City government · Adams County, CO

Commerce City's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Commerce City took in $175 million and spent $127 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes73%Fines and other11%Fees for services (parks and recreation, garbage collection)9.6%Federal tax money3.9%State tax money2.5%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

59%

of Commerce City's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 7.8%.

City taxes73%

Sales tax
59%$103 million
Property tax
8.3%$14.5 million
Other taxes
6.0%$10.6 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; other licenses and 3 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$5.4 million
  • Other licenses$4.7 million
  • Motor vehicle licenses$364 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$108 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$53 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services9.6%

Fees for services
9.6%$16.8 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Other service charges$9.2 million
  • Parks and recreation$6.1 million
  • Garbage collection$1.4 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.9%

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

From the federal government
3.9%$6.8 million

State tax money2.5%

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

From the state
2.5%$4.5 million

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$394 thousand

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
9.9%$17.3 million
Fines
0.8%$1.4 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails30%Roads, transit and parking22%Parks, recreation and libraries18%Running the government and other costs15%Interest on debt9.3%All other spending4.7%

What stands out

18%

of Commerce City's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 6.4%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
30%$38.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Police$34.0 million
  • Inspections and regulation$2.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.2 million
Roads, transit and parking
22%$28.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$28.5 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
18%$22.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$22.9 million
Running the government and other costs
15%$19.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$15.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3.4 million
  • Other and not broken out$976 thousand
Interest on debt
9.3%$11.8 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.9%$3.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$3.6 million
Housing and community development
1.8%$2.3 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Commerce City. 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 City of Commerce City 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.