
Interest on debt
1.0%$141 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.1%$15 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$15 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1 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 December 31, 2021. 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.