County government · Broadwater County, MT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Broadwater County took in $16.9 million and spent $13.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes32%Fees for services (garbage collection, airport)30%State tax money22%Federal tax money8.2%Fines and other7.6%

What stands out

30%

of Broadwater 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 taxes32%

Property tax
32%$5.4 million
Other taxes
0.2%$42 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$42 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services30%

Fees for services
30%$5.1 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Other service charges$4.9 million
  • Garbage collection$100 thousand
  • Airport$78 thousand
  • Road charges$16 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.2%

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

From the federal government
8.2%$1.4 million

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$3.6 million

Fines and other7.6%

Interest, rents and other
6.7%$1.1 million
Fines
0.9%$160 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs31%Police, fire, courts and jails28%Water, sewer, trash and utilities14%Roads, transit and parking8.2%Sent to other local governments7.1%All other spending12%

What stands out

14%

of Broadwater County's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 0.8%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
31%$4.2 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)$963 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$632 thousand
  • Government buildings$315 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$3.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 1 more
  • Police$2.0 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$614 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
14%$1.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.9 million
Roads, transit and parking
8.2%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$1.0 million
  • Airports$60 thousand
Sent to other local governments
7.1%$964 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$964 thousand
Housing and community development
4.6%$622 thousand
Health and hospitals
4.1%$560 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$560 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.2%$163 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$95 thousand
  • Libraries$68 thousand
Social services
1.0%$131 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$131 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.6%$87 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$87 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Broadwater 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 Broadwater 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.