City government · Gunnison County, CO

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Gunnison took in $33.0 million and spent $30.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)49%City taxes38%County and local tax money4.9%State tax money4.8%Fines and other3.1%

What stands out

28%

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

City taxes38%

Sales tax
28%$9.2 million
Other taxes
8.8%$2.9 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; occupation and business licenses and 3 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$1.1 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.0 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$302 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$257 thousand
  • Other licenses$238 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
1.4%$472 thousand

Fees for services49%

Fees for services
49%$16.2 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 4 more
  • Electric power$8.9 million
  • Sewer$3.2 million
  • Water$1.7 million
  • Garbage collection$979 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$943 thousand
  • Other service charges$434 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money4.8%

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

From the state
4.8%$1.6 million

County and local tax money4.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.9%$1.6 million

Fines and other3.1%

Interest, rents and other
2.9%$967 thousand
Fines
0.1%$48 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities45%Running the government and other costs16%Parks, recreation and libraries13%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Roads, transit and parking9.6%All other spending4.0%

What stands out

13%

of Gunnison's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
45%$13.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Electric power$8.0 million
  • Sewer systems$2.3 million
  • Water supply$1.9 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.6 million
Running the government and other costs
16%$4.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$3.9 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$398 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$355 thousand
  • Government buildings$54 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
13%$4.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$4.0 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$3.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$3.2 million
  • Fire protection$311 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$174 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$169 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.6%$2.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.9 million
Housing and community development
2.0%$600 thousand
Interest on debt
1.9%$578 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$576 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$2 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$30 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$30 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Gunnison. 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 Gunnison 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.