Town government · Garfield County, CO

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Parachute took in $4.5 million and spent $1.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes63%Fees for services (water, sewer)19%County and local tax money8.4%Federal tax money7.0%Fines and other1.7%State tax money0.3%

What stands out

46%

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

Town taxes63%

Sales tax
46%$2.1 million
Property tax
11%$483 thousand
Other taxes
6.5%$293 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 2 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$193 thousand
  • Other licenses$96 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$2 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services19%

Fees for services
19%$868 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$458 thousand
  • Sewer$323 thousand
  • Garbage collection$73 thousand
  • Transit fares$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.0%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
7.0%$315 thousand

State tax money0.3%

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

From the state
0.3%$12 thousand

County and local tax money8.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
8.4%$375 thousand

Fines and other1.7%

Interest, rents and other
1.3%$60 thousand
Fines
0.4%$16 thousand

Where it goes

The Census record for this side looks incomplete, so these figures may be lower than the government's own totals.

Police, fire, courts and jails42%Running the government and other costs32%Water, sewer, trash and utilities13%Roads, transit and parking8.0%Sent to other local governments3.4%All other spending1.5%

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
42%$471 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Police$341 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$101 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$29 thousand
Running the government and other costs
32%$353 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$219 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$91 thousand
  • Government buildings$43 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
13%$151 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$121 thousand
  • Sewer systems$30 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.0%$89 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingToll roads and bridges and roads and highways
  • Toll roads and bridges$73 thousand
  • Roads and highways$16 thousand
Sent to other local governments
3.4%$38 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$38 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$10 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$7 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Parachute. 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 Parachute 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.