City government · Dane County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Monona took in $25.7 million and spent $19.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes54%Fees for services (water, sewer)25%Fines and other9.9%State tax money9.3%County and local tax money2.1%Federal tax money0.2%

What stands out

50%

of Monona's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

City taxes54%

Property tax
50%$12.8 million
Other taxes
4.1%$1.1 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$585 thousand
  • Other licenses$352 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$124 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services25%

Fees for services
25%$6.4 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 5 more
  • Water$2.0 million
  • Sewer$1.7 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.1 million
  • Road charges$787 thousand
  • Other service charges$660 thousand
  • Transit fares$17 thousand
  • Garbage collection$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.2%

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

From the federal government
0.2%$39 thousand

State tax money9.3%

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

From the state
9.3%$2.4 million

County and local tax money2.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.1%$537 thousand

Fines and other9.9%

Interest, rents and other
9.2%$2.4 million
Fines
0.6%$167 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails23%Water, sewer, trash and utilities17%Parks, recreation and libraries17%Running the government and other costs14%Roads, transit and parking13%All other spending17%

What stands out

17%

of Monona's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$4.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$3.2 million
  • Fire protection$819 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$333 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$120 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
17%$3.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$1.5 million
  • Water supply$1.4 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$388 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
17%$3.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$2.3 million
  • Libraries$948 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$2.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$406 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$247 thousand
  • Government buildings$228 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$2.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$2.3 million
  • Public transit$293 thousand
Interest on debt
13%$2.5 million
Health and hospitals
4.3%$855 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$855 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Monona. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of City of Monona 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.