Borough government · Lycoming County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Montgomery took in $1.1 million and spent $1.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes49%County and local tax money26%State tax money12%Federal tax money7.5%Fines and other5.2%Fees for services (parks and recreation)<0.1%

What stands out

26%

of Montgomery's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Borough taxes49%

Property tax
30%$320 thousand
Individual income tax
14%$151 thousand
Other taxes
4.4%$46 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Public utility licenses$17 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$17 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services<0.1%

Fees for services
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.5%

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

From the federal government
7.5%$79 thousand

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$124 thousand

County and local tax money26%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
26%$274 thousand

Fines and other5.2%

Interest, rents and other
4.6%$48 thousand
Fines
0.7%$7 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs30%Water, sewer, trash and utilities26%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Roads, transit and parking17%Parks, recreation and libraries4.7%Health and hospitals0.2%

What stands out

22%

of Montgomery's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
30%$301 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$172 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$129 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
26%$269 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$269 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$225 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$149 thousand
  • Fire protection$67 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$9 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$172 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$172 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.7%$48 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$39 thousand
  • Libraries$9 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$2 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Montgomery. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Borough of Montgomery 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.