Town government · Huerfano County, CO

La Veta's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), La Veta took in $1.7 million and spent $5.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

The Census record for this side looks incomplete, so these figures may be lower than the government's own totals.

Town taxes45%Fees for services (water, sewer)37%Fines and other16%State tax money2.5%

Town taxes45%

Sales tax
37%$604 thousand
Other taxes
5.7%$94 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; public utility taxes and 3 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$49 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$29 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$9 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$5 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
2.6%$43 thousand

Fees for services37%

Fees for services
37%$608 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$408 thousand
  • Sewer$199 thousand
  • Airport$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money2.5%

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

From the state
2.5%$42 thousand

Fines and other16%

Interest, rents and other
16%$262 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities85%Parks, recreation and libraries9.7%Police, fire, courts and jails2.7%Running the government and other costs1.9%Interest on debt0.5%Roads, transit and parking0.1%

What stands out

85%

of La Veta'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
85%$4.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$3.7 million
  • Water supply$626 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.7%$491 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$491 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.7%$135 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$61 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$46 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$28 thousand
Running the government and other costs
1.9%$97 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out
  • Other and not broken out$97 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$24 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$23 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$1 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
0.1%$7 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports
  • Airports$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of La Veta. 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 La Veta 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.