Town government · Ouray County, CO

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Ridgway took in $4.4 million and spent $3.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes57%Fees for services (water, sewer)27%State tax money14%Fines and other2.3%County and local tax money0.6%

What stands out

43%

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

Town taxes57%

Sales tax
43%$1.9 million
Property tax
8.3%$363 thousand
Other taxes
5.6%$245 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; public utility taxes and 4 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$141 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$48 thousand
  • Other licenses$25 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$19 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$7 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services27%

Fees for services
27%$1.2 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$691 thousand
  • Sewer$321 thousand
  • Other service charges$154 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$605 thousand

County and local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.6%$26 thousand

Fines and other2.3%

Interest, rents and other
1.7%$73 thousand
Fines
0.7%$30 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs38%Water, sewer, trash and utilities22%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Parks, recreation and libraries12%Roads, transit and parking9.2%All other spending4.0%

What stands out

12%

of Ridgway's 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
38%$1.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$465 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$377 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$216 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$61 thousand
  • Government buildings$20 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
22%$666 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$349 thousand
  • Sewer systems$220 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$97 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$465 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Police$381 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$58 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$26 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
12%$349 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$349 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.2%$278 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$278 thousand
Interest on debt
1.7%$51 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$34 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$17 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.1%$32 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$32 thousand
Housing and community development
0.6%$19 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$11 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$11 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.2%$6 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$6 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Ridgway. 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 Ridgway 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.