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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Montana took in $273 thousand and spent $219 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes50%State tax money42%Federal tax money5.5%Fines and other1.8%Fees for services0.4%

What stands out

42%

of Montana's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 19%.

Town taxes50%

Property tax
50%$136 thousand

Fees for services0.4%

Fees for services
0.4%$1 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.5%

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

From the federal government
5.5%$15 thousand

State tax money42%

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

From the state
42%$116 thousand

Fines and other1.8%

Interest, rents and other
1.8%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking74%Running the government and other costs16%Police, fire, courts and jails6.8%Health and hospitals3.2%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.5%

What stands out

74%

of Montana's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 53%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
74%$161 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$161 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$35 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$19 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$11 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$4 thousand
  • Government buildings$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.8%$15 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$15 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.2%$7 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$7 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.5%$1 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Montana. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Montana 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.