Town government · Grand County, CO

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Fraser took in $11.1 million and spent $6.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes63%Fees for services (water, sewer)34%Federal tax money1.9%State tax money0.9%Fines and other0.5%

What stands out

55%

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

Town taxes63%

Sales tax
55%$6.1 million
Other taxes
4.0%$448 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$316 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$118 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
3.4%$380 thousand

Fees for services34%

Fees for services
34%$3.8 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$1.8 million
  • Sewer$1.7 million
  • Other service charges$177 thousand
  • Garbage collection$109 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.9%

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

From the federal government
1.9%$207 thousand

State tax money0.9%

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

From the state
0.9%$95 thousand

Fines and other0.5%

Interest, rents and other
0.5%$56 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities28%Roads, transit and parking27%Running the government and other costs24%Sent to other local governments16%Parks, recreation and libraries4.8%All other spending0.9%

What stands out

16%

of Fraser's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
28%$1.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$901 thousand
  • Sewer systems$891 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$79 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
27%$1.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.8 million
Running the government and other costs
24%$1.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$297 thousand
  • Government buildings$13 thousand
Sent to other local governments
16%$1.1 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$1.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.8%$325 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$325 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
0.8%$54 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$54 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Fraser. 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 Fraser 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.