Town government · Weld County, CO

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Ault took in $5.2 million and spent $4.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes50%Fees for services (sewer, water)30%County and local tax money12%Fines and other5.1%State tax money3.1%

What stands out

26%

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

Town taxes50%

Sales tax
26%$1.3 million
Other taxes
15%$777 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$706 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$71 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
8.6%$445 thousand

Fees for services30%

Fees for services
30%$1.5 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more
  • Sewer$703 thousand
  • Water$699 thousand
  • Other service charges$141 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money3.1%

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

From the state
3.1%$162 thousand

County and local tax money12%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
12%$635 thousand

Fines and other5.1%

Fines
3.7%$189 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.5%$75 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities53%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Parks, recreation and libraries12%Running the government and other costs8.6%Roads, transit and parking4.5%All other spending2.6%

What stands out

12%

of Ault's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
53%$2.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$1.9 million
  • Sewer systems$517 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$941 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$941 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
12%$541 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$473 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$68 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.6%$400 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out
  • Other and not broken out$400 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.5%$211 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$211 thousand
Interest on debt
1.6%$77 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.0%$45 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$45 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Ault. 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 Ault 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.