City government · Montgomery County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Montgomery took in $6.8 million and spent $5.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes78%Fees for services (water, sewer)15%Fines and other6.8%State tax money<0.1%

What stands out

31%

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

City taxes78%

Property tax
43%$2.9 million
Sales tax
31%$2.1 million
Other taxes
4.5%$310 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$209 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$101 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services15%

Fees for services
15%$1.0 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$587 thousand
  • Sewer$336 thousand
  • Garbage collection$94 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money<0.1%

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

From the state
<0.1%$4 thousand

Fines and other6.8%

Fines
6.3%$432 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.5%$33 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs43%Water, sewer, trash and utilities34%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Roads, transit and parking3.0%Parks, recreation and libraries2.6%Interest on debt1.4%

What stands out

43%

of Montgomery's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
43%$2.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$368 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$213 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
34%$1.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$952 thousand
  • Sewer systems$712 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$108 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$888 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$458 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$363 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$67 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.0%$155 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$155 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.6%$134 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$134 thousand
Interest on debt
1.4%$71 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Montgomery. 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 City 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.