Town government · Douglas County, CO

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Larkspur took in $2.0 million and spent $412 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes86%Fees for services (water, sewer)7.3%County and local tax money5.7%Fines and other0.5%State tax money0.4%

What stands out

75%

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

Town taxes86%

Sales tax
75%$1.5 million
Property tax
7.4%$148 thousand
Other taxes
3.3%$65 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; alcoholic beverage taxes and 2 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$26 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$21 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$17 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.3%

Fees for services
7.3%$145 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$94 thousand
  • Sewer$42 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money0.4%

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

From the state
0.4%$8 thousand

County and local tax money5.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.7%$113 thousand

Fines and other0.5%

Interest, rents and other
0.5%$10 thousand

Where it goes

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

Running the government and other costs56%Interest on debt44%

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
56%$229 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out
  • Other and not broken out$229 thousand
Interest on debt
44%$183 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Larkspur. 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 Larkspur 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.