County government · Montgomery County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Montgomery County took in $65.2 million and spent $70.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money72%County taxes21%Fines and other4.8%Fees for services (garbage collection, sewer)1.3%Local tax money1.0%

What stands out

72%

of Montgomery County's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 23%.

County taxes21%

Property tax
20%$12.9 million
Other taxes
1.5%$952 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$515 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$343 thousand
  • Other licenses$71 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$23 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.3%

Fees for services
1.3%$834 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Other service charges$822 thousand
  • Garbage collection$10 thousand
  • Sewer$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money72%

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

From the state
72%$46.6 million

Local tax money1.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.0%$681 thousand

Fines and other4.8%

Interest, rents and other
4.3%$2.8 million
Fines
0.6%$367 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs45%Police, fire, courts and jails37%Roads, transit and parking11%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.0%Housing and community development2.2%All other spending2.3%

What stands out

45%

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
45%$31.7 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$23.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$5.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.8 million
  • Government buildings$366 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
37%$25.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 4 more
  • Police$13.7 million
  • Fire protection$6.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.3 million
  • Prisons and jails$2.1 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$881 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$17 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$7.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$7.4 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.0%$2.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$2.1 million
Housing and community development
2.2%$1.6 million
Health and hospitals
1.4%$986 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$986 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.9%$607 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$607 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$17 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Montgomery County. 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 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.