Town government · Weld County, CO

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Erie took in $163 million and spent $48.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)53%Town taxes25%Fines and other13%County and local tax money5.3%Federal tax money2.9%State tax money0.8%

What stands out

18%

of Erie's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

Town taxes25%

Sales tax
18%$30.1 million
Property tax
5.8%$9.4 million
Other taxes
1.0%$1.6 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.6 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services53%

Fees for services
53%$87.0 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 5 more
  • Water$41.5 million
  • Sewer$22.1 million
  • Other service charges$13.0 million
  • Road charges$4.4 million
  • Parks and recreation$3.0 million
  • Garbage collection$2.9 million
  • Airport$60 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.9%

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

From the federal government
2.9%$4.8 million

State tax money0.8%

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

From the state
0.8%$1.2 million

County and local tax money5.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.3%$8.7 million

Fines and other13%

Interest, rents and other
12%$20.3 million
Fines
<0.1%$119 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities46%Parks, recreation and libraries27%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Interest on debt6.0%Roads, transit and parking0.6%

What stands out

27%

of Erie's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 5.6%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
46%$22.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$13.2 million
  • Sewer systems$7.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.9 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
27%$13.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$13.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$9.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$9.8 million
Interest on debt
6.0%$2.9 million
Roads, transit and parking
0.6%$288 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports
  • Airports$288 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Erie. 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 Town of Erie 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.