City government · Snohomish County, WA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Monroe took in $50.5 million and spent $46.0 million.

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

See every government that serves your ZIP

Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)41%City taxes40%State tax money14%Fines and other5.2%County and local tax money0.6%

What stands out

15%

of Monroe's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

City taxes40%

Other taxes
18%$9.2 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 4 more
  • Public utility taxes$3.7 million
  • Other licenses$1.9 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$1.8 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.6 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$89 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$52 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
15%$7.4 million
Property tax
6.7%$3.4 million

Fees for services41%

Fees for services
41%$20.5 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$10.7 million
  • Water$7.4 million
  • Road charges$1.5 million
  • Other service charges$803 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$48 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$7.1 million

County and local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.6%$308 thousand

Fines and other5.2%

Interest, rents and other
5.0%$2.5 million
Fines
0.2%$93 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities38%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Parks, recreation and libraries16%Roads, transit and parking11%Running the government and other costs7.1%All other spending7.1%

What stands out

16%

of Monroe's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 5.6%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
38%$17.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$9.3 million
  • Sewer systems$8.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$9.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$8.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$846 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$344 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$113 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
16%$7.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$7.4 million
Roads, transit and parking
11%$5.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5.2 million
Running the government and other costs
7.1%$3.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$452 thousand
Sent to other local governments
3.3%$1.5 million
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$1.5 million
Interest on debt
1.4%$653 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$483 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$170 thousand
Housing and community development
1.2%$539 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.8%$363 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$363 thousand
Social services
0.4%$190 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$190 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$6 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City 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 City 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.