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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Monahans took in $10.5 million and spent $8.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, garbage collection)59%City taxes37%Fines and other3.3%County and local tax money0.7%

What stands out

25%

of Monahans' money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes37%

Sales tax
25%$2.6 million
Property tax
11%$1.2 million
Other taxes
1.1%$115 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$106 thousand
  • Other licenses$7 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services59%

Fees for services
59%$6.2 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 4 more
  • Water$2.4 million
  • Garbage collection$1.5 million
  • Sewer$848 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$695 thousand
  • Other service charges$693 thousand
  • Airport$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

County and local tax money0.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.7%$76 thousand

Fines and other3.3%

Interest, rents and other
2.5%$266 thousand
Fines
0.8%$79 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities34%Police, fire, courts and jails32%Running the government and other costs28%Parks, recreation and libraries5.4%Interest on debt0.5%

What stands out

32%

of Monahans' 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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
34%$2.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$1.5 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.1 million
  • Sewer systems$320 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
32%$2.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$2.3 million
  • Fire protection$240 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$237 thousand
Running the government and other costs
28%$2.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$598 thousand
  • Government buildings$386 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.4%$464 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$464 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$47 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
<0.1%$3 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports
  • Airports$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Monahans. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Monahans 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.