Town government · Garfield County, CO

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Silt took in $6.6 million and spent $10.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)41%Town taxes40%State tax money7.2%Fines and other6.0%Federal tax money6.0%

What stands out

32%

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

Town taxes40%

Sales tax
32%$2.1 million
Property tax
5.6%$369 thousand
Other taxes
2.5%$165 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; motor vehicle licenses and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$139 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$15 thousand
  • Other licenses$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services41%

Fees for services
41%$2.7 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$1.3 million
  • Water$1.1 million
  • Housing$272 thousand
  • Garbage collection$42 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.0%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
6.0%$400 thousand

State tax money7.2%

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

From the state
7.2%$477 thousand

Fines and other6.0%

Interest, rents and other
5.4%$359 thousand
Fines
0.6%$42 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities50%Running the government and other costs21%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Roads, transit and parking13%Parks, recreation and libraries2.5%Interest on debt0.5%

What stands out

50%

of Silt's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
50%$5.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$3.5 million
  • Sewer systems$1.6 million
Running the government and other costs
21%$2.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.9 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$127 thousand
  • Government buildings$58 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$1.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Police$1.2 million
  • Inspections and regulation$107 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$48 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$1.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.3 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.5%$256 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$256 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$56 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$28 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$28 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Silt. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Town of Silt 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.