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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Monongahela took in $3.5 million and spent $3.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes53%Fees for services (sewer, parking)28%State tax money12%Federal tax money6.1%Fines and other1.1%County and local tax money0.3%

What stands out

11%

of Monongahela's money comes from a personal income tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes53%

Property tax
35%$1.2 million
Individual income tax
11%$394 thousand
Other taxes
7.0%$248 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$123 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$82 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$43 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services28%

Fees for services
28%$979 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; sewer and 1 more
  • Other service charges$754 thousand
  • Sewer$208 thousand
  • Parking$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.1%

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

From the federal government
6.1%$215 thousand

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$414 thousand

County and local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.3%$9 thousand

Fines and other1.1%

Fines
0.9%$33 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.2%$7 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails45%Running the government and other costs27%Roads, transit and parking21%Interest on debt3.1%Parks, recreation and libraries2.8%All other spending1.0%

What stands out

45%

of Monongahela'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
45%$1.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.2 million
  • Fire protection$103 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$60 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$38 thousand
Running the government and other costs
27%$822 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$635 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$84 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$77 thousand
  • Government buildings$26 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
21%$633 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$633 thousand
Interest on debt
3.1%$93 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.8%$86 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$71 thousand
  • Libraries$15 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.9%$26 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$26 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$4 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Monongahela. 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 City of Monongahela 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.