Town government · Montezuma County, CO

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Mancos took in $3.3 million and spent $2.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes45%County and local tax money45%Fees for services (water, sewer)9.8%State tax money<0.1%

What stands out

45%

of Mancos' money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes45%

Sales tax
40%$1.3 million
Property tax
3.1%$103 thousand
Other taxes
2.2%$73 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; alcoholic beverage taxes and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$68 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$4 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services9.8%

Fees for services
9.8%$324 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater and sewer
  • Water$306 thousand
  • Sewer$18 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money<0.1%

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

From the state
<0.1%$2 thousand

County and local tax money45%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
45%$1.5 million

Where it goes

Parks, recreation and libraries66%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.5%Running the government and other costs6.1%

What stands out

66%

of Mancos' spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Parks, recreation and libraries
66%$1.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.7 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$563 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$563 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.5%$170 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$85 thousand
  • Water supply$85 thousand
Running the government and other costs
6.1%$159 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$112 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$47 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Mancos. 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 Mancos 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.