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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Boulder took in $1.2 million and spent $896 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)68%City taxes20%State tax money9.0%Fines and other2.4%

What stands out

68%

of Boulder'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 taxes20%

Property tax
20%$234 thousand
Other taxes
0.5%$6 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and alcoholic beverage licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$5 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services68%

Fees for services
68%$815 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer and water
  • Sewer$479 thousand
  • Water$336 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money9.0%

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

From the state
9.0%$107 thousand

Fines and other2.4%

Fines
2.3%$27 thousand
Interest, rents and other
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs48%Police, fire, courts and jails33%Interest on debt16%Parks, recreation and libraries2.7%

What stands out

16%

of Boulder's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 1.1%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
48%$430 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and other government-run businesses
  • Other and not broken out$423 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$7 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
33%$296 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$196 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$62 thousand
  • Fire protection$38 thousand
Interest on debt
16%$146 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.7%$24 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$19 thousand
  • Libraries$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Boulder. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Boulder 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.