Town government · Weld County, CO

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Platteville took in $8.0 million and spent $10.0 million.

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

See every government that serves your ZIP

Where it comes from

Town taxes37%Fees for services (water, sewer)28%State tax money25%Fines and other9.0%County and local tax money0.4%

What stands out

23%

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

Town taxes37%

Sales tax
23%$1.8 million
Property tax
9.8%$781 thousand
Other taxes
4.2%$337 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Other licenses$171 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$116 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$50 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services28%

Fees for services
28%$2.3 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 4 more
  • Water$867 thousand
  • Sewer$773 thousand
  • Other service charges$326 thousand
  • Garbage collection$201 thousand
  • Electric power$44 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$39 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money25%

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

From the state
25%$2.0 million

County and local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.4%$29 thousand

Fines and other9.0%

Interest, rents and other
6.4%$514 thousand
Fines
2.5%$200 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities41%Roads, transit and parking29%Running the government and other costs13%Parks, recreation and libraries10%Police, fire, courts and jails7.7%

What stands out

29%

of Platteville's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
41%$4.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$3.1 million
  • Water supply$842 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$198 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
29%$2.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.9 million
Running the government and other costs
13%$1.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.3 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
10%$1.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$927 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$127 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.7%$773 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$773 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Platteville. 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 Platteville 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.