City government · Laramie County, WY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Cheyenne took in $202 million and spent $175 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, garbage collection)31%State tax money24%County and local tax money21%City taxes14%Fines and other8.1%Federal tax money2.6%

What stands out

21%

of Cheyenne's money comes from county and other local tax money.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 0.9%.

City taxes14%

Other taxes
8.5%$17.2 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$10.0 million
  • Public utility taxes$6.8 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$422 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
5.3%$10.7 million

Fees for services31%

Fees for services
31%$62.5 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 5 more
  • Water$21.4 million
  • Garbage collection$18.8 million
  • Sewer$13.9 million
  • Parks and recreation$6.8 million
  • Other service charges$1.2 million
  • Parking$257 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$172 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.6%

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

From the federal government
2.6%$5.2 million

State tax money24%

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

From the state
24%$48.8 million

County and local tax money21%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
21%$41.6 million

Fines and other8.1%

Interest, rents and other
6.8%$13.7 million
Fines
1.3%$2.7 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails29%Water, sewer, trash and utilities22%Running the government and other costs17%Roads, transit and parking14%Parks, recreation and libraries13%All other spending3.7%

What stands out

13%

of Cheyenne's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 6.4%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
29%$51.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$28.2 million
  • Police$18.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$3.1 million
  • Inspections and regulation$2.0 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
22%$39.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$18.8 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$11.3 million
  • Sewer systems$9.2 million
Running the government and other costs
17%$30.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$13.4 million
  • Other and not broken out$9.7 million
  • Government buildings$4.8 million
  • Other government-run businesses$1.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.0 million
Roads, transit and parking
14%$24.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; parking and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$23.8 million
  • Parking$361 thousand
  • Airports$353 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
13%$23.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$23.1 million
Health and hospitals
1.7%$3.0 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3.0 million
Social services
1.1%$2.0 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$2.0 million
Housing and community development
0.4%$765 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$735 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$405 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$330 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$43 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$43 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Cheyenne. 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 Cheyenne 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.