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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Monticello took in $167 thousand and spent $152 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money50%Town taxes44%Federal tax money4.2%Fees for services1.2%Fines and other0.6%

What stands out

50%

of Monticello's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 19%.

Town taxes44%

Property tax
44%$73 thousand

Fees for services1.2%

Fees for services
1.2%$2 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther government-run businesses
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.2%

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

From the federal government
4.2%$7 thousand

State tax money50%

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

From the state
50%$84 thousand

Fines and other0.6%

Interest, rents and other
0.6%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking64%Running the government and other costs24%Police, fire, courts and jails5.9%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.9%Health and hospitals1.3%

What stands out

3.9%

of Monticello's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
64%$98 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$98 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$37 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$18 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$7 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$7 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$3 thousand
  • Government buildings$2 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.9%$9 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$9 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.9%$6 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$6 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.3%$2 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Monticello. 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 Town of Monticello 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.