Town government · Weld County, CO

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Frederick took in $31.8 million and spent $38.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes72%Fees for services (water, road charges)16%Fines and other10%State tax money2.0%Federal tax money<0.1%

What stands out

48%

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

Town taxes72%

Sales tax
48%$15.2 million
Property tax
21%$6.6 million
Other taxes
3.1%$973 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; public utility licenses and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$805 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$106 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$58 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services16%

Fees for services
16%$5.1 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; road charges and 1 more
  • Water$3.6 million
  • Road charges$828 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$632 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$19 thousand

State tax money2.0%

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

From the state
2.0%$622 thousand

Fines and other10%

Interest, rents and other
9.9%$3.2 million
Fines
0.3%$108 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs35%Water, sewer, trash and utilities25%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Roads, transit and parking12%Parks, recreation and libraries9.5%Interest on debt0.3%

What stands out

35%

of Frederick's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 18%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
35%$13.5 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)$8.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3.1 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.7 million
  • Government buildings$522 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
25%$9.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$8.8 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$919 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$7.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$7.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$253 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$4.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.6 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.5%$3.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.9 million
  • Libraries$1.8 million
Interest on debt
0.3%$113 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Frederick. 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 Frederick 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.