ZIP 81067 · Otero County, CO

Five governments run on your community's money

This page shows every government that serves ZIP 81067: the state, county, city or town and school district, and where each one's money comes from and goes.

Each government is shown for its own newest fiscal year on file, so the years differ. Figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau's Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, the government's own report or, for Colorado governments, the Colorado Department of Education, as named under Sources and more.

Where do my taxes go in 81067?
81067 is served by the State of Colorado, Otero County, Rocky Ford School District R-2, Cheraw School District 31 and East Otero School District R 1. In each one's latest recorded fiscal year, State of Colorado spent $48.1 billion (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Otero County spent $25.7 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2023), Rocky Ford School District R-2 spent $28.4 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2025), Cheraw School District 31 spent $4.4 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2025) and East Otero School District R 1 spent $21.5 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024). Each government's money is separate.

Which governments collect property tax in 81067?
Of the governments serving 81067, Otero County collected $3.7 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2023), Rocky Ford School District R-2 collected $1.3 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2025), East Otero School District R 1 collected $1.1 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024) and Cheraw School District 31 collected $245 thousand (fiscal year ended June 30, 2025) in property tax. These are each government's total collections, not a bill for 81067.

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

See the full budget for: Otero County, Rocky Ford School District R-2, Cheraw School District 31 and East Otero School District R 1

Why not this year? Colorado governments with newer filings show figures from the Colorado Department of Education (for 2025). Each other figure is the newest year the U.S. Census Bureau has published for that government, so the years differ and are not the current year. Most governments post their current budget on their own website.

Where property tax goes in 81067

Otero County$3.7 million

13% of its $27.7 million in revenue · fiscal year ended December 31, 2023

Rocky Ford School District R-2$1.3 million

4.9% of its $26.8 million in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2025

East Otero School District R 1$1.1 million

5.4% of its $20.3 million in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2024

Cheraw School District 31$245 thousand

5.1% of its $4.8 million in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2025

These are each government's total property tax collections, not your bill. Your own bill is split by each government's tax rate, shown on your property tax bill.

Your county

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

Otero County

$25.7 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended December 31, 2023.

Where the money comes from

State tax money36%County taxes26%Fines and other14%Local tax money14%Federal tax money6.1%Fees for services4.3%

What stands out

14%

of Otero County's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people get none.

Full Otero County breakdown

County taxes26%

Property tax
13%$3.7 million
Sales tax
9.6%$2.7 million
Other taxes
3.0%$842 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$816 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$21 thousand
  • Other licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.3%

Fees for services
4.3%$1.2 million
What's in fees for servicesOther government-run businesses and other service charges
  • Other government-run businesses$808 thousand
  • Other service charges$375 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.1%

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

From the federal government
6.1%$1.7 million

State tax money36%

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

From the state
36%$9.9 million

Local tax money14%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
14%$3.8 million

Fines and other14%

Interest, rents and other
14%$3.9 million
Fines
<0.1%$2 thousand
Otero County page →

Where the money goes

Social services25%Running the government and other costs18%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Health and hospitals17%Roads, transit and parking9.3%All other spending13%

What stands out

25%

of Otero County's spending goes to social services.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Full Otero County breakdown

Spending by category100%

Social services
25%$6.5 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare and welfare institutions
  • Other public welfare$6.1 million
  • Welfare institutions$371 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$4.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.2 million
  • Other and not broken out$969 thousand
  • Government buildings$475 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$444 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$4.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 2 more
  • Prisons and jails$2.1 million
  • Police$1.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$903 thousand
  • Fire protection$4 thousand
Health and hospitals
17%$4.3 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4.3 million
Roads, transit and parking
9.3%$2.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.4 million
Sent to other local governments
7.4%$1.9 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$1.9 million
Interest on debt
2.9%$748 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.9%$497 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$497 thousand
Housing and community development
0.5%$118 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$87 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$87 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1 thousand
Otero County page →

Your schools

Rocky Ford School District R-2

$28.4 million budget in fiscal year 2025 (ended June 30, 2025), from the Colorado Department of Education.

