County government · Montgomery County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended November 30, 2021), Montgomery County took in $22.5 million and spent $16.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended November 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Local tax money26%County taxes24%State tax money18%Fees for services15%Fines and other10%Federal tax money6.2%

What stands out

26%

of Montgomery County's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people get none.

County taxes24%

Property tax
22%$4.9 million
Sales tax
1.4%$323 thousand
Other taxes
0.5%$110 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$109 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services15%

Fees for services
15%$3.5 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$3.5 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.2%

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

From the federal government
6.2%$1.4 million

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$4.1 million

Local tax money26%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
26%$5.9 million

Fines and other10%

Interest, rents and other
9.5%$2.1 million
Fines
0.8%$176 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs89%Police, fire, courts and jails11%

What stands out

89%

of Montgomery 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
89%$14.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Other and not broken out$11.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.9 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$1.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services
  • Courts and legal services$1.8 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Montgomery County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended November 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Montgomery 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.