Town government · Daviess County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Montgomery took in $928 thousand and spent $782 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)70%State tax money14%Town taxes9.8%Fines and other4.7%County and local tax money1.7%

What stands out

70%

of Montgomery's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

Town taxes9.8%

Property tax
9.7%$90 thousand
Other taxes
0.1%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services70%

Fees for services
70%$647 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer and water
  • Sewer$393 thousand
  • Water$254 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$130 thousand

County and local tax money1.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.7%$16 thousand

Fines and other4.7%

Interest, rents and other
4.7%$44 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities36%Running the government and other costs30%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Roads, transit and parking10%Interest on debt6.4%

What stands out

6.4%

of Montgomery's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 1.1%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
36%$283 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$174 thousand
  • Water supply$109 thousand
Running the government and other costs
30%$231 thousand
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$140 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$91 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$137 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$137 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
10%$81 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$81 thousand
Interest on debt
6.4%$50 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Montgomery. 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 Montgomery 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.