Town government · Summit County, CO

Blue River's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Blue River took in $2.1 million and spent $588 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes85%County and local tax money9.3%Federal tax money5.5%

What stands out

40%

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

Town taxes85%

Sales tax
40%$845 thousand
Property tax
30%$643 thousand
Other taxes
15%$315 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$303 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money5.5%

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

From the federal government
5.5%$116 thousand

County and local tax money9.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
9.3%$196 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails58%Running the government and other costs42%

What stands out

58%

of Blue River's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
58%$339 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Police$234 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$90 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$15 thousand
Running the government and other costs
42%$249 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$215 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$19 thousand
  • Government buildings$15 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Blue River. 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 Blue River 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.