City government · Douglas County, CO

Lone Tree's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Lone Tree took in $72.3 million and spent $65.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes69%County and local tax money19%Fines and other8.1%State tax money3.5%Federal tax money<0.1%

What stands out

62%

of Lone Tree's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

City taxes69%

Sales tax
62%$44.7 million
Other taxes
7.4%$5.3 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; public utility taxes and 4 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.7 million
  • Public utility taxes$1.3 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.2 million
  • Other licenses$921 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$228 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$70 thousand

State tax money3.5%

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

From the state
3.5%$2.5 million

County and local tax money19%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
19%$13.9 million

Fines and other8.1%

Interest, rents and other
7.4%$5.3 million
Fines
0.7%$490 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs56%Roads, transit and parking20%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Housing and community development2.8%Parks, recreation and libraries1.7%All other spending1.9%

What stands out

56%

of Lone Tree's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 18%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
56%$36.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$25.3 million
  • Government buildings$6.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$988 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
20%$13.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$12.5 million
  • Public transit$631 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$11.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$10.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$832 thousand
Housing and community development
2.8%$1.8 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.7%$1.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.1 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.0%$676 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$660 thousand
  • Sewer systems$16 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$365 thousand
Social services
0.3%$181 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$181 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Lone Tree. 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 City of Lone Tree 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.