Town Hall · Monroe

Monroe, IN town hall & government

Monroe spent $830,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $941 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Monroe's government.

Town budget

Where Monroe's money goes

Spent
$830,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$941
typical Indiana cities: $1,507
Long-term debt
$4.9 million
$5,602 per resident
Administration & buildings
$220,00027%
Interest on debt
$198,00024%
Roads & transportation
$157,00019%
Sewer & trash
$124,00015%
Water & other utilities
$84,00010%
Police
$11,0001%
Parks & libraries
$1,000<1%
Other
$35,0004%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 32%
  • From the state 29%
  • Utility sales 27%
  • Property taxes 12%
  • Sales taxes <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Monroe

Full-time staff
2
7 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$64,000
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
0 full-time4 part
Sewer & trash
2 full-time
Police
0 full-time2 part
Fire
0 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Monroe didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Adams Central Community Schools

Monroe's K–12 school district, shared with Kirkland, St. Marys, Blue Creek, French, Monroe and Washington. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$12,026
Indiana: $13,688
Students
1,360
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$25.9 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Indiana districts overall: 33% local, 56% state, 11% federal

  • Local 35%
  • State 53%
  • Federal 12%

Of the $12,026 per pupil, $6,711 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.

Property tax

What homeowners in Monroe pay

Typical tax bill
$989
a year · Indiana typical $1,614
Effective rate
0.60%
of home value · Indiana 0.74%
Typical home value
$164,400
owner-occupied

The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Monroe's government

Town hall & decisions in Monroe →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Monroe

Monroe is represented in Congress by Senators Todd Young and Jim Banks and Representative Marlin A. Stutzman. Mike Braun is governor.

All of Monroe's representatives, with contacts →

Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

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