Town government · Crowley County, CO

Olney Springs's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Olney Springs took in $273 thousand and spent $333 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, garbage collection)79%State tax money11%Town taxes7.3%Fines and other2.9%

What stands out

79%

of Olney Springs' money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

Town taxes7.3%

Other taxes
4.0%$11 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
3.3%$9 thousand

Fees for services79%

Fees for services
79%$216 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 4 more
  • Water$104 thousand
  • Garbage collection$48 thousand
  • Sewer$46 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$15 thousand
  • Other service charges$2 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$29 thousand

Fines and other2.9%

Interest, rents and other
2.9%$8 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities63%Running the government and other costs20%Interest on debt9.3%Roads, transit and parking6.3%Parks, recreation and libraries0.6%

What stands out

63%

of Olney Springs' 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
63%$211 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$105 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$58 thousand
  • Sewer systems$48 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$68 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$68 thousand
Interest on debt
9.3%$31 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.3%$21 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$21 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$2 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Olney Springs. 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 Olney Springs 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.