County government · Broomfield County, CO

Broomfield City and County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Broomfield City and County took in $338 million and spent $463 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City-county taxes54%Fees for services (water, sewer)16%County and local tax money15%State tax money8.6%Fines and other5.9%

What stands out

15%

of Broomfield City and County's money comes from county and other local tax money.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 0.9%.

City-county taxes54%

Sales tax
27%$92.0 million
Property tax
25%$84.7 million
Other taxes
1.5%$4.9 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Other licenses$4.4 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$539 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services16%

Fees for services
16%$55.5 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 3 more
  • Water$20.5 million
  • Other service charges$18.4 million
  • Sewer$11.4 million
  • Parks and recreation$4.7 million
  • Other government-run businesses$450 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money8.6%

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

From the state
8.6%$29.3 million

County and local tax money15%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
15%$51.9 million

Fines and other5.9%

Interest, rents and other
5.6%$18.8 million
Fines
0.4%$1.2 million

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities52%Running the government and other costs23%Police, fire, courts and jails8.3%Social services5.3%Parks, recreation and libraries4.9%All other spending6.8%

What stands out

52%

of Broomfield City and County's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 20%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
52%$242 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$219 million
  • Sewer systems$22.6 million
Running the government and other costs
23%$105 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$98.4 million
  • Government buildings$6.2 million
  • Other government-run businesses$267 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.3%$38.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$38.3 million
Social services
5.3%$24.4 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$24.4 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.9%$22.5 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$19.1 million
  • Libraries$3.4 million
Roads, transit and parking
2.2%$10.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$10.2 million
  • Parking$46 thousand
Housing and community development
1.5%$7.2 million
Interest on debt
1.5%$7.1 million
Health and hospitals
1.3%$6.2 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$6.2 million
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$704 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$704 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Broomfield City and County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Broomfield City and County 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.