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Berthoud · FY2023 municipal finance benchmarks

Weld, Larimer counties · Northern Front Range · statutory town · Pop. 14,080 (2025 estimate); FY2023 per-resident figures use 13,244 · Census finance data FY2016, FY2021, FY2023

Latest Census Bureau finance data for Berthoud: FY2023. Retrieved Oct 2026. Newer years are added when the Census Bureau publishes them. Why the lag?

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FY2023 in brief

Berthoud collected $1,417 per resident (including city-run utilities), 60% below the median of the 97 Colorado municipalities reporting that year, 23% below its peers. Tax revenue per resident sits 50% below its peers, and 62% below the state median.

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

Compared with

Nearest on population, household income and region

FY2023 headline figures

Revenue per resident (definition)

$1,417
23% below peers
Includes city-owned utilities
Peer median
$1,840
CO median · 97 with a published figure
$3,580
Position
Higher than 3% of the 97 reporting
5-year changenominal dollars
Not enough history for a 5-year change
How Colorado compares on revenue per resident

Expenditures per resident (definition)

Includes city-owned utilities
Peer median
Benchmark unavailable
CO median · 91 with a published figure
$3,680
Position
Not reported for this year
5-year changenominal dollars
Withheld with this year's value

Tax revenue per resident (definition)

$648
50% below peers
Peer median
$1,290
CO median · 90 with a published figure
$1,726
Position
Higher than 5% of the 90 reporting
5-year changenominal dollars
Not enough history for a 5-year change

How this number was calculated

Revenue per resident · $1,417
Reported by the city to the Census Bureau

  1. 1Metric

    $1,417 Total revenue divided by population

    = Total revenue ÷ population

    Full definition: Revenue per resident

  2. 2Inputs

    Total revenue $18.8M ÷ population 13,244 (2023 estimate)

  3. 3Census line items

    • A61 Parks & recreation charges
    • A80 Sewer charges
    • A91 Water utility charges
    • C89 State aid
    • T01 Property tax
    • T09 General sales tax
    • T19 Selective sales taxes (lodging, utilities, etc.)
    • T20 Licenses & permits
    • T28 Licenses & permits
    • U20 Interest earnings
    • U30 Fines & forfeits
    • U40 Rents

  4. 4Source file

What the numbers mean

  • Berthoud runs city-owned utilities, which add 19.7% 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

Where the money comes from and where it goes

Per resident, FY2023. Bars show Berthoud; the gold tick is the peer median. How categories work

On the revenue side, the biggest difference from peers is Sales tax: $381 per resident, 56% below the peer median.

Money in

Revenue

$1,417
per resident23% below peers
Money in: Berthoud revenue per resident by category, FY2023, against the peer median. Open a category for its lines and Census item codes.
CategoryPer residentvs peers
$38156% belowpeers $860
$3016.1×peers $49
$27917% belowpeers $335
$1706% belowpeers $180
$14348% belowpeers $274
$9711% belowpeers $110
$4583% belowpeers $266
Peer median of 5 peers · Colorado median of 97 reporting

Money out

Spending

Categories are withheld with the total until it is verified against Berthoud’s audited financial report.

Peer median of 5 peers · Colorado median of 91 reporting

Berthoud 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, FY2023. How peers are chosen

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Berthoud compared with its peer municipalities, FY2023, per resident
MunicipalityRevenueExpendituresTax revenueSales taxDebt
BerthoudUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 19.7% of total revenue in FY2023. Revenue and spending per resident include them, so cities that run their own utilities read higher than cities that don't.$1,417$648$381Not reported for this year
SeveranceUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 18.9% of total revenue in FY2023. Revenue and spending per resident include them, so cities that run their own utilities read higher than cities that don't.$1,775$1,852$589$299Not reported for this year
MonumentUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 25.6% of total revenue in FY2023. Revenue and spending per resident include them, so cities that run their own utilities read higher than cities that don't.$1,840$2,688$1,222$1,016$1,521
Lone TreeRegional hub: Sales tax per resident is 2.8× the Colorado median.$5,157$4,664$3,564$3,183$551
FirestoneUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 35.9% of total revenue in FY2023. Revenue and spending per resident include them, so cities that run their own utilities read higher than cities that don't.$4,950$3,953$1,945$817$4,011
FrederickUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 11.3% of total revenue in FY2023. Revenue and spending per resident include them, so cities that run their own utilities read higher than cities that don't.$1,796$2,194$1,290$860$170
Peer median$1,840Benchmark unavailable$1,290$860Not reported for this year

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

Regional hub marks a municipality whose sales tax per resident is at least 1.5× the Colorado median: a shopping or visitor hub where people who live elsewhere pay much of the sales tax.

