County government · Monroe County, WV

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Monroe County took in $5.8 million and spent $3.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes47%Fines and other24%Fees for services19%Federal tax money8.4%State tax money1.4%

What stands out

21%

of Monroe County's money comes from fines.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people get none.

County taxes47%

Property tax
38%$2.2 million
Other taxes
9.3%$543 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 3 more
  • Public utility taxes$338 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$167 thousand
  • Other licenses$35 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$2 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services19%

Fees for services
19%$1.1 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$1.1 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.4%

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

From the federal government
8.4%$485 thousand

State tax money1.4%

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

From the state
1.4%$84 thousand

Fines and other24%

Fines
21%$1.2 million
Interest, rents and other
3.3%$193 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs75%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Social services0.5%Health and hospitals0.2%Parks, recreation and libraries<0.1%

What stands out

75%

of Monroe County's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
75%$2.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.8 million
  • Other and not broken out$802 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$824 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and prisons and jails
  • Police$516 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$308 thousand
Social services
0.5%$18 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$18 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$7 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$7 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$3 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Monroe County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Monroe County 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.