Town government · Arapahoe County, CO

Deer Trail's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Deer Trail took in $1.4 million and spent $1.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)84%Town taxes13%Fines and other1.9%State tax money1.7%

What stands out

84%

of Deer Trail's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

Town taxes13%

Property tax
12%$172 thousand
Other taxes
0.6%$9 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services84%

Fees for services
84%$1.2 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$612 thousand
  • Sewer$434 thousand
  • Other service charges$164 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money1.7%

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

From the state
1.7%$24 thousand

Fines and other1.9%

Interest, rents and other
1.9%$28 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities59%Running the government and other costs30%Interest on debt6.3%Police, fire, courts and jails3.0%Parks, recreation and libraries1.7%

What stands out

59%

of Deer Trail's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
59%$832 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$649 thousand
  • Sewer systems$183 thousand
Running the government and other costs
30%$430 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out
  • Other and not broken out$430 thousand
Interest on debt
6.3%$90 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.0%$43 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$43 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.7%$24 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$24 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Deer Trail. 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 Deer Trail 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.