ZIP 80120 · Littleton, CO

Four governments run on your community's money

From the state down to your schools: where each one's money comes from and goes.

Yearly budgets from each government's latest fiscal year on record. Tap one to jump to it.

Your state

State of Colorado

$48.1 billion budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

Where the money comes from

State taxes42%Federal tax money36%Fees for services (college tuition, hospital bills)13%Fines and other8.1%Local tax money0.2%

What stands out

13%

of Colorado's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical state government gets 10%.

Full Colorado breakdown

State taxes42%

Individual income tax
17%$7.52 billion
Sales tax
10%$4.67 billion
Other taxes
9.6%$4.38 billion
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; motor fuel taxes and 13 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.61 billion
  • Motor fuel taxes$719 million
  • Insurance premium taxes$548 million
  • Motor vehicle licenses$458 million
  • Tobacco taxes$332 million
  • Severance taxes$187 million
  • Amusement taxes$176 million
  • Hunting and fishing licenses$124 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$68.6 million
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$56.0 million
  • Driver's licenses$44.1 million
  • Corporation licenses$27.9 million
  • Public utility licenses$20.3 million
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$10.6 million
  • Amusement licenses$1.0 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Business income tax
5.7%$2.59 billion

Fees for services13%

Fees for services
13%$6.13 billion
What's in fees for servicesCollege tuition; hospital bills and 9 more
  • College tuition$2.98 billion
  • Hospital bills$1.63 billion
  • University housing and dining$807 million
  • Other service charges$305 million
  • Road charges$223 million
  • Tolls on roads and bridges$77.4 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$71.6 million
  • Parks and recreation$25.7 million
  • Other education charges$4.2 million
  • Garbage collection$3.8 million
  • Housing$402 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money36%

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

From the federal government
36%$16.4 billion

Local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From local governments
0.2%$94.6 million

Fines and other8.1%

Interest, rents and other
7.2%$3.29 billion
Fines
0.8%$380 million
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Where the money goes

Social services29%Sent to local governments22%Schools and colleges22%Health and hospitals7.5%Police, fire, courts and jails5.8%All other spending14%

What stands out

22%

of Colorado's spending goes to schools and colleges.A typical state government spends 15%.

Full Colorado breakdown

Spending by category100%

Social services
29%$13.7 billion
What's in social servicesOther public welfare; unemployment and social insurance offices and 2 more
  • Other public welfare$13.6 billion
  • Unemployment and social insurance offices$121 million
  • Welfare institutions$62.3 million
  • Veterans' services$4.2 million
Sent to local governments
22%$10.7 billion
What's in sent to local governmentsSent to school districts; sent to local governments: other public welfare and 21 more
  • Sent to school districts$7.25 billion
  • Sent to local governments: other public welfare$1.04 billion
  • Sent to local governments: roads and highways$745 million
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$441 million
  • Sent to local governments: general support$346 million
  • Sent to local governments: public health$255 million
  • Sent to local governments: other education$242 million
  • Sent to local governments: probation, parole and other corrections$172 million
  • Sent to local governments: natural resources, farming and conservation$79.9 million
  • Sent to local governments: other government administration$43.6 million
  • Sent to local governments: airports$43.4 million
  • Sent to local governments: courts and legal services$37.8 million
  • Sent to local governments: parks and recreation$16.9 million
  • Sent to school districts (colleges)$10.2 million
  • Sent to the federal government$7.7 million
  • Sent to local governments: central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4.9 million
  • Sent to local governments: police$4.5 million
  • Sent to local governments: finance, tax collection and budgeting$3.5 million
  • Sent to local governments: housing and community development$2.7 million
  • Sent to local governments: garbage and solid waste$2.5 million
  • Sent to local governments: libraries$1.6 million
  • Sent to local governments: inspections and regulation$1.0 million
  • Sent to local governments: hospitals$538 thousand
Schools and colleges
22%$10.5 billion
What's in schools and collegesColleges and universities; scholarships and other education subsidies and 2 more
  • Colleges and universities$7.14 billion
  • Scholarships and other education subsidies$1.24 billion
  • College housing, dining and bookstores$1.15 billion
  • Other education$973 million
Health and hospitals
7.5%$3.60 billion
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$1.85 billion
  • Public health$1.75 billion
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.8%$2.78 billion
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsProbation, parole and other corrections; courts and legal services and 3 more
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$1.06 billion
  • Courts and legal services$956 million
  • Police$333 million
  • Inspections and regulation$218 million
  • Prisons and jails$209 million
Running the government and other costs
5.5%$2.66 billion
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.38 billion
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$868 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$264 million
  • Other government administration$132 million
  • Government buildings$22.0 million
Roads, transit and parking
3.7%$1.76 billion
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; toll roads and bridges and 2 more
  • Roads and highways$1.70 billion
  • Toll roads and bridges$63.7 million
  • Airports$2.5 million
  • Public transit$23 thousand
Interest on debt
2.4%$1.13 billion
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$1.13 billion
  • Interest on water supply debt$5.7 million
Environment and natural resources
1.2%$589 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$589 million
Housing and community development
0.9%$420 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$159 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$150 million
  • Libraries$8.9 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
<0.1%$20.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$11.8 million
  • Sewer systems$4.8 million
  • Water supply$4.3 million
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Your county

Arapahoe County

$530 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended December 31, 2023.

