County government · Montgomery County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Montgomery County took in $571 million and spent $565 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes56%Fines and other14%Federal tax money12%State tax money8.7%Fees for services (tolls, road charges)7.9%Local tax money0.4%

What stands out

53%

of Montgomery County's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people gets 29%.

County taxes56%

Property tax
53%$300 million
Other taxes
2.7%$15.2 million
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; other selective sales taxes and 4 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$8.9 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$3.8 million
  • Other licenses$1.3 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$748 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$203 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$181 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
1.1%$6.5 million

Fees for services7.9%

Fees for services
7.9%$44.9 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; tolls on roads and bridges and 3 more
  • Other service charges$22.8 million
  • Tolls on roads and bridges$17.8 million
  • Road charges$2.5 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.0 million
  • Airport$849 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money12%

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

From the federal government
12%$69.6 million

State tax money8.7%

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

From the state
8.7%$49.9 million

Local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.4%$2.3 million

Fines and other14%

Interest, rents and other
14%$79.8 million
Fines
0.5%$3.0 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails46%Roads, transit and parking24%Running the government and other costs15%Interest on debt4.6%Health and hospitals4.5%All other spending5.9%

What stands out

24%

of Montgomery County's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people spends 6.3%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
46%$263 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 4 more
  • Police$117 million
  • Prisons and jails$88.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$51.0 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$3.8 million
  • Fire protection$2.5 million
  • Inspections and regulation$563 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
24%$135 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; toll roads and bridges and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$115 million
  • Toll roads and bridges$13.3 million
  • Airports$6.9 million
Running the government and other costs
15%$82.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$51.8 million
  • Government buildings$14.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$11.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$5.3 million
Interest on debt
4.6%$26.0 million
Health and hospitals
4.5%$25.7 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$25.7 million
Social services
3.1%$17.3 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$17.3 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.1%$12.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$10.7 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.3 million
Housing and community development
0.6%$3.2 million
Environment and natural resources
0.1%$785 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$785 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Montgomery County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Montgomery 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.