Town government · Westmoreland County, VA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Montross took in $461 thousand and spent $120 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money40%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)33%Town taxes27%

What stands out

40%

of Montross' money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

Town taxes27%

Other taxes
15%$70 thousand
What's in other taxesTobacco taxes and public utility taxes
  • Tobacco taxes$43 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$27 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
7.4%$34 thousand
Property tax
4.8%$22 thousand

Fees for services33%

Fees for services
33%$152 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater and garbage collection
  • Water$130 thousand
  • Garbage collection$22 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money40%

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

From the state
40%$183 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs68%Water, sewer, trash and utilities26%Police, fire, courts and jails6.7%

What stands out

68%

of Montross' 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
68%$81 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)$66 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$15 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
26%$31 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$31 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.7%$8 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Montross. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Montross 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.