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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), West Monroe took in $2.9 million and spent $2.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes73%County and local tax money15%State tax money6.6%Fines and other3.1%Fees for services (sewer, water)2.8%

What stands out

15%

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

Town taxes73%

Property tax
69%$2.0 million
Other taxes
3.8%$108 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$97 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.8%

Fees for services
2.8%$80 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; sewer and 1 more
  • Other service charges$57 thousand
  • Sewer$22 thousand
  • Water$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money6.6%

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

From the state
6.6%$190 thousand

County and local tax money15%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
15%$418 thousand

Fines and other3.1%

Interest, rents and other
2.2%$64 thousand
Fines
0.9%$25 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking54%Running the government and other costs23%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Water, sewer, trash and utilities8.0%Interest on debt1.7%All other spending0.5%

What stands out

8%

of West 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
54%$1.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.5 million
Running the government and other costs
23%$635 thousand
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$430 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$75 thousand
  • Government buildings$67 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$63 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$344 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Fire protection$253 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$45 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$43 thousand
  • Police$3 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
8.0%$218 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$197 thousand
  • Water supply$21 thousand
Interest on debt
1.7%$46 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$10 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$10 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.1%$4 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of West 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 West 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.