City government · Mitchell County, TX

Colorado City's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), Colorado City took in $7.3 million and spent $6.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)56%City taxes41%Fines and other2.2%State tax money1.2%

What stands out

15%

of Colorado City's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes41%

Property tax
17%$1.2 million
Sales tax
15%$1.1 million
Other taxes
9.2%$669 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$538 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$111 thousand
  • Other licenses$20 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services56%

Fees for services
56%$4.1 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 4 more
  • Water$2.0 million
  • Sewer$1.2 million
  • Garbage collection$764 thousand
  • Other service charges$82 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$22 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money1.2%

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

From the state
1.2%$87 thousand

Fines and other2.2%

Interest, rents and other
1.2%$90 thousand
Fines
1.0%$74 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities45%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Roads, transit and parking14%Running the government and other costs11%Parks, recreation and libraries9.9%All other spending2.0%

What stands out

10%

of Colorado City's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
45%$3.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$1.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.2 million
  • Sewer systems$701 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$1.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$818 thousand
  • Fire protection$197 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$146 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$100 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$932 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$926 thousand
  • Airports$6 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$719 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$269 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$226 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$209 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$15 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.9%$665 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$665 thousand
Interest on debt
1.3%$90 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$70 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$20 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.7%$45 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$45 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Colorado City. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended April 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 Colorado City 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.