County government · Custer County, CO

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Custer County took in $10.5 million and spent $10.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes54%State tax money18%Federal tax money11%Fees for services (road charges)11%Fines and other5.8%Local tax money1.4%

What stands out

23%

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

County taxes54%

Property tax
26%$2.7 million
Sales tax
23%$2.4 million
Other taxes
5.0%$527 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Other licenses$421 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$106 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$1.1 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and road charges
  • Other service charges$1.0 million
  • Road charges$115 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money11%

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

From the federal government
11%$1.2 million

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$1.8 million

Local tax money1.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.4%$151 thousand

Fines and other5.8%

Interest, rents and other
5.8%$607 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs40%Roads, transit and parking24%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Health and hospitals7.4%Social services5.5%Interest on debt0.2%

What stands out

5.5%

of Custer County's spending goes to social services.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
40%$4.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out
  • Other and not broken out$4.0 million
Roads, transit and parking
24%$2.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.4 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$2.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$2.4 million
Health and hospitals
7.4%$755 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$755 thousand
Social services
5.5%$561 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$561 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$24 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Custer 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 Custer 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.