Ault · FY2021 municipal finance benchmarks

Name: Ault, CO municipal finance benchmarks
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Weld County · Northern Front Range · statutory town · Pop. 2,667 (2025 estimate); FY2021 per-resident figures use 2,370 · Census finance data FY2016, FY2021

Latest Census Bureau finance data for Ault: FY2021. Retrieved Oct 2026. Newer years are added when the Census Bureau publishes them. Why the lag?

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Fiscal yearCompare

FY2021 in brief

Ault collected $2,178 per resident (including city-run utilities), 12% below the median of the 227 Colorado municipalities reporting that year. Tax revenue per resident sits 7% above its peers, but in line with the state median.

Generated from the figures below. Every number links to its Census source.

Compared with

Nearest on population, household income and region

Revenue per resident (definition)

$2,178

16% below peers

Includes city-owned utilities

Peer median: $2,594
CO median · 227 with a published figure Median of the 227 Colorado municipalities with FY2021 Census finance data. In FY2016 and FY2021 the Census covers every municipality; in other years it surveys a sample, mostly larger cities.: $2,476
Position: Higher than 39% of the 227 reporting
5-year changenominal dollars: +14.5%/yr

How Colorado compares on revenue per resident

Expenditures per resident (definition)

$1,973

33% below peers

Includes city-owned utilities

Peer median: $2,928
CO median · 220 with a published figure Median of the 220 Colorado municipalities with FY2021 Census finance data. In FY2016 and FY2021 the Census covers every municipality; in other years it surveys a sample, mostly larger cities.: $2,208
Position: Higher than 45% of the 220 reporting
5-year changenominal dollars: +13.4%/yr

Tax revenue per resident (definition)

$1,079

7% above peers

Peer median: $1,009
CO median · 201 with a published figure Median of the 201 Colorado municipalities with FY2021 Census finance data. In FY2016 and FY2021 the Census covers every municipality; in other years it surveys a sample, mostly larger cities.: $1,072
Position: Higher than 51% of the 201 reporting
5-year changenominal dollars: +31.7%/yr

Debt per resident (definition)

$733

in line with peers

Peer median: $742
CO median · 199 with a published figure Median of the 199 Colorado municipalities with FY2021 Census finance data. In FY2016 and FY2021 the Census covers every municipality; in other years it surveys a sample, mostly larger cities.: $1,411
Position: Higher than 29% of the 199 reporting
5-year changenominal dollars: +5.1%/yr

How Colorado compares on debt per resident

How this number was calculated

Revenue per resident · $2,178

Reported by the city to the Census Bureau

1Metric
$2,178 Total revenue divided by population
= Total revenue ÷ population
Full definition: Revenue per resident
2Inputs
Total revenue $5.2M ÷ population 2,370 (2021 estimate)
3Census line items
- A80 Sewer charges
- A89 General government (other) charges
- A91 Water utility charges
- C89 State aid
- D89 Local government aid
- T01 Property tax
- T09 General sales tax
- T28 Licenses & permits
- T29 Licenses & permits
- U20 Interest earnings
- U30 Fines & forfeits
- U99 Miscellaneous
4Source file
- Annual Survey of State & Local Government Finances 2022 - Individual Unit File
  Value for
  FY2021
  Survey file
  2022
  The 2022 Census survey covers fiscal years ending July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022, so a fiscal year ending December 31, 2021 is FY2021.
  Retrieved October 12, 2026 · View source: Annual Survey of State & Local Government Finances 2022 - Individual Unit File (opens in a new tab)
- Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2025 - incorporated places
  Value for
  FY2021
  Source year
  2025
  Retrieved October 7, 2026 · View source: Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2025 - incorporated places (opens in a new tab)

What the numbers mean

Ault runs city-owned utilities, which add 13.5% of its revenue. Cities that don't run utilities will look lower on revenue and spending per resident for that reason alone. What counts as utility revenue
With about 2,370 residents, small changes in Ault's budget move per-resident figures a lot. Compare several years, not one.

Where the money comes from and where it goes

Per resident, FY2021. Bars show Ault; the gold tick is the peer median. How categories work

The biggest difference from peers is General government: $169 per resident, 61% below the peer median. On the revenue side, intergovernmental is 45% below peers.

