County government · Montgomery County, KY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Montgomery County took in $30.1 million and spent $17.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes49%State tax money27%Fines and other8.1%Federal tax money6.4%Fees for services (hospital bills, sewer)5.9%Local tax money4.1%

What stands out

40%

of Montgomery County's money comes from a personal income tax.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people get none.

County taxes49%

Individual income tax
40%$12.0 million
Property tax
7.4%$2.2 million
Other taxes
1.7%$513 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; corporation licenses and 3 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$164 thousand
  • Corporation licenses$147 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$108 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$85 thousand
  • Other licenses$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.9%

Fees for services
5.9%$1.8 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; sewer and 1 more
  • Hospital bills$1.0 million
  • Sewer$451 thousand
  • Other service charges$309 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.4%

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

From the federal government
6.4%$1.9 million

State tax money27%

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

From the state
27%$8.0 million

Local tax money4.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
4.1%$1.2 million

Fines and other8.1%

Interest, rents and other
8.1%$2.5 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs35%Health and hospitals25%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Roads, transit and parking14%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.3%All other spending0.9%

What stands out

25%

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%

Running the government and other costs
35%$6.1 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$4.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$527 thousand
  • Government buildings$521 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$280 thousand
Health and hospitals
25%$4.4 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4.4 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$4.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 2 more
  • Prisons and jails$2.4 million
  • Police$1.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$258 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$42 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$2.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$2.5 million
  • Airports$25 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.3%$588 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$544 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$44 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.3%$51 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$51 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$47 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$47 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.2%$36 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$36 thousand
Social services
0.1%$21 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$21 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$11 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 June 30, 2024.

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.