City government · Huerfano County, CO

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Walsenburg took in $25.3 million and spent $24.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, gas)45%City taxes40%County and local tax money12%Fines and other2.6%State tax money0.2%

What stands out

12%

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

City taxes40%

Property tax
15%$3.9 million
Other taxes
14%$3.6 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; occupation and business licenses and 2 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$3.1 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$322 thousand
  • Other licenses$127 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$37 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
11%$2.7 million

Fees for services45%

Fees for services
45%$11.5 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; water and 1 more
  • Other service charges$7.0 million
  • Water$2.5 million
  • Gas$1.9 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money0.2%

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

From the state
0.2%$49 thousand

County and local tax money12%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
12%$3.0 million

Fines and other2.6%

Interest, rents and other
2.0%$511 thousand
Fines
0.6%$147 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs72%Water, sewer, trash and utilities20%Police, fire, courts and jails3.4%Interest on debt2.3%Roads, transit and parking1.3%Parks, recreation and libraries0.4%

What stands out

72%

of Walsenburg'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
72%$17.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out
  • Other and not broken out$17.5 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
20%$4.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and gas supply
  • Water supply$3.2 million
  • Gas supply$1.7 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.4%$820 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$818 thousand
  • Fire protection$2 thousand
Interest on debt
2.3%$565 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
1.3%$322 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$322 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$87 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$87 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Walsenburg. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of City of Walsenburg 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.