City government · Weld County, CO

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Greeley took in $342 million and spent $312 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes49%Fees for services (water, sewer)34%Fines and other8.4%State tax money5.0%Federal tax money2.1%County and local tax money1.5%

What stands out

35%

of Greeley's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 7.8%.

City taxes49%

Sales tax
35%$118 million
Property tax
13%$44.1 million
Other taxes
1.4%$4.7 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other selective sales taxes and 4 more
  • Other licenses$3.5 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$779 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$277 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$57 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$26 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services34%

Fees for services
34%$116 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 7 more
  • Water$60.6 million
  • Sewer$30.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$10.6 million
  • Other service charges$8.6 million
  • Road charges$4.8 million
  • Transit fares$595 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$393 thousand
  • Parking$232 thousand
  • Housing$196 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.1%

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

From the federal government
2.1%$7.2 million

State tax money5.0%

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

From the state
5.0%$17.1 million

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%$5.2 million

Fines and other8.4%

Interest, rents and other
8.0%$27.3 million
Fines
0.4%$1.3 million

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities36%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Running the government and other costs17%Roads, transit and parking12%Parks, recreation and libraries9.6%All other spending5.1%

What stands out

36%

of Greeley's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 20%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
36%$112 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$76.2 million
  • Sewer systems$35.5 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$65.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$35.3 million
  • Fire protection$24.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$4.5 million
  • Inspections and regulation$971 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$51.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$34.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$7.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$5.7 million
  • Government buildings$3.7 million
  • Other government-run businesses$641 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$37.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; public transit and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$26.9 million
  • Public transit$10.6 million
  • Parking$309 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.6%$29.8 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$29.8 million
Housing and community development
2.8%$8.6 million
Interest on debt
2.3%$7.3 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$3.7 million
  • Interest on general debt$3.6 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Greeley. 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 City of Greeley 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.