Money in

Revenue

$2,178

per resident16% below peers

Money in: Ault revenue per resident by category, FY2021, against the peer median. Open a category for its lines and Census item codes.
Category	Per resident	Peer median	vs peers	Share of revenue
	$563	$652	14% below peerspeers $652	26%

General sales tax $563 · peers $652 General sales and use tax. Census line items T09 General sales tax
	$356	$455	22% below peerspeers $455	16%

Sewer charges $297 · peers $259 General government (other) charges $59 · peers $76 Charges for services such as sewer, trash, recreation, parking and airports. Census line items A80 Sewer charges A89 General government (other) charges
	$336	$611	45% below peerspeers $611	15%

Local government aid $268 · peers $10 State aid $68 · peers $489 Grants and shared revenue from federal, state and local governments. Census line items C89 State aid D89 Local government aid
	$328	$90	3.6× peerspeers $90	15%

Licenses & permits $328 · peers $90 Lodging, utility, tobacco and other selective sales taxes, licenses and permits, and other taxes. Census line items T28 Licenses & permits T29 Licenses & permits
	$295	$335	12% below peerspeers $335	14%

Water utility charges $295 · peers $327 Revenue of city-owned water, electric, gas and transit systems. Census line items A91 Water utility charges
	$188	$416	55% below peerspeers $416	9%

Property tax $188 · peers $416 Property tax levied by the municipality. Census line items T01 Property tax
	$111	$200	44% below peerspeers $200	5%

Fines & forfeits $80 · peers $58 Miscellaneous $17 · peers $60 Interest earnings $15 · peers $3 Interest earnings, fines, rents, special assessments, donations and sales of property. Census line items U20 Interest earnings U30 Fines & forfeits U99 Miscellaneous

Peer median of 4 peers · Colorado median of 227 reporting

Money out

Spending

$1,973

per resident33% below peers

Money out: Ault spending per resident by category, FY2021, against the peer median. Open a category for its lines and Census item codes.
Category	Per resident	Peer median	vs peers	Share of spending
	$1,038	$959	8% above peerspeers $959	53%

Water utility $820 · peers $286 incl. $541 construction Sewer $218 · peers $407 incl. $30 construction incl. $571 construction Water, sewer, solid waste, electric and gas utilities, and natural resources. Census line items E80 Sewer E91 Water utility F80 Sewer F91 Water utility
Peer median unavailable	$397	Peer median unavailable	No peer comparison	20%

Police $397 Police, fire protection, inspection and corrections. Census line items E62 Police
	$228	$148	55% above peerspeers $148	12%

Libraries $200 · peers $0 incl. $87 construction Parks & recreation $29 · peers $89 incl. $87 construction Parks and recreation, libraries, housing and community development. Census line items E52 Libraries E61 Parks & recreation F52 Libraries
	$169	$430	61% below peerspeers $430	9%

General government (other) $169 · peers $4 incl. $68 construction incl. $68 construction Administration, finance, legal and courts, public buildings and other general government. Census line items E89 General government (other) F89 General government (other)
	$89	$79	12% above peerspeers $79	5%

Streets & highways $89 · peers $79 incl. $32 construction incl. $32 construction Streets and highways, transit, parking and airports. Census line items E44 Streets & highways F44 Streets & highways
	$32	$27	22% above peerspeers $27	2%

Interest on debt $32 · peers $27 Interest paid on the municipality's debt. Includes Census Bureau estimates for this year. Census line items I89 Interest on debt
	$19	$3	7.4× peerspeers $3	1%

Health $19 · peers $3 Health, hospitals and public welfare. Census line items E32 Health

Peer median of 5 peers · Colorado median of 220 reporting

Ault and its peers

The five Colorado municipalities nearest on population, median household income and region. Budget size isn’t a matching factor, so peers aren’t chosen on the figures being compared. Per resident, FY2021. How peers are chosen

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Ault compared with its peer municipalities, FY2021, per resident
Municipality	Revenue	Expenditures	Tax revenue	Sales tax	Debt
AultUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 13.5% of total revenue in FY2021. Revenue and spending per resident include them, so cities that run their own utilities read higher than cities that don't.	$2,178	$1,973	$1,079	$563	$733
La SalleUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 17.1% of total revenue in FY2021. Revenue and spending per resident include them, so cities that run their own utilities read higher than cities that don't.	$2,108	$1,113	$965	$392	Not reported for this year
PlattevilleUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 11.4% of total revenue in FY2021. Revenue and spending per resident include them, so cities that run their own utilities read higher than cities that don't.	$2,711	$3,418	$1,003	$623	$446
KeenesburgUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 31.4% of total revenue in FY2021. Revenue and spending per resident include them, so cities that run their own utilities read higher than cities that don't.	$6,132	$2,928	$1,907	$824	$820
KerseyUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 9.3% of total revenue in FY2021. Revenue and spending per resident include them, so cities that run their own utilities read higher than cities that don't.	$2,476	$1,363	$1,014	$681	$665
Peer median	$2,594	$2,928	$1,009	$681	$742

Utilities marks a municipality whose revenue and spending include city-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit), which raises its per-resident totals.

