Town government · Arapahoe County, CO

Bow Mar's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Bow Mar took in $1.2 million and spent $1.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes79%Fines and other21%

What stands out

79%

of Bow Mar's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

Town taxes79%

Property tax
79%$931 thousand

Fines and other21%

Interest, rents and other
21%$251 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking49%Police, fire, courts and jails28%Running the government and other costs23%

What stands out

49%

of Bow Mar's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
49%$542 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$542 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$307 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$307 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$252 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Other and not broken out$131 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$121 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Bow Mar. 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 Bow Mar 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.