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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Denver took in $4.8 million and spent $4.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)62%City taxes24%State tax money6.2%County and local tax money3.5%Federal tax money2.9%Fines and other1.5%

What stands out

62%

of Denver's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

City taxes24%

Property tax
18%$872 thousand
Sales tax
5.5%$263 thousand
Other taxes
0.3%$16 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$12 thousand
  • Other licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services62%

Fees for services
62%$3.0 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 5 more
  • Electric power$1.8 million
  • Sewer$612 thousand
  • Water$267 thousand
  • Garbage collection$131 thousand
  • Other service charges$117 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$20 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.9%

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

From the federal government
2.9%$139 thousand

State tax money6.2%

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

From the state
6.2%$300 thousand

County and local tax money3.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.5%$169 thousand

Fines and other1.5%

Interest, rents and other
1.2%$57 thousand
Fines
0.3%$16 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities59%Roads, transit and parking17%Police, fire, courts and jails7.5%Parks, recreation and libraries6.8%Interest on debt4.4%All other spending6.2%

What stands out

59%

of Denver'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
59%$2.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Electric power$2.2 million
  • Sewer systems$259 thousand
  • Water supply$210 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$110 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$803 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$803 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.5%$358 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$263 thousand
  • Fire protection$93 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.8%$326 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$217 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$109 thousand
Interest on debt
4.4%$209 thousand
Running the government and other costs
3.5%$170 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Government buildings$83 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$69 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$15 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$1 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.6%$126 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$126 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Denver. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Denver 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.