City government · Montrose County, CO

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Montrose took in $62.8 million and spent $62.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes59%Fees for services (water, sewer)25%State tax money8.2%Fines and other7.5%

What stands out

55%

of Montrose's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

City taxes59%

Sales tax
55%$34.4 million
Other taxes
4.0%$2.5 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.2 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$874 thousand
  • Other licenses$487 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services25%

Fees for services
25%$16.0 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$7.4 million
  • Sewer$4.8 million
  • Garbage collection$2.3 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.0 million
  • Other service charges$349 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money8.2%

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

From the state
8.2%$5.1 million

Fines and other7.5%

Interest, rents and other
7.4%$4.6 million
Fines
0.1%$90 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs32%Water, sewer, trash and utilities26%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Parks, recreation and libraries7.4%Roads, transit and parking6.3%All other spending7.7%

What stands out

32%

of Montrose's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 18%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
32%$19.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$16.9 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$803 thousand
  • Government buildings$627 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$72 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
26%$16.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$9.9 million
  • Sewer systems$4.4 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.0 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$13.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$11.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$839 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$413 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.4%$4.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$4.7 million
Roads, transit and parking
6.3%$4.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.0 million
Interest on debt
4.3%$2.7 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$2.7 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$7 thousand
Housing and community development
3.0%$1.9 million
Environment and natural resources
0.4%$240 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$240 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Montrose. 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 Montrose 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.