Town government · Costilla County, CO

San Luis's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), San Luis took in $1.1 million and spent $210 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

County and local tax money44%Town taxes41%State tax money7.7%Fees for services3.7%Fines and other3.4%

What stands out

44%

of San Luis' money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes41%

Sales tax
32%$341 thousand
Property tax
7.9%$85 thousand
Other taxes
1.7%$18 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$18 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.7%

Fees for services
3.7%$40 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$40 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money7.7%

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

From the state
7.7%$83 thousand

County and local tax money44%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
44%$474 thousand

Fines and other3.4%

Interest, rents and other
2.6%$28 thousand
Fines
0.8%$9 thousand

Where it goes

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

Running the government and other costs55%Police, fire, courts and jails30%Interest on debt8.6%Parks, recreation and libraries6.2%

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
55%$116 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)$94 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$15 thousand
  • Government buildings$7 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
30%$63 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$60 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$3 thousand
Interest on debt
8.6%$18 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.2%$13 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$13 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of San Luis. 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 San Luis 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.