County government · Gilpin County, CO

Gilpin County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Gilpin County took in $34.2 million and spent $29.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes67%State tax money18%Fines and other6.1%Fees for services (parks and recreation, garbage collection)4.5%Local tax money3.6%Federal tax money0.7%

What stands out

49%

of Gilpin County's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 1.9%.

County taxes67%

Other taxes
49%$16.9 million
What's in other taxesAmusement taxes; motor vehicle licenses and 2 more
  • Amusement taxes$16.1 million
  • Motor vehicle licenses$419 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$256 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$115 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
18%$6.0 million

Fees for services4.5%

Fees for services
4.5%$1.5 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Other service charges$934 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$297 thousand
  • Garbage collection$295 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.7%

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

From the federal government
0.7%$250 thousand

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$6.1 million

Local tax money3.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
3.6%$1.2 million

Fines and other6.1%

Interest, rents and other
6.1%$2.1 million
Fines
<0.1%$11 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails33%Sent to other local governments26%Running the government and other costs19%Roads, transit and parking11%Parks, recreation and libraries7.4%All other spending2.8%

What stands out

26%

of Gilpin County's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
33%$9.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$6.0 million
  • Prisons and jails$3.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$394 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$225 thousand
Sent to other local governments
26%$7.9 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$6.2 million
  • Sent to the state government$1.7 million
Running the government and other costs
19%$5.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.1 million
  • Government buildings$2.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$457 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$3.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.3 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.4%$2.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.7 million
  • Libraries$502 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.6%$478 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$478 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.2%$364 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$364 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Gilpin County. 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 Gilpin County 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.