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Berthoud · FY2016 municipal finance benchmarks

Weld, Larimer counties · Northern Front Range · statutory town · Pop. 14,080 (2025 estimate); FY2016 per-resident figures use 6,491 · Census finance data FