Town government · Lincoln County, CO

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Limon took in $7.7 million and spent $7.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes40%Fees for services (water, sewer)30%Federal tax money16%Fines and other7.6%County and local tax money6.3%State tax money0.5%

What stands out

31%

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

Town taxes40%

Sales tax
31%$2.3 million
Property tax
6.0%$462 thousand
Other taxes
3.4%$257 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; other licenses and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$127 thousand
  • Other licenses$71 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$59 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services30%

Fees for services
30%$2.3 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 4 more
  • Water$914 thousand
  • Other service charges$897 thousand
  • Sewer$256 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$165 thousand
  • Airport$40 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money16%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
16%$1.2 million

State tax money0.5%

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

From the state
0.5%$40 thousand

County and local tax money6.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
6.3%$483 thousand

Fines and other7.6%

Interest, rents and other
7.6%$579 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities27%Running the government and other costs15%Roads, transit and parking14%Parks, recreation and libraries13%Social services11%All other spending20%

What stands out

11%

of Limon's spending goes to social services.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
27%$2.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$1.3 million
  • Sewer systems$430 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$322 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$1.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and other government-run businesses
  • Other and not broken out$1.0 million
  • Other government-run businesses$86 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$982 thousand
  • Airports$96 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
13%$991 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$991 thousand
Social services
11%$843 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$843 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.2%$695 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$695 thousand
Health and hospitals
7.2%$545 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$545 thousand
Interest on debt
3.6%$273 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$223 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$50 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Limon. 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 Town of Limon 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.