County government · Teller County, CO

Teller County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Teller County took in $32.5 million and spent $28.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes43%State tax money22%Fees for services (sewer)18%Fines and other7.8%Local tax money7.7%Federal tax money0.8%

What stands out

14%

of Teller County's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 1.6%.

County taxes43%

Property tax
28%$9.0 million
Sales tax
14%$4.4 million
Other taxes
2.1%$683 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$599 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$84 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services18%

Fees for services
18%$5.9 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and sewer
  • Other service charges$5.8 million
  • Sewer$142 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.8%

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

From the federal government
0.8%$260 thousand

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$7.2 million

Local tax money7.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
7.7%$2.5 million

Fines and other7.8%

Interest, rents and other
7.8%$2.5 million
Fines
<0.1%$23 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails50%Running the government and other costs45%Health and hospitals3.8%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.8%Environment and natural resources0.5%Parks, recreation and libraries0.1%

What stands out

50%

of Teller County's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 20%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
50%$14.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$7.0 million
  • Prisons and jails$6.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.2 million
  • Fire protection$84 thousand
Running the government and other costs
45%$12.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$4.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.3 million
  • Government buildings$1.1 million
Health and hospitals
3.8%$1.1 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.1 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.8%$216 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$200 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$16 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.5%$138 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$138 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.1%$40 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$40 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Teller County. 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 Teller County 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.