Town government · Clear Creek County, CO

Silver Plume's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Silver Plume took in $572 thousand and spent $782 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)48%Town taxes47%State tax money5.4%

What stands out

32%

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

Town taxes47%

Sales tax
32%$183 thousand
Property tax
9.1%$52 thousand
Other taxes
5.4%$31 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; other licenses and 1 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$21 thousand
  • Other licenses$6 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services48%

Fees for services
48%$275 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more
  • Sewer$184 thousand
  • Water$77 thousand
  • Other service charges$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money5.4%

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

From the state
5.4%$31 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs65%Water, sewer, trash and utilities23%Roads, transit and parking8.2%Police, fire, courts and jails3.2%Sent to other local governments0.1%

What stands out

65%

of Silver Plume's 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
65%$512 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$370 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$107 thousand
  • Government buildings$35 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
23%$180 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$110 thousand
  • Water supply$51 thousand
  • Electric power$19 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.2%$64 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$64 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.2%$25 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services
  • Courts and legal services$25 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.1%$1 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$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Silver Plume. 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 Silver Plume 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.