Town government · Weld County, CO

Garden City's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Garden City took in $3.0 million and spent $1.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes91%Fines and other6.2%State tax money1.7%County and local tax money1.5%

What stands out

87%

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

Town taxes91%

Sales tax

87%$2.6 million

Property tax

2.4%$71 thousand

Other taxes

1.1%$33 thousand

What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; motor vehicle licenses and 1 more

Occupation and business licenses$30 thousand
Motor vehicle licenses$2 thousand
Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

State tax money1.7%

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

From the state

1.7%$50 thousand

County and local tax money1.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

1.5%$44 thousand

Fines and other6.2%

Interest, rents and other

3.7%$110 thousand

Fines

2.6%$76 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs37%Police, fire, courts and jails32%Roads, transit and parking28%Parks, recreation and libraries2.4%Sent to other local governments<0.1%

What stands out

32%

of Garden City's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs

37%$722 thousand

What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 1 more

Finance, tax collection and budgeting$344 thousand
Other and not broken out$216 thousand
Government buildings$162 thousand

Police, fire, courts and jails

32%$621 thousand

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services

Police$545 thousand
Courts and legal services$76 thousand

Roads, transit and parking

28%$541 thousand

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways

Roads and highways$541 thousand

Parks, recreation and libraries

2.4%$47 thousand

What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation

Parks and recreation$47 thousand

Sent to other local governments

<0.1%$1 thousand

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 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Garden City. 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 Garden City 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.