ZIP 80457 · Jefferson County, CO

Three 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

This ZIP is outside any city or town, so Jefferson County provides local services like police and parks.

Jefferson County

$606 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended December 31, 2023.

Where the money comes from

County taxes59%State tax money24%Fees for services (airport, road charges)8.7%Fines and other6.9%Federal tax money0.3%Local tax money0.3%
Full Jefferson County breakdown

What stands out

12%

of Jefferson County's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people gets 2.7%.

County taxes59%

Property tax
43%$273 million
Sales tax
12%$77.9 million
Other taxes
4.3%$27.4 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses and motor vehicle licenses
  • Other licenses$25.2 million
  • Motor vehicle licenses$2.2 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.7%

Fees for services
8.7%$55.0 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; airport and 1 more
  • Other service charges$45.7 million
  • Airport$5.1 million
  • Road charges$4.2 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.3%

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

From the federal government
0.3%$2.1 million

State tax money24%

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

From the state
24%$155 million

Local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.3%$2.1 million

Fines and other6.9%

Interest, rents and other
6.9%$43.8 million
Fines
<0.1%$414 thousand
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Where the money goes

Running the government and other costs27%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Parks, recreation and libraries15%Social services11%Roads, transit and parking9.4%All other spending13%

What stands out

15%

of Jefferson County's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people spends 2.6%.

Full Jefferson County breakdown

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
27%$165 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$92.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$31.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$21.4 million
  • Government buildings$19.8 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$149 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 3 more
  • Police$63.2 million
  • Prisons and jails$51.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$30.7 million
  • Inspections and regulation$3.7 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$15 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
15%$88.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$47.2 million
  • Libraries$41.6 million
Social services
11%$66.9 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$66.9 million
Roads, transit and parking
9.4%$56.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$51.1 million
  • Airports$5.6 million
Sent to other local governments
7.0%$42.2 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$42.2 million
Health and hospitals
5.1%$30.9 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$30.9 million
Housing and community development
0.7%$4.2 million
Interest on debt
0.3%$1.7 million
Environment and natural resources
0.1%$760 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$760 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
<0.1%$250 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$250 thousand
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Your schools

Jefferson County School District R-1

$1.29 billion budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

Where the money comes from

School district taxes48%State tax money44%Fees for services (school tuition and transportation, school lunches)4.2%Fines and other2.8%County and local tax money0.3%
Full Jefferson County School District R-1 breakdown

What stands out

48%

of Jefferson County School District R-1's money comes from property tax.A typical school district with 25,000+ students gets 33%.

School district taxes48%

Property tax
48%$631 million

Fees for services4.2%

Fees for services
4.2%$54.2 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; school tuition and transportation and 1 more
  • Other school charges$31.2 million
  • School tuition and transportation$19.4 million
  • School lunches$3.6 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$79 thousand

State tax money44%

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

From the state
44%$577 million

County and local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.3%$4.0 million

Fines and other2.8%

Interest, rents and other
2.8%$36.1 million
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Where the money goes

Schools and colleges97%Interest on debt3.0%
Full Jefferson County School District R-1 breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
97%$1.25 billion
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$1.25 billion
Interest on debt
3.0%$38.3 million
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$137 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government and sent to school districts
  • Sent to the state government$129 thousand
  • Sent to school districts$8 thousand
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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.

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

Jefferson County School District R-1. 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.