ZIP 77386 · Montgomery County, TX

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 Texas

$211.3 billion budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended August 31, 2023.

Where the money comes from

State taxes42%Federal tax money33%Fees for services (hospital bills, college tuition)12%Fines and other11%Local tax money2.2%
Full Texas breakdown

What stands out

26%

of Texas' money comes from sales tax.A typical state government gets 14%.

State taxes42%

Sales tax
26%$54.3 billion
Other taxes
16%$33.0 billion
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; severance taxes and 15 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$8.63 billion
  • Severance taxes$8.60 billion
  • Insurance premium taxes$4.34 billion
  • Motor fuel taxes$3.85 billion
  • Motor vehicle licenses$2.37 billion
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$1.79 billion
  • Tobacco taxes$1.10 billion
  • Public utility taxes$875 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$677 million
  • Driver's licenses$192 million
  • Other licenses$171 million
  • Corporation licenses$164 million
  • Hunting and fishing licenses$113 million
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$101 million
  • Amusement taxes$26.6 million
  • Public utility licenses$21.0 million
  • Amusement licenses$3.6 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services12%

Fees for services
12%$24.1 billion
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; college tuition and 12 more
  • Hospital bills$11.5 billion
  • College tuition$8.99 billion
  • University housing and dining$1.91 billion
  • Other service charges$1.07 billion
  • Tolls on roads and bridges$430 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$81.9 million
  • Parks and recreation$74.6 million
  • Housing$26.4 million
  • Road charges$26.2 million
  • Other education charges$24.4 million
  • School lunches$287 thousand
  • Garbage collection$166 thousand
  • Sewer$79 thousand
  • Other school charges$38 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money33%

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

From the federal government
33%$68.4 billion

Local tax money2.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From local governments
2.2%$4.68 billion

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
11%$23.2 billion
Fines
0.1%$305 million
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Where the money goes

Social services27%Sent to local governments23%Schools and colleges20%Health and hospitals8.9%Roads, transit and parking8.8%All other spending11%

What stands out

20%

of Texas' spending goes to schools and colleges.A typical state government spends 15%.

Full Texas breakdown

Spending by category100%

Social services
27%$58.0 billion
What's in social servicesOther public welfare; veterans' services and 2 more
  • Other public welfare$57.2 billion
  • Veterans' services$514 million
  • Welfare institutions$157 million
  • Unemployment and social insurance offices$119 million
Sent to local governments
23%$49.0 billion
What's in sent to local governmentsSent to school districts; sent to local governments: other and not broken out and 18 more
  • Sent to school districts$41.9 billion
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$1.99 billion
  • Sent to school districts (colleges)$1.65 billion
  • Sent to local governments: other public welfare$1.09 billion
  • Sent to local governments: public health$563 million
  • Sent to local governments: prisons and jails$523 million
  • Sent to local governments: general support$360 million
  • Sent to local governments: natural resources, farming and conservation$181 million
  • Sent to local governments: courts and legal services$153 million
  • Sent to local governments: roads and highways$127 million
  • Sent to local governments: police$126 million
  • Sent to local governments: other government administration$112 million
  • Sent to local governments: airports$106 million
  • Sent to local governments: parks and recreation$60.2 million
  • Sent to local governments: hospitals$23.2 million
  • Sent to local governments: housing and community development$17.4 million
  • Sent to local governments: garbage and solid waste$6.2 million
  • Sent to local governments: other education$5.6 million
  • Sent to local governments: inspections and regulation$2.1 million
  • Sent to local governments: libraries$1.7 million
Schools and colleges
20%$42.7 billion
What's in schools and collegesColleges and universities; college housing, dining and bookstores and 3 more
  • Colleges and universities$35.7 billion
  • College housing, dining and bookstores$2.81 billion
  • Scholarships and other education subsidies$2.73 billion
  • Other education$1.28 billion
  • Elementary and secondary schools$124 million
Health and hospitals
8.9%$18.8 billion
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$14.7 billion
  • Public health$4.09 billion
Roads, transit and parking
8.8%$18.7 billion
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; toll roads and bridges and 3 more
  • Roads and highways$18.4 billion
  • Toll roads and bridges$179 million
  • Public transit$59.6 million
  • Airports$16.0 million
  • Ports and harbors$15.0 million
Running the government and other costs
5.4%$11.3 billion
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$6.05 billion
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$4.68 billion
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$277 million
  • Government buildings$238 million
  • Other government administration$90.9 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.1%$8.70 billion
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 3 more
  • Prisons and jails$4.75 billion
  • Police$1.87 billion
  • Courts and legal services$1.07 billion
  • Inspections and regulation$850 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$170 million
Interest on debt
0.9%$1.81 billion
Environment and natural resources
0.7%$1.42 billion
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1.42 billion
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$543 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$499 million
  • Libraries$44.2 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
<0.1%$207 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$120 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$87.6 million
Housing and community development
<0.1%$107 million
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Your county

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

Montgomery County

$565 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended September 30, 2023.

Where the money 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%
Full Montgomery County breakdown

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
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Where the money 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%.

Full Montgomery County breakdown

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
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Your schools

Conroe Independent School District 902

$1.07 billion budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended August 31, 2023.

Where the money comes from

School district taxes52%State tax money41%Fines and other5.5%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)1.4%
Full Conroe Independent School District 902 breakdown

What stands out

52%

of Conroe Independent School District 902's money comes from property tax.A typical school district with 25,000+ students gets 33%.

School district taxes52%

Property tax
52%$482 million

Fees for services1.4%

Fees for services
1.4%$13.0 million
What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches; other school charges and 1 more
  • School lunches$10.3 million
  • Other school charges$2.1 million
  • School tuition and transportation$539 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$127 thousand

State tax money41%

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

From the state
41%$377 million

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$31 thousand

Fines and other5.5%

Interest, rents and other
5.1%$47.2 million
Fines
0.4%$3.3 million
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Where the money goes

Schools and colleges93%Interest on debt7.2%Sent to other local governments0.1%

What stands out

7.2%

of Conroe Independent School District 902's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical school district with 25,000+ students spends 2.2%.

Full Conroe Independent School District 902 breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
93%$988 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$988 million
Interest on debt
7.2%$76.5 million
Sent to other local governments
0.1%$1.2 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$1.2 million
Conroe Independent School District 902 page →
Sources and moreEach government's source, fiscal year and how a ZIP is matched

State of Texas. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended August 31, 2023.

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

Conroe Independent School District 902. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended August 31, 2023.

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.