Town government · Mohave County, AZ

Colorado City's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Colorado City took in $5.0 million and spent $3.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money60%Fees for services (road charges)22%Town taxes14%Fines and other3.4%

What stands out

60%

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

Town taxes14%

Sales tax
14%$715 thousand
Other taxes
0.3%$13 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services22%

Fees for services
22%$1.1 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and road charges
  • Other service charges$1.0 million
  • Road charges$48 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money60%

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

From the state
60%$3.0 million

Fines and other3.4%

Interest, rents and other
2.9%$145 thousand
Fines
0.6%$28 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs57%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Roads, transit and parking20%Parks, recreation and libraries2.3%

What stands out

57%

of Colorado City'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
57%$2.1 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$1.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$903 thousand
  • Government buildings$84 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$793 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$690 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$103 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
20%$751 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$633 thousand
  • Airports$118 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.3%$88 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$88 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Colorado City. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. 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 Town of Colorado City 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.