ZIP 80466 · Boulder 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 Boulder County provides local services like police and parks.

Boulder County

$544 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended December 31, 2023.

Where the money comes from

County taxes58%Federal tax money23%Fines and other9.3%Fees for services (garbage collection, housing)6.8%State tax money2.2%Local tax money1.1%

What stands out

23%

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

Full Boulder County breakdown

County taxes58%

Property tax
45%$239 million
Sales tax
12%$63.3 million
Other taxes
0.5%$2.6 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$2.6 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.8%

Fees for services
6.8%$35.9 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Other service charges$25.1 million
  • Garbage collection$6.3 million
  • Housing$4.2 million
  • Road charges$199 thousand
  • Sewer$99 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money23%

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

From the federal government
23%$122 million

State tax money2.2%

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

From the state
2.2%$11.7 million

Local tax money1.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.1%$6.0 million

Fines and other9.3%

Interest, rents and other
9.2%$48.8 million
Fines
0.1%$643 thousand
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Where the money goes

Running the government and other costs37%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Social services15%Housing and community development15%Roads, transit and parking7.2%All other spending8.5%

What stands out

15%

of Boulder County's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. counties of 250,000+ people spend nothing on this.

Full Boulder County breakdown

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
37%$200 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$81.2 million
  • Other and not broken out$79.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$37.3 million
  • Government buildings$2.6 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$98.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$79.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$17.2 million
  • Fire protection$1.6 million
Social services
15%$80.9 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$80.9 million
Housing and community development
15%$79.0 million
Roads, transit and parking
7.2%$39.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$39.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.5%$18.8 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$18.8 million
Interest on debt
1.9%$10.3 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.6%$8.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$8.5 million
  • Sewer systems$136 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.4%$7.6 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$7.6 million
Sent to other local governments
0.1%$726 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$726 thousand
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Your schools

Boulder Valley School District Re-2

$618 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

Where the money comes from

School district taxes76%State tax money14%Fines and other6.5%Fees for services (school tuition and transportation, school lunches)3.3%Federal tax money0.1%
Full Boulder Valley School District Re-2 breakdown

What stands out

76%

of Boulder Valley School District Re-2's money comes from property tax.A typical school district with 25,000+ students gets 33%.

School district taxes76%

Property tax
76%$474 million

Fees for services3.3%

Fees for services
3.3%$20.9 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; school tuition and transportation and 1 more
  • Other school charges$10.6 million
  • School tuition and transportation$9.2 million
  • School lunches$1.2 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.1%

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

From the federal government
0.1%$669 thousand

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$87.7 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%$80 thousand

Fines and other6.5%

Interest, rents and other
6.5%$40.8 million
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Where the money goes

Schools and colleges93%Interest on debt7.1%Sent to other local governments0.1%

What stands out

7.1%

of Boulder Valley School District Re-2's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical school district with 25,000+ students spends 2.2%.

Full Boulder Valley School District Re-2 breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
93%$573 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$573 million
Interest on debt
7.1%$43.7 million
Sent to other local governments
0.1%$739 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$739 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.

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

Boulder Valley School District Re-2. 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.