Town government · Lincoln County, CO

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Hugo took in $6.1 million and spent $5.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County and local tax money71%Fees for services (water, sewer)9.1%Town taxes8.2%Fines and other7.2%State tax money4.0%

What stands out

71%

of Hugo's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes8.2%

Sales tax
5.2%$321 thousand
Property tax
2.8%$175 thousand
Other taxes
0.2%$10 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services9.1%

Fees for services
9.1%$562 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$224 thousand
  • Sewer$210 thousand
  • Garbage collection$96 thousand
  • Road charges$19 thousand
  • Other service charges$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money4.0%

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

From the state
4.0%$248 thousand

County and local tax money71%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
71%$4.4 million

Fines and other7.2%

Interest, rents and other
5.9%$360 thousand
Fines
1.4%$85 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities81%Running the government and other costs12%Police, fire, courts and jails2.7%Health and hospitals1.6%Roads, transit and parking1.4%All other spending1.3%

What stands out

81%

of Hugo's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
81%$4.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$4.6 million
  • Water supply$182 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$88 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$705 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out
  • Other and not broken out$705 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.7%$158 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$158 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.6%$94 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$94 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
1.4%$85 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$85 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.1%$66 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$43 thousand
  • Libraries$23 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$8 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.1%$6 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Hugo. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Hugo 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.