Town government · Chaffee County, CO

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Poncha Springs took in $2.5 million and spent $1.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes35%Fees for services (water)30%County and local tax money26%State tax money8.4%Fines and other0.7%

What stands out

32%

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

Town taxes35%

Sales tax
32%$801 thousand
Property tax
2.3%$59 thousand
Other taxes
0.6%$15 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$6 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$5 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services30%

Fees for services
30%$765 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater and other service charges
  • Water$725 thousand
  • Other service charges$40 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money8.4%

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

From the state
8.4%$213 thousand

County and local tax money26%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
26%$657 thousand

Fines and other0.7%

Interest, rents and other
0.4%$11 thousand
Fines
0.2%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs46%Water, sewer, trash and utilities37%Parks, recreation and libraries7.7%Police, fire, courts and jails5.3%Sent to other local governments4.3%Environment and natural resources0.1%

What stands out

46%

of Poncha Springs' spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
46%$780 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$492 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$263 thousand
  • Government buildings$16 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$9 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
37%$631 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$631 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.7%$132 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$132 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.3%$90 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$74 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$16 thousand
Sent to other local governments
4.3%$74 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$74 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.1%$2 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Poncha 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 Poncha 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.