County government · Montour County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Montour County took in $12.8 million and spent $13.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes46%Federal tax money26%State tax money12%Fees for services11%Fines and other3.8%Local tax money1.0%

What stands out

26%

of Montour County's money comes from federal tax money.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 3%.

County taxes46%

Property tax
43%$5.5 million
Other taxes
3.7%$471 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and public utility taxes
  • Other selective sales taxes$466 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$1.4 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$1.4 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money26%

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

From the federal government
26%$3.3 million

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$1.6 million

Local tax money1.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.0%$126 thousand

Fines and other3.8%

Interest, rents and other
3.8%$481 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs42%Police, fire, courts and jails38%Social services15%Parks, recreation and libraries4.0%Interest on debt0.8%All other spending0.1%

What stands out

15%

of Montour County's spending goes to social services.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
42%$5.6 million
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)$3.9 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.7 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
38%$5.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; police and 1 more
  • Courts and legal services$2.3 million
  • Police$1.8 million
  • Prisons and jails$980 thousand
Social services
15%$2.0 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$2.0 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.0%$538 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$538 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$106 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
<0.1%$11 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$11 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$8 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Montour County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Montour 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.