City government · Pueblo County, CO

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Pueblo took in $168 million and spent $131 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes60%Fees for services (water, parks and recreation)34%Fines and other4.0%County and local tax money1.5%State tax money0.4%

What stands out

48%

of Pueblo's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 7.8%.

City taxes60%

Sales tax
48%$80.8 million
Property tax
11%$18.6 million
Other taxes
0.8%$1.3 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; alcoholic beverage licenses and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.2 million
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$58 thousand
  • Other licenses$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services34%

Fees for services
34%$57.8 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 1 more
  • Water$52.0 million
  • Other service charges$5.0 million
  • Parks and recreation$825 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money0.4%

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

From the state
0.4%$707 thousand

County and local tax money1.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.5%$2.6 million

Fines and other4.0%

Interest, rents and other
2.3%$3.8 million
Fines
1.7%$2.9 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails43%Water, sewer, trash and utilities29%Running the government and other costs20%Parks, recreation and libraries5.7%Interest on debt1.3%Housing and community development0.9%

What stands out

43%

of Pueblo's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 25%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
43%$56.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$31.8 million
  • Fire protection$22.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.4 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
29%$37.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$37.7 million
Running the government and other costs
20%$26.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$8.4 million
  • Other and not broken out$8.2 million
  • Government buildings$7.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.3 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.7%$7.5 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$7.5 million
Interest on debt
1.3%$1.8 million
Housing and community development
0.9%$1.2 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Pueblo. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of City of Pueblo 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.