County government · Gunnison County, CO

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Gunnison County took in $178 million and spent $111 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills, airport)81%County taxes10%Fines and other4.8%State tax money2.9%Federal tax money0.5%Local tax money0.4%

What stands out

81%

of Gunnison County's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 8.4%.

County taxes10%

Property tax
7.0%$12.4 million
Other taxes
2.9%$5.1 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$3.8 million
  • Other licenses$1.3 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
0.5%$851 thousand

Fees for services81%

Fees for services
81%$144 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; other service charges and 5 more
  • Hospital bills$135 million
  • Other service charges$3.6 million
  • Airport$1.8 million
  • Garbage collection$1.8 million
  • Sewer$1.1 million
  • Water$416 thousand
  • Housing$329 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.5%

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

From the federal government
0.5%$968 thousand

State tax money2.9%

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

From the state
2.9%$5.2 million

Local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.4%$798 thousand

Fines and other4.8%

Interest, rents and other
4.7%$8.4 million
Fines
<0.1%$103 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals66%Running the government and other costs13%Housing and community development7.1%Police, fire, courts and jails6.6%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.9%All other spending5.0%

What stands out

66%

of Gunnison County's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 4.8%.

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
66%$73.0 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$69.5 million
  • Public health$3.5 million
Running the government and other costs
13%$14.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$7.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.3 million
  • Government buildings$1.2 million
Housing and community development
7.1%$8.0 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.6%$7.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$5.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.3 million
  • Inspections and regulation$394 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.9%$3.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.8 million
  • Sewer systems$1.1 million
  • Water supply$275 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.3%$2.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports
  • Airports$2.6 million
Interest on debt
1.1%$1.2 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$1.2 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$21 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.0%$1.1 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$668 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$668 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Gunnison 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 Gunnison 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.