Town government · Moffat County, CO

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Dinosaur took in $2.8 million and spent $1.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes70%County and local tax money21%Fees for services (water, sewer)4.3%State tax money2.3%Fines and other1.9%

What stands out

52%

of Dinosaur's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 2.5%.

Town taxes70%

Other taxes
52%$1.4 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; other selective sales taxes and 2 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.4 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$21 thousand
  • Other licenses$11 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
17%$457 thousand
Property tax
1.1%$30 thousand

Fees for services4.3%

Fees for services
4.3%$120 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater and sewer
  • Water$74 thousand
  • Sewer$46 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money2.3%

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

From the state
2.3%$64 thousand

County and local tax money21%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
21%$590 thousand

Fines and other1.9%

Interest, rents and other
1.9%$53 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities54%Running the government and other costs23%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Parks, recreation and libraries3.7%Interest on debt0.6%

What stands out

54%

of Dinosaur'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
54%$877 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$737 thousand
  • Water supply$140 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$377 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out
  • Other and not broken out$377 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$310 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$310 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.7%$60 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$60 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$9 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$8 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Dinosaur. 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 Dinosaur 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.