County government · Clear Creek County, CO

Clear Creek County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Clear Creek County took in $39.3 million and spent $10.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes61%State tax money23%Fines and other14%Federal tax money1.1%

What stands out

18%

of Clear Creek County's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 1.6%.

County taxes61%

Property tax
31%$12.3 million
Sales tax
18%$6.9 million
Other taxes
13%$4.9 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$4.5 million
  • Other licenses$420 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services<0.1%

Fees for services
<0.1%$7 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.1%

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

From the federal government
1.1%$438 thousand

State tax money23%

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

From the state
23%$9.1 million

Fines and other14%

Interest, rents and other
14%$5.6 million
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs44%Police, fire, courts and jails30%Health and hospitals7.3%Sent to other local governments7.0%Roads, transit and parking4.4%All other spending6.9%

What stands out

7%

of Clear Creek County's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
44%$4.6 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)$2.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.5 million
  • Government buildings$627 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$70 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
30%$3.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsProbation, parole and other corrections
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$3.2 million
Health and hospitals
7.3%$767 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$767 thousand
Sent to other local governments
7.0%$740 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$740 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.4%$465 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingPublic transit
  • Public transit$465 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.9%$310 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$310 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.8%$296 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$296 thousand
Interest on debt
1.1%$115 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Clear Creek 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 Clear Creek 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.