City government · Delta County, CO

Delta's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Delta took in $24.4 million and spent $28.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)59%City taxes33%Fines and other5.4%State tax money2.6%Federal tax money0.1%

What stands out

32%

of Delta's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes33%

Sales tax
32%$7.8 million
Other taxes
1.1%$263 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; motor vehicle licenses and 2 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$201 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$37 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$20 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services59%

Fees for services
59%$14.4 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 3 more
  • Electric power$7.0 million
  • Water$2.4 million
  • Sewer$2.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.7 million
  • Garbage collection$1.2 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.1%

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

From the federal government
0.1%$32 thousand

State tax money2.6%

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

From the state
2.6%$640 thousand

Fines and other5.4%

Interest, rents and other
5.2%$1.3 million
Fines
0.2%$47 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities42%Parks, recreation and libraries25%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Running the government and other costs6.2%Interest on debt3.5%Roads, transit and parking3.5%

What stands out

25%

of Delta's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
42%$12.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$6.4 million
  • Water supply$2.6 million
  • Sewer systems$2.1 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$955 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
25%$7.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$4.9 million
  • Libraries$2.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$5.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$5.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$142 thousand
Running the government and other costs
6.2%$1.8 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)$693 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$616 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$275 thousand
  • Government buildings$180 thousand
Interest on debt
3.5%$1.0 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on electric power debt
  • Interest on general debt$962 thousand
  • Interest on electric power debt$52 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.5%$1.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.0 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Delta. 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 Delta 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.