Trends

Every available fiscal year. Lines break where a year is missing or withheld; nothing is interpolated.

This city
Peer median
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Colorado median (Census of Governments years only)

Revenue per resident

Fiscal year · nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation

Peer group changed in FY2021. Peers are matched each year, so the peer median can step when the group changes.

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Revenue per resident by fiscal year
Year	This city	Peer median	Colorado median
FY2016	$1,107	$1,608	$1,746 (224 reporting)
FY2021	$2,178	$2,594	$2,476 (227 reporting)

Expenditures per resident

Fiscal year · nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation

Peer group changed in FY2021. Peers are matched each year, so the peer median can step when the group changes.

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Expenditures per resident by fiscal year
Year	This city	Peer median	Colorado median
FY2016	$1,051	$2,449	$1,749 (196 reporting)
FY2021	$1,973	$2,928	$2,208 (220 reporting)

Tax revenue per resident

Fiscal year · nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation

Peer group changed in FY2021. Peers are matched each year, so the peer median can step when the group changes.

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Tax revenue per resident by fiscal year
Year	This city	Peer median	Colorado median
FY2016	$272	$621	$705 (193 reporting)
FY2021	$1,079	$1,009	$1,072 (201 reporting)

Debt per resident

Fiscal year · nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation

Peer group changed in FY2021. Peers are matched each year, so the peer median can step when the group changes.

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Debt per resident by fiscal year
Year	This city	Peer median	Colorado median
FY2016	$571	$2,956	$1,072 (220 reporting)
FY2021	$733	$742	$1,411 (199 reporting)

Questions about Ault’s finances

How much revenue does Ault collect per resident?: Ault collected $2,178 per resident in FY2021, 12% below the median of the 227 Colorado municipalities reporting that year. See the figure
How does Ault's spending per resident compare with similar cities?: Ault spent $1,973 per resident in FY2021, 33% below the median of its peers: La Salle, Platteville, Keenesburg and Kersey. See the figure
How much debt does Ault have per resident?: Ault carried $733 of debt per resident in FY2021, in line with its peers' median. See the figure
Which cities is Ault compared with?: Ault is compared with La Salle, Platteville, Keenesburg and Kersey: the Colorado municipalities nearest to it on population, median household income and region. Budget size isn't used, so peers aren't chosen on the figures being compared. See the peer table
Where do these numbers come from?: From the U.S. Census Bureau's Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, as each government reported its own fiscal year, divided by Census population estimates. Figures that fail quality checks are withheld rather than shown. Sources and methodology

Community context

American Community Survey 5-year estimates and Census population estimates. Where the selected year isn’t available, the nearest earlier year is shown and labeled.

Population growth (5-yr): +5.4%/yr; 2021 estimate
Median household income: $70.4K; 2021 estimate
Poverty rate: 9.1%; 2021 estimate
Median home value: $260.2K; 2021 estimate
Housing vacancy rate: 8.3%; 2021 estimate

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Also in Northern Front Range

Platteville$2,711 · FY2021
La Salle$3,155 · FY2023
Keenesburg$6,132 · FY2021
Hudson$2,074 · FY2016
Kersey$2,476 · FY2021
Pierce$2,023 · FY2021
Gilcrest$1,696 · FY2021
Nunn$2,471 · FY2021

Revenue per resident, latest published year.

Sources

American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2017-2021 · 2021
U.S. Census Bureau
Retrieved October 7, 2026View source: American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2017-2021 (opens in a new tab)
Annual Survey of State & Local Government Finances 2022 - Individual Unit File · 2022 survey file
U.S. Census Bureau
Retrieved October 12, 2026View source: Annual Survey of State & Local Government Finances 2022 - Individual Unit File (opens in a new tab)
Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2025 - incorporated places · 2025
U.S. Census Bureau
Retrieved October 7, 2026View source: Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2025 - incorporated places (opens in a new tab)

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Ault · FY2021 municipal finance benchmarks

FY2021 in brief

FY2021 headline figures

Revenue per resident (definition)

Expenditures per resident (definition)

Tax revenue per resident (definition)

Debt per resident (definition)

How this number was calculated

What the numbers mean

Where the money comes from and where it goes

Money in

Money out

Ault and its peers

Trends

Questions about Ault’s finances

Community context

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Also in Northern Front Range

Sources

General government is Ault’s largest difference from its peers (61% below the peer median in FY2021). See how that line moves month to month in your own budget-vs-actual.