Town government · Archuleta County, CO

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Pagosa Springs took in $12.7 million and spent $10.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes83%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)8.2%State tax money5.3%County and local tax money2.5%Fines and other1.2%

What stands out

68%

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

Town taxes83%

Sales tax
68%$8.7 million
Other taxes
13%$1.7 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; other licenses and 2 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$1.5 million
  • Other licenses$124 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$28 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
1.3%$167 thousand

Fees for services8.2%

Fees for services
8.2%$1.0 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer and parks and recreation
  • Sewer$866 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$178 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money5.3%

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

From the state
5.3%$675 thousand

County and local tax money2.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.5%$319 thousand

Fines and other1.2%

Interest, rents and other
0.9%$110 thousand
Fines
0.4%$48 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs33%Parks, recreation and libraries21%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Roads, transit and parking13%Water, sewer, trash and utilities9.7%All other spending6.6%

What stands out

21%

of Pagosa Springs' 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%

Running the government and other costs
33%$3.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$936 thousand
  • Government buildings$624 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$142 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
21%$2.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$1.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Police$886 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$546 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$344 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$1.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingToll roads and bridges and roads and highways
  • Toll roads and bridges$1.4 million
  • Roads and highways$5 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
9.7%$1.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$1.0 million
Sent to other local governments
3.3%$350 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$350 thousand
Housing and community development
1.7%$182 thousand
Interest on debt
1.5%$162 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Pagosa Springs. 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 Pagosa 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.