ZIP 59414 · Cascade County, MT

Three governments run on your community's money

From the state down to your schools: where each one's money comes from and goes.

Yearly budgets from each government's latest fiscal year on record. Tap one to jump to it.

Your state

State of Montana

$9.11 billion budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

Where the money comes from

State taxes44%Federal tax money43%Fees for services (college tuition, liquor stores)7.7%Fines and other5.4%
Full Montana breakdown

What stands out

4.5%

of Montana's money comes from property tax.Most state governments get none.

State taxes44%

Individual income tax
21%$2.25 billion
Other taxes
16%$1.68 billion
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes; severance taxes and 16 more
  • Motor fuel taxes$288 million
  • Severance taxes$241 million
  • Motor vehicle licenses$211 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$198 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$190 million
  • Insurance premium taxes$178 million
  • Hunting and fishing licenses$84.1 million
  • Amusement taxes$83.4 million
  • Tobacco taxes$61.1 million
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$48.2 million
  • Public utility taxes$40.5 million
  • Other licenses$16.0 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$14.7 million
  • Driver's licenses$9.4 million
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$7.4 million
  • Amusement licenses$4.7 million
  • Corporation licenses$3.3 million
  • Public utility licenses$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
4.5%$481 million
Business income tax
2.9%$310 million

Fees for services7.7%

Fees for services
7.7%$829 million
What's in fees for servicesCollege tuition; liquor stores and 9 more
  • College tuition$430 million
  • Liquor stores$151 million
  • University housing and dining$125 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$66.3 million
  • Other service charges$45.9 million
  • Housing$3.3 million
  • Hospital bills$2.6 million
  • Parks and recreation$2.2 million
  • Other education charges$1.9 million
  • Road charges$1.3 million
  • Airport$491 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money43%

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

From the federal government
43%$4.66 billion

Local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From local governments
<0.1%$4.7 million

Fines and other5.4%

Interest, rents and other
5.1%$551 million
Fines
0.3%$34.5 million
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Where the money goes

Social services32%Sent to local governments16%Schools and colleges16%Roads, transit and parking10%Running the government and other costs8.5%All other spending17%

What stands out

16%

of Montana's spending goes to local governments.A typical state government spends 24%.

Full Montana breakdown

Spending by category100%

Social services
32%$2.95 billion
What's in social servicesOther public welfare; welfare institutions and 2 more
  • Other public welfare$2.85 billion
  • Welfare institutions$48.6 million
  • Unemployment and social insurance offices$43.1 million
  • Veterans' services$3.8 million
Sent to local governments
16%$1.45 billion
What's in sent to local governmentsSent to school districts; sent to local governments: general support and 13 more
  • Sent to school districts$1.03 billion
  • Sent to local governments: general support$248 million
  • Sent to local governments: roads and highways$102 million
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$22.2 million
  • Sent to school districts (colleges)$16.2 million
  • Sent to local governments: public health$9.9 million
  • Sent to local governments: other public welfare$8.2 million
  • Sent to local governments: natural resources, farming and conservation$3.7 million
  • Sent to local governments: courts and legal services$3.2 million
  • Sent to local governments: housing and community development$2.7 million
  • Sent to local governments: airports$1.9 million
  • Sent to local governments: other government administration$1.8 million
  • Sent to local governments: inspections and regulation$1.8 million
  • Sent to local governments: libraries$1.1 million
  • Sent to local governments: finance, tax collection and budgeting$50 thousand
Schools and colleges
16%$1.44 billion
What's in schools and collegesColleges and universities; college housing, dining and bookstores and 2 more
  • Colleges and universities$1.12 billion
  • College housing, dining and bookstores$157 million
  • Scholarships and other education subsidies$132 million
  • Other education$23.6 million
Roads, transit and parking
10%$953 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; public transit and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$933 million
  • Public transit$17.6 million
  • Airports$2.3 million
Running the government and other costs
8.5%$770 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 4 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$291 million
  • Other and not broken out$176 million
  • Government buildings$147 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$86.4 million
  • Other government administration$69.7 million
  • Other government-run businesses$185 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.9%$540 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsProbation, parole and other corrections; courts and legal services and 3 more
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$166 million
  • Courts and legal services$126 million
  • Prisons and jails$125 million
  • Police$82.9 million
  • Inspections and regulation$41.2 million
Environment and natural resources
3.9%$356 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$356 million
Health and hospitals
3.5%$317 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health and hospitals
  • Public health$213 million
  • Hospitals$104 million
Interest on debt
1.5%$139 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.4%$126 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesLiquor stores
  • Liquor stores$126 million
Housing and community development
0.4%$37.9 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$33.8 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$25.6 million
  • Libraries$8.2 million
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Your county

This ZIP is outside any city or town, so Cascade County provides local services like police and parks.

