Town government · La Plata County, CO

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Ignacio took in $4.4 million and spent $3.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes45%Fees for services (sewer, gas)33%State tax money22%Fines and other0.1%

What stands out

44%

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

Town taxes45%

Sales tax
44%$1.9 million
Property tax
0.9%$41 thousand
Other taxes
0.5%$21 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; public utility licenses and 3 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$8 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$5 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$3 thousand
  • Other licenses$3 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services33%

Fees for services
33%$1.4 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; gas and 6 more
  • Sewer$571 thousand
  • Gas$392 thousand
  • Water$276 thousand
  • Other service charges$98 thousand
  • Garbage collection$43 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$40 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$9 thousand
  • Road charges$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$962 thousand

Fines and other0.1%

Interest, rents and other
<0.1%$4 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities31%Roads, transit and parking28%Police, fire, courts and jails27%Running the government and other costs11%Housing and community development1.3%All other spending1.5%

What stands out

28%

of Ignacio's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
31%$1.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; gas supply and 2 more
  • Sewer systems$524 thousand
  • Gas supply$349 thousand
  • Water supply$242 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$50 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
28%$1.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.0 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$997 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$995 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$2 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$423 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$416 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$7 thousand
Housing and community development
1.3%$48 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.1%$41 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$41 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$10 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$10 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$3 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Ignacio. 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 Ignacio 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.