City government · Clark County, NV

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Boulder took in $119 million and spent $101 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)35%Fines and other28%State tax money14%Federal tax money11%County and local tax money7.0%City taxes4.3%

What stands out

28%

of Boulder's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 4.9%.

City taxes4.3%

Property tax
2.9%$3.4 million
Sales tax
1.0%$1.2 million
Other taxes
0.5%$542 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; motor fuel taxes and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$504 thousand
  • Motor fuel taxes$32 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services35%

Fees for services
35%$41.7 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 6 more
  • Electric power$17.0 million
  • Water$10.2 million
  • Parks and recreation$7.2 million
  • Sewer$2.6 million
  • Other service charges$2.5 million
  • Garbage collection$1.9 million
  • Other government-run businesses$254 thousand
  • Airport$143 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money11%

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

From the federal government
11%$13.5 million

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$16.7 million

County and local tax money7.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
7.0%$8.4 million

Fines and other28%

Interest, rents and other
28%$33.5 million
Fines
0.4%$521 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs37%Water, sewer, trash and utilities28%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Parks, recreation and libraries8.2%Roads, transit and parking7.7%All other spending2.9%

What stands out

37%

of Boulder's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 18%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
37%$36.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$30.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$5.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.3 million
  • Other government-run businesses$138 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
28%$28.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$17.1 million
  • Water supply$7.6 million
  • Sewer systems$2.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.4 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$16.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$9.0 million
  • Fire protection$6.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.2 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.2%$8.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$8.3 million
Roads, transit and parking
7.7%$7.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports
  • Airports$7.8 million
Housing and community development
2.5%$2.5 million
Interest on debt
0.4%$398 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$326 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$72 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$15 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$15 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Boulder. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

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.