County government · Chaffee County, CO

Chaffee County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Chaffee County took in $55.6 million and spent $30.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes58%Local tax money33%Fines and other5.8%Fees for services (garbage collection, airport)3.6%

What stands out

33%

of Chaffee County's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people get none.

County taxes58%

Property tax
27%$14.8 million
Sales tax
27%$14.8 million
Other taxes
5.0%$2.8 million
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses and other taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Motor vehicle licenses$2.0 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$747 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.6%

Fees for services
3.6%$2.0 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$1.4 million
  • Other service charges$601 thousand
  • Airport$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Local tax money33%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
33%$18.1 million

Fines and other5.8%

Interest, rents and other
5.4%$3.0 million
Fines
0.4%$205 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs28%Police, fire, courts and jails26%Roads, transit and parking18%Health and hospitals9.5%Environment and natural resources8.6%All other spending8.8%

What stands out

8.6%

of Chaffee County's spending goes to the environment and natural resources.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
28%$8.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3.1 million
  • Government buildings$1.4 million
  • Other and not broken out$103 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$8.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$3.6 million
  • Prisons and jails$3.0 million
  • Inspections and regulation$920 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$519 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
18%$5.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$4.1 million
  • Airports$1.5 million
Health and hospitals
9.5%$2.9 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.9 million
Environment and natural resources
8.6%$2.6 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$2.6 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.0%$1.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.8 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.6%$480 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$480 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.0%$312 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$312 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$44 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Chaffee County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Chaffee 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.