About 57% of this ZIP is in Rocky Ford School District R-2.

Where the money comes from

State tax money84%Federal tax money6.5%School district taxes4.9%Fines and other4.1%Fees for services0.1%
Full Rocky Ford School District R-2 breakdown

School district taxes4.9%

Property tax
4.9%$1.3 million

Fees for services0.1%

Fees for services
0.1%$31 thousand

Federal tax money6.5%

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

From the federal government
6.5%$1.7 million

State tax money84%

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

From the state
84%$22.6 million

Fines and other4.1%

Interest, rents and other
4.1%$1.1 million
Rocky Ford School District R-2 page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges99%Debt payments (principal and interest)1.3%
Full Rocky Ford School District R-2 breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
99%$28.0 million
Debt payments (principal and interest)
1.3%$383 thousand
Rocky Ford School District R-2 page →

Cheraw School District 31

$4.4 million budget in fiscal year 2025 (ended June 30, 2025), from the Colorado Department of Education.

About 20% of this ZIP is in Cheraw School District 31.

Where the money comes from

State tax money79%Fines and other11%School district taxes5.1%Federal tax money5.0%Fees for services0.1%
Full Cheraw School District 31 breakdown

School district taxes5.1%

Property tax
5.1%$245 thousand

Fees for services0.1%

Fees for services
0.1%$5 thousand

Federal tax money5.0%

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

From the federal government
5.0%$238 thousand

State tax money79%

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

From the state
79%$3.7 million

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
11%$529 thousand
Cheraw School District 31 page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges100%
Full Cheraw School District 31 breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
100%$4.4 million
Cheraw School District 31 page →

East Otero School District R 1

$21.5 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

About 15% of this ZIP is in East Otero School District R 1.

Where the money comes from

State tax money86%Fines and other6.9%School district taxes5.4%County and local tax money1.3%Fees for services (school lunches)0.3%Federal tax money0.1%
Full East Otero School District R 1 breakdown

What stands out

5.4%

of East Otero School District R 1's money comes from property tax.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students gets 28%.

School district taxes5.4%

Property tax
5.4%$1.1 million

Fees for services0.3%

Fees for services
0.3%$52 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges and school lunches
  • Other school charges$37 thousand
  • School lunches$15 thousand

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%$22 thousand

State tax money86%

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

From the state
86%$17.5 million

County and local tax money1.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.3%$260 thousand

Fines and other6.9%

Interest, rents and other
6.9%$1.4 million
East Otero School District R 1 page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges98%Sent to other local governments1.7%Interest on debt0.4%
Full East Otero School District R 1 breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
98%$21.1 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$21.1 million
Sent to other local governments
1.7%$358 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts and sent to the state government
  • Sent to school districts$269 thousand
  • Sent to the state government$89 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$82 thousand
East Otero School District R 1 page →

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
Colorado page →

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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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.

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

Rocky Ford School District R-2. Colorado Department of Education, School View Financial Transparency, fiscal year 2024-25, fiscal year ended June 30, 2025. The earlier Census figures are from U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

Cheraw School District 31. Colorado Department of Education, School View Financial Transparency, fiscal year 2024-25, fiscal year ended June 30, 2025. The earlier Census figures are from U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

East Otero 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 these figures are counted. Revenue and spending are the financial data that a Colorado government reported to the Colorado Department of Education for the 2024-25 school year, ended June 30, 2025, grouped into the same categories as the Census figures. The data covers the district's general fund and its other governmental funds, such as building, bond payment, food service and grant funds, and its enterprise funds. Borrowing, transfers between the district's own funds and internal service funds are not counted. Property tax is the district's mill levies; other local money such as specific ownership tax and interest shows as other revenue.

Debt payments and construction. The "Debt payments" line includes principal as well as interest, and a few transfers out of the district's funds. The Census figures leave principal out, so spending can be higher than the Census figure for the same district. Construction and equipment costs are counted under schools and colleges, so a year with a building project can show more spending than revenue.

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.