Town government · Weld County, CO

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Milliken took in $16.1 million and spent $9.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes47%Fees for services (water, sewer)35%County and local tax money11%Fines and other4.6%State tax money2.4%

What stands out

20%

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

Town taxes47%

Sales tax
20%$3.2 million
Property tax
18%$2.9 million
Other taxes
8.7%$1.4 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere and other licenses
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$836 thousand
  • Other licenses$568 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services35%

Fees for services
35%$5.7 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$2.8 million
  • Sewer$2.2 million
  • Garbage collection$628 thousand
  • Other service charges$40 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money2.4%

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

From the state
2.4%$386 thousand

County and local tax money11%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
11%$1.8 million

Fines and other4.6%

Interest, rents and other
4.0%$650 thousand
Fines
0.6%$90 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities37%Police, fire, courts and jails27%Running the government and other costs18%Parks, recreation and libraries7.8%Housing and community development5.3%All other spending5.2%

What stands out

27%

of Milliken's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
37%$3.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$2.0 million
  • Sewer systems$784 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$593 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$2.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$1.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.2 million
Running the government and other costs
18%$1.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$944 thousand
  • Government buildings$621 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$86 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.8%$722 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$722 thousand
Housing and community development
5.3%$487 thousand
Interest on debt
3.1%$283 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$172 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$111 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.1%$196 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$196 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Milliken. 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 Milliken 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.