Cascade County

$73.9 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

Where the money comes from

County taxes60%Fees for services (parks and recreation, garbage collection)22%Federal tax money8.2%State tax money6.1%Fines and other4.1%Local tax money0.3%
Full Cascade County breakdown

What stands out

59%

of Cascade County's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 28%.

County taxes60%

Property tax
59%$47.9 million
Other taxes
0.7%$544 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Other licenses$276 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$268 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services22%

Fees for services
22%$17.5 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 2 more
  • Other service charges$13.2 million
  • Parks and recreation$3.1 million
  • Garbage collection$1.2 million
  • Water$73 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.2%

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

From the federal government
8.2%$6.6 million

State tax money6.1%

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

From the state
6.1%$4.9 million

Local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.3%$250 thousand

Fines and other4.1%

Interest, rents and other
3.8%$3.1 million
Fines
0.3%$208 thousand
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Where the money goes

Police, fire, courts and jails36%Sent to other local governments22%Running the government and other costs14%Roads, transit and parking10%Health and hospitals6.9%All other spending11%

What stands out

22%

of Cascade County's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. counties of 50,000 to 250,000 people spend nothing on this.

Full Cascade County breakdown

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
36%$26.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$21.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$4.8 million
  • Prisons and jails$244 thousand
  • Fire protection$1 thousand
Sent to other local governments
22%$16.4 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$16.4 million
Running the government and other costs
14%$10.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.9 million
  • Other and not broken out$3.0 million
  • Government buildings$1.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.6 million
Roads, transit and parking
10%$7.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$7.4 million
Health and hospitals
6.9%$5.1 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$5.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.9%$4.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$4.1 million
  • Libraries$283 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.2%$1.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and water supply
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.5 million
  • Water supply$67 thousand
Social services
1.8%$1.3 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1.3 million
Housing and community development
1.2%$883 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$72 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$23 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$23 thousand
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Your schools

Great Falls Public Schools

$136 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

Where the money comes from

State tax money57%School district taxes24%County and local tax money13%Fines and other4.4%Federal tax money1.2%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)0.9%

What stands out

13%

of Great Falls Public Schools' money comes from county and other local tax money.A typical school district with 5,000 to 25,000 students gets 1%.

Full Great Falls Public Schools breakdown

School district taxes24%

Property tax
24%$35.9 million

Fees for services0.9%

Fees for services
0.9%$1.3 million
What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches; school tuition and transportation and 1 more
  • School lunches$950 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$272 thousand
  • Other school charges$118 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.2%

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

From the federal government
1.2%$1.8 million

State tax money57%

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

From the state
57%$85.4 million

County and local tax money13%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
13%$19.4 million

Fines and other4.4%

Interest, rents and other
4.4%$6.5 million
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Where the money goes

Schools and colleges93%Sent to other local governments4.0%Interest on debt2.7%

What stands out

4%

of Great Falls Public Schools' spending goes to local governments.Most school districts with 5,000 to 25,000 students spend nothing on this.

Full Great Falls Public Schools breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
93%$127 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$127 million
Sent to other local governments
4.0%$5.4 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$5.4 million
Interest on debt
2.7%$3.7 million
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Sources and moreEach government's source, fiscal year and how a ZIP is matched

State of Montana. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

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

Great Falls Public Schools. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

How a ZIP is matched. A ZIP code is not a government boundary, so we match it to the cities, counties and school districts that overlap it, using Census Bureau geography. Where a ZIP crosses several, each one is shown with its share of the ZIP. Each government's money covers its own operations only; the others listed here are separate.

Latest recorded year. The year differs by government: each block shows the newest fiscal year on file. A Census survey year covers fiscal years ending July 1 of the year before through June 30 of that year.