County government · Montague County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Montague County took in $12.5 million and spent $12.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes84%Fines and other11%Fees for services (road charges)4.1%State tax money0.6%Local tax money0.5%

What stands out

74%

of Montague County's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 28%.

County taxes84%

Property tax
74%$9.2 million
Other taxes
9.8%$1.2 million
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses and alcoholic beverage licenses
  • Motor vehicle licenses$1.2 million
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.1%

Fees for services
4.1%$510 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and road charges
  • Other service charges$441 thousand
  • Road charges$69 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$5 thousand

State tax money0.6%

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

From the state
0.6%$77 thousand

Local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.5%$68 thousand

Fines and other11%

Fines
9.9%$1.2 million
Interest, rents and other
1.2%$149 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails45%Roads, transit and parking27%Running the government and other costs25%Social services2.5%Health and hospitals0.7%

What stands out

45%

of Montague County's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 20%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
45%$5.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; prisons and jails and 3 more
  • Courts and legal services$1.9 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.9 million
  • Police$1.5 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$172 thousand
  • Fire protection$14 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
27%$3.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.3 million
Running the government and other costs
25%$3.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.1 million
  • Government buildings$1.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$741 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$207 thousand
Social services
2.5%$311 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$311 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.7%$92 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$92 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Montague County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Montague 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.