County government · Montgomery County, IA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Montgomery County took in $75.4 million and spent $65.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills)76%County taxes12%State tax money9.2%Federal tax money1.2%Fines and other0.8%

What stands out

76%

of Montgomery County's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 8.4%.

County taxes12%

Property tax
11%$8.6 million
Sales tax
0.8%$594 thousand
Other taxes
0.3%$246 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$233 thousand
  • Other licenses$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services76%

Fees for services
76%$57.5 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills and other service charges
  • Hospital bills$57.2 million
  • Other service charges$379 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.2%

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

From the federal government
1.2%$932 thousand

State tax money9.2%

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

From the state
9.2%$7.0 million

Fines and other0.8%

Interest, rents and other
0.7%$547 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$48 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals83%Roads, transit and parking6.2%Running the government and other costs5.2%Police, fire, courts and jails4.0%Interest on debt0.5%All other spending0.9%

What stands out

83%

of Montgomery County's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 4.8%.

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
83%$54.5 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$53.4 million
  • Public health$1.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
6.2%$4.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.0 million
Running the government and other costs
5.2%$3.4 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$1.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$922 thousand
  • Government buildings$600 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$323 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.0%$2.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$1.8 million
  • Prisons and jails$516 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$304 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$14 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$338 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.4%$282 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$282 thousand
Social services
0.3%$181 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$181 thousand
Housing and community development
0.1%$67 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$62 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$62 thousand
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 June 30, 2022. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. 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.