County government · Montgomery County, KS

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 $16.8 million and spent $15.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes74%Fines and other14%State tax money12%Fees for services (housing, parks, land and natural resources)<0.1%

What stands out

64%

of Montgomery County's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 28%.

County taxes74%

Property tax
64%$10.7 million
Other taxes
6.4%$1.1 million
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses
  • Motor vehicle licenses$1.1 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
3.4%$572 thousand

Fees for services<0.1%

Fees for services
<0.1%$9 thousand
What's in fees for servicesHousing and parks, land and natural resources
  • Housing$5 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$2.0 million

Fines and other14%

Interest, rents and other
11%$1.9 million
Fines
3.1%$514 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking40%Police, fire, courts and jails35%Running the government and other costs24%Health and hospitals1.5%

What stands out

40%

of Montgomery County's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 16%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
40%$5.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5.9 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
35%$5.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$2.2 million
  • Prisons and jails$2.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$646 thousand
  • Fire protection$401 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$3.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$855 thousand
  • Government buildings$522 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$413 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.5%$220 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$220 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.