Town government · Garfield County, CO

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Carbondale took in $18.3 million and spent $13.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes62%Fees for services (water, sewer)28%State tax money4.8%Fines and other4.6%County and local tax money0.8%

What stands out

46%

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

Town taxes62%

Sales tax
46%$8.4 million
Other taxes
13%$2.4 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; motor vehicle licenses and 3 more
  • Other licenses$1.1 million
  • Motor vehicle licenses$773 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$294 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$165 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$86 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
3.3%$601 thousand

Fees for services28%

Fees for services
28%$5.1 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 4 more
  • Water$1.8 million
  • Sewer$1.6 million
  • Other service charges$724 thousand
  • Garbage collection$647 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$194 thousand
  • Housing$73 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money4.8%

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

From the state
4.8%$876 thousand

County and local tax money0.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.8%$141 thousand

Fines and other4.6%

Interest, rents and other
4.3%$784 thousand
Fines
0.3%$53 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities34%Running the government and other costs19%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Parks, recreation and libraries15%Roads, transit and parking14%All other spending1.7%

What stands out

15%

of Carbondale'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
34%$4.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$2.1 million
  • Water supply$1.8 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$694 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$2.7 million
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)$1.5 million
  • Other and not broken out$596 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$414 thousand
  • Government buildings$142 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$2.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Police$1.9 million
  • Inspections and regulation$224 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$164 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
15%$2.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2.0 million
Roads, transit and parking
14%$1.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.9 million
Housing and community development
0.6%$82 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.5%$67 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$67 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$59 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$59 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$22 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Carbondale. 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 Carbondale 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.