City government · Ouray County, CO

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Ouray took in $9.9 million and spent $8.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (parks and recreation, sewer)48%City taxes46%Fines and other4.0%State tax money2.0%

What stands out

31%

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

City taxes46%

Sales tax
31%$3.1 million
Other taxes
8.6%$854 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$723 thousand
  • Other licenses$131 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
5.9%$587 thousand

Fees for services48%

Fees for services
48%$4.8 million
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation; sewer and 3 more
  • Parks and recreation$2.5 million
  • Sewer$1.1 million
  • Water$840 thousand
  • Garbage collection$241 thousand
  • Other service charges$29 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money2.0%

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

From the state
2.0%$200 thousand

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$3 thousand

Fines and other4.0%

Interest, rents and other
3.7%$367 thousand
Fines
0.3%$33 thousand

Where it goes

Parks, recreation and libraries37%Water, sewer, trash and utilities29%Running the government and other costs18%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Interest on debt3.6%Environment and natural resources<0.1%

What stands out

37%

of Ouray's 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
37%$3.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$3.2 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
29%$2.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$1.2 million
  • Water supply$1.0 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$220 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$1.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out
  • Other and not broken out$1.5 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$1.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$1.1 million
Interest on debt
3.6%$306 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$5 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Ouray. 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 City of Ouray 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.