Town government · Grand County, CO

Grand Lake's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Grand Lake took in $5.5 million and spent $5.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes64%Fees for services (water, parks and recreation)18%Fines and other17%County and local tax money0.8%State tax money0.1%

What stands out

53%

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

Town taxes64%

Sales tax
53%$2.9 million
Property tax
7.2%$397 thousand
Other taxes
4.1%$227 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; public utility licenses and 2 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$121 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$71 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$27 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services18%

Fees for services
18%$984 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Water$804 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$112 thousand
  • Garbage collection$68 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money0.1%

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

From the state
0.1%$8 thousand

County and local tax money0.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.8%$45 thousand

Fines and other17%

Interest, rents and other
17%$952 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs67%Water, sewer, trash and utilities13%Parks, recreation and libraries8.3%Roads, transit and parking7.8%Interest on debt3.4%Housing and community development0.3%

What stands out

67%

of Grand Lake's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
67%$3.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and government buildings
  • Other and not broken out$3.6 million
  • Government buildings$82 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
13%$726 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$726 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.3%$454 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$454 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.8%$422 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$422 thousand
Interest on debt
3.4%$186 thousand
Housing and community development
0.3%$15 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Grand Lake. 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 Grand Lake 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.