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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Thornton took in $1.3 million and spent $1.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)73%City taxes18%Fines and other5.2%State tax money3.1%County and local tax money1.2%

What stands out

73%

of Thornton'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 taxes18%

Property tax
10%$129 thousand
Sales tax
7.5%$95 thousand
Other taxes
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services73%

Fees for services
73%$928 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$740 thousand
  • Sewer$129 thousand
  • Garbage collection$59 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money3.1%

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

From the state
3.1%$39 thousand

County and local tax money1.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.2%$15 thousand

Fines and other5.2%

Interest, rents and other
5.2%$66 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities63%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Roads, transit and parking5.7%Parks, recreation and libraries2.9%Running the government and other costs2.7%Health and hospitals0.5%

What stands out

63%

of Thornton'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
63%$1.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$889 thousand
  • Sewer systems$74 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$55 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$400 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$394 thousand
  • Police$5 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.7%$91 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$91 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.9%$47 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$27 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$20 thousand
Running the government and other costs
2.7%$44 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Government buildings$17 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$13 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$11 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$8 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Thornton. 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 Thornton 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.