Village government · Orange County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended May 31, 2022), Monroe took in $14.2 million and spent $14.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Village taxes58%Fees for services (water, parks and recreation)16%County and local tax money15%Federal tax money6.0%Fines and other4.5%State tax money0.2%

What stands out

15%

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

Village taxes58%

Property tax
52%$7.3 million
Other taxes
6.8%$969 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$716 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$249 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services16%

Fees for services
16%$2.2 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 2 more
  • Water$2.1 million
  • Other service charges$96 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$30 thousand
  • Parking$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.0%

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

From the federal government
6.0%$848 thousand

State tax money0.2%

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

From the state
0.2%$26 thousand

County and local tax money15%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
15%$2.1 million

Fines and other4.5%

Fines
2.5%$349 thousand
Interest, rents and other
2.0%$289 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs27%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Roads, transit and parking22%Water, sewer, trash and utilities17%Parks, recreation and libraries7.7%All other spending1.7%

What stands out

24%

of Monroe'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%

Running the government and other costs
27%$3.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$3.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$310 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$150 thousand
  • Government buildings$95 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$3.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$2.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$329 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$169 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
22%$3.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$3.1 million
  • Parking$11 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
17%$2.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$2.3 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$176 thousand
  • Sewer systems$5 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.7%$1.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.1 million
Interest on debt
1.5%$210 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$209 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$1 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.2%$27 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$27 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Monroe. 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 Village 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.