Trends

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

  • This city
  • Peer median
  • Withheld (shown on the axis, no value)
  • Colorado median (Census of Governments years only)
Revenue per resident
FY2016 $3,154 to FY2023 $1,417.$0$2.2K$4.4K’16’21’23Peer median FY2016: $1,387Peer median FY2021: $2,036Peer median FY2023: $1,840Colorado median FY2016: $1,746 (all 224 municipalities reporting)Colorado median FY2021: $2,476 (all 227 municipalities reporting)FY2016: $3,154FY2021: $4,394FY2023: $1,417

Fiscal year · nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation

Peer group changed in FY2021, FY2023. 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
YearThis cityPeer medianColorado median
FY2016$3,154$1,387$1,746 (224 reporting)
FY2021$4,394$2,036$2,476 (227 reporting)
FY2023$1,417$1,840$3,580 (97 reporting, sample year)
Expenditures per resident
FY2016 $2,895 to FY2021 $3,039. 1 year withheld.$0$1.5K$3K’16’21’23Peer median FY2016: $1,273Peer median FY2021: $1,458Colorado median FY2016: $1,749 (all 224 municipalities reporting)Colorado median FY2021: $2,208 (all 227 municipalities reporting)FY2016: $2,895FY2021: $3,039FY2023: withheld — Expenditures per resident is 23% of this city's typical level in other years

Fiscal year · nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation

Census definition change: Excludes equipment purchases and payments to other governments, which Census stopped reporting after FY2021.

  • FY2023 withheld: Expenditures per resident is 23% of this city's typical level in other years

Peer group changed in FY2021, FY2023. 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
YearThis cityPeer medianColorado median
FY2016$2,895$1,273$1,749 (196 reporting)
FY2021$3,039$1,458$2,208 (220 reporting)
FY2023Withheld (Expenditures per resident is 23% of this city's typical level in other years)Benchmark unavailable$3,680 (91 reporting, sample year)
Tax revenue per resident
FY2016 $524 to FY2023 $648.$0$713$1.4K’16’21’23Peer median FY2016: $536Peer median FY2021: $716Peer median FY2023: $1,290Colorado median FY2016: $705 (all 224 municipalities reporting)Colorado median FY2021: $1,072 (all 227 municipalities reporting)FY2016: $524FY2021: $1,426FY2023: $648

Fiscal year · nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation

Peer group changed in FY2021, FY2023. 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
YearThis cityPeer medianColorado median
FY2016$524$536$705 (193 reporting)
FY2021$1,426$716$1,072 (201 reporting)
FY2023$648$1,290$1,726 (90 reporting, sample year)
Debt per resident
FY2016 $168 to FY2021 $761.$0$966.8$1.9K’16’21’23Peer median FY2016: $811Peer median FY2021: $1,934Colorado median FY2016: $1,072 (all 224 municipalities reporting)Colorado median FY2021: $1,411 (all 227 municipalities reporting)FY2016: $168FY2021: $761

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
YearThis cityPeer medianColorado median
FY2016$168$811$1,072 (220 reporting)
FY2021$761$1,934$1,411 (199 reporting)
FY2023———

Questions about Berthoud’s finances

How much revenue does Berthoud collect per resident?
Berthoud collected $1,417 per resident in FY2023, 60% below the median of the 97 Colorado municipalities reporting that year. See the figure
Which cities is Berthoud compared with?
Berthoud is compared with Severance, Monument, Lone Tree, Firestone and Frederick: 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)
+9.9%/yr
2023 estimate
Median household income
$111.3K
2023 estimate
Poverty rate
3.1%
2023 estimate
Median home value
$487.7K
2023 estimate
Housing vacancy rate
3.0%
2023 estimate

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Revenue per resident, latest published year.

Sources

Dataset: Berthoud, CO municipal finance benchmarks

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Notes: dollars are nominal (not inflation-adjusted). Colorado medians cover the municipalities reporting that year. Peers: nearest on population, income and region. Definitions: orivian.ai/benchmarks/methodology.Retrieved October 12, 2026 from orivian.ai/benchmarks.

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