City government · Missoula County, MT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Missoula took in $149 million and spent $167 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)34%City taxes31%Fines and other16%State tax money8.9%Federal tax money6.1%County and local tax money3.6%

What stands out

16%

of Missoula's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 6.9%.

City taxes31%

Property tax
29%$42.7 million
Other taxes
2.5%$3.8 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$2.2 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.6 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services34%

Fees for services
34%$50.3 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$19.9 million
  • Sewer$13.1 million
  • Other service charges$10.4 million
  • Parks and recreation$3.8 million
  • Parking$3.1 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.1%

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

From the federal government
6.1%$9.0 million

State tax money8.9%

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

From the state
8.9%$13.3 million

County and local tax money3.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.6%$5.3 million

Fines and other16%

Interest, rents and other
16%$23.8 million
Fines
0.4%$554 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails35%Running the government and other costs19%Water, sewer, trash and utilities16%Roads, transit and parking9.8%Parks, recreation and libraries9.4%All other spending11%

What stands out

35%

of Missoula's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 25%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
35%$57.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$25.3 million
  • Fire protection$23.1 million
  • Inspections and regulation$5.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$4.3 million
Running the government and other costs
19%$32.0 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$16.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$10.2 million
  • Other government-run businesses$3.9 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.6 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
16%$26.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$18.0 million
  • Sewer systems$8.6 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$84 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.8%$16.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$13.8 million
  • Parking$2.5 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.4%$15.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$15.7 million
Interest on debt
4.7%$7.8 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$4.2 million
  • Interest on general debt$3.7 million
Housing and community development
2.4%$3.9 million
Health and hospitals
1.7%$2.8 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.8 million
Social services
1.1%$1.9 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1.9 million
Environment and natural resources
1.1%$1.8 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1.8 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Missoula. 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 City of Missoula 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.