Town government · Montrose County, CO

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Nucla took in $775 thousand and spent $932 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)58%Town taxes36%State tax money5.8%Fines and other0.8%

What stands out

28%

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

Town taxes36%

Sales tax
28%$218 thousand
Property tax
7.2%$56 thousand
Other taxes
0.3%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services58%

Fees for services
58%$448 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater and sewer
  • Water$312 thousand
  • Sewer$136 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money5.8%

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

From the state
5.8%$45 thousand

Fines and other0.8%

Fines
0.5%$4 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.3%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities73%Parks, recreation and libraries12%Police, fire, courts and jails7.4%Running the government and other costs6.4%Roads, transit and parking0.4%Interest on debt0.2%

What stands out

73%

of Nucla's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
73%$682 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$365 thousand
  • Water supply$317 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
12%$115 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$81 thousand
  • Libraries$34 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.4%$69 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$53 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$13 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$3 thousand
Running the government and other costs
6.4%$60 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$28 thousand
  • Government buildings$20 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$12 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
0.4%$4 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Nucla. 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 Nucla 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.