Town government · Marion County, WV

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Monongah took in $2.1 million and spent $3.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)82%Town taxes12%Fines and other5.1%State tax money1.6%

What stands out

82%

of Monongah's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

Town taxes12%

Other taxes
6.8%$146 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$94 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$51 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
4.7%$100 thousand

Fees for services82%

Fees for services
82%$1.7 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$1.2 million
  • Sewer$459 thousand
  • Other service charges$76 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money1.6%

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

From the state
1.6%$34 thousand

Fines and other5.1%

Interest, rents and other
4.4%$94 thousand
Fines
0.7%$15 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities74%Interest on debt9.0%Health and hospitals5.3%Running the government and other costs4.3%Police, fire, courts and jails3.0%All other spending4.8%

What stands out

74%

of Monongah's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
74%$2.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$1.5 million
  • Water supply$813 thousand
Interest on debt
9.0%$280 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$263 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$17 thousand
Health and hospitals
5.3%$163 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$163 thousand
Running the government and other costs
4.3%$134 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$134 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.0%$92 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$92 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.7%$85 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$85 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.1%$65 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$65 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Monongah. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of Town of Monongah 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.