About 99% of this ZIP is in Arapahoe County.

Where the money comes from

County taxes48%State tax money21%Fees for services (parks and recreation)13%Federal tax money12%Fines and other6.2%

What stands out

12%

of Arapahoe County's money comes from federal tax money.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people gets 4.5%.

Full Arapahoe County breakdown

County taxes48%

Property tax
36%$198 million
Sales tax
7.5%$40.6 million
Other taxes
4.2%$22.8 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere and other licenses
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$12.2 million
  • Other licenses$10.6 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services13%

Fees for services
13%$70.9 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks and recreation
  • Other service charges$70.0 million
  • Parks and recreation$918 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money12%

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

From the federal government
12%$65.7 million

State tax money21%

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

From the state
21%$112 million

Local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
<0.1%$159 thousand

Fines and other6.2%

Interest, rents and other
6.1%$33.4 million
Fines
<0.1%$290 thousand
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Where the money goes

Police, fire, courts and jails28%Social services20%Running the government and other costs19%Health and hospitals14%Parks, recreation and libraries9.8%All other spending9.0%

What stands out

20%

of Arapahoe County's spending goes to social services.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people spends 4.3%.

Full Arapahoe County breakdown

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$150 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 1 more
  • Police$69.2 million
  • Prisons and jails$58.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$21.9 million
Social services
20%$106 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$106 million
Running the government and other costs
19%$102 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$35.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$31.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$24.6 million
  • Government buildings$10.3 million
Health and hospitals
14%$73.1 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$73.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.8%$51.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$51.9 million
Roads, transit and parking
6.8%$36.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$36.3 million
Housing and community development
1.2%$6.2 million
Interest on debt
0.8%$4.1 million
Sent to other local governments
0.2%$1.1 million
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$1.1 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
<0.1%$116 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$116 thousand
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Your city

City of Littleton

$93.0 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended December 31, 2023.

About 98% of this ZIP is in Littleton.

Where the money comes from

City taxes62%Fees for services (sewer)21%State tax money9.7%Fines and other8.1%
Full Littleton breakdown

What stands out

41%

of Littleton's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

City taxes62%

Sales tax
41%$44.0 million
Other taxes
18%$19.3 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; occupation and business licenses and 2 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$14.9 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$2.6 million
  • Other licenses$1.8 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
2.8%$3.1 million

Fees for services21%

Fees for services
21%$22.3 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer and other service charges
  • Sewer$20.4 million
  • Other service charges$1.8 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money9.7%

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

From the state
9.7%$10.5 million

Fines and other8.1%

Interest, rents and other
7.6%$8.2 million
Fines
0.5%$516 thousand
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Where the money goes

Running the government and other costs34%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Water, sewer, trash and utilities19%Roads, transit and parking12%Parks, recreation and libraries10%All other spending3.8%

What stands out

34%

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

Full Littleton breakdown

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
34%$31.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$22.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$5.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$4.0 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$19.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$17.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.0 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
19%$17.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$17.4 million
Roads, transit and parking
12%$11.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$11.4 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
10%$9.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$5.5 million
  • Parks and recreation$4.2 million
Housing and community development
3.1%$2.9 million
Interest on debt
0.3%$278 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$206 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$206 thousand
Social services
0.2%$163 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$163 thousand
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Your schools

Littleton School District 6

$286 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

About 96% of this ZIP is in Littleton School District 6.

Where the money comes from

School district taxes58%State tax money32%Fines and other7.3%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)2.5%
Full Littleton School District 6 breakdown

What stands out

58%

of Littleton School District 6's money comes from property tax.A typical school district with 5,000 to 25,000 students gets 29%.

School district taxes58%

Property tax
58%$166 million

Fees for services2.5%

Fees for services
2.5%$7.1 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; school lunches and 1 more
  • Other school charges$6.2 million
  • School lunches$573 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$354 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money32%

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

From the state
32%$90.1 million

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$2 thousand

Fines and other7.3%

Interest, rents and other
7.3%$20.8 million
Littleton School District 6 page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges93%Interest on debt6.6%

What stands out

6.6%

of Littleton School District 6's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical school district with 5,000 to 25,000 students spends 2.3%.

Full Littleton School District 6 breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
93%$267 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$267 million
Interest on debt
6.6%$18.8 million
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$36 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$36 thousand
Littleton School District 6 page →
Sources and moreEach government's source, fiscal year and how a ZIP is matched

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

Arapahoe County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

City of Littleton. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

Littleton School District 6. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

How a ZIP is matched. A ZIP code is not a government boundary, so we match it to the cities, counties and school districts that overlap it, using Census Bureau geography. Where a ZIP crosses several, each one is shown with its share of the ZIP. Each government's money covers its own operations only; the others listed here are separate.

Latest recorded year. The year differs by government: each block shows the newest fiscal year on file. A Census survey year covers fiscal years ending July 1 of the year before through June 30 of that year.