City government · Muskegon County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Montague took in $5.7 million and spent $6.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)32%City taxes29%State tax money22%Federal tax money9.7%Fines and other3.8%County and local tax money3.1%

What stands out

10%

of Montague's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes29%

Property tax
26%$1.5 million
Other taxes
3.4%$192 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$192 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services32%

Fees for services
32%$1.8 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$867 thousand
  • Sewer$669 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$243 thousand
  • Other service charges$42 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.7%

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

From the federal government
9.7%$551 thousand

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$1.3 million

County and local tax money3.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.1%$175 thousand

Fines and other3.8%

Interest, rents and other
3.8%$214 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs40%Roads, transit and parking20%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Water, sewer, trash and utilities15%Sent to other local governments3.6%All other spending3.5%

What stands out

40%

of Montague's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
40%$2.7 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$2.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$275 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$132 thousand
  • Government buildings$36 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
20%$1.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.4 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$1.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Police$898 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$248 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$32 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
15%$1.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$1.0 million
Sent to other local governments
3.6%$241 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$241 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.8%$123 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$114 thousand
  • Libraries$9 thousand
Interest on debt
1.5%$98 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$70 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$28 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$15 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$15 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Montague. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Montague 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.