Town government · Park County, CO

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Alma took in $892 thousand and spent $731 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes61%Fees for services (water, sewer)33%Federal tax money4.4%State tax money1.1%Fines and other0.4%

What stands out

48%

of Alma's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes61%

Sales tax
48%$428 thousand
Property tax
12%$108 thousand
Other taxes
0.6%$5 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services33%

Fees for services
33%$298 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$136 thousand
  • Sewer$112 thousand
  • Garbage collection$41 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.4%

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

From the federal government
4.4%$39 thousand

State tax money1.1%

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

From the state
1.1%$10 thousand

Fines and other0.4%

Interest, rents and other
0.4%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs59%Police, fire, courts and jails26%Water, sewer, trash and utilities9.7%Roads, transit and parking2.7%Parks, recreation and libraries2.7%Interest on debt0.5%

What stands out

59%

of Alma'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
59%$428 thousand
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)$308 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$103 thousand
  • Government buildings$10 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$7 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$188 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$131 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$50 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$7 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
9.7%$71 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$35 thousand
  • Sewer systems$18 thousand
  • Water supply$18 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.7%$20 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$15 thousand
  • Public transit$5 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.7%$20 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$20 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Alma. 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 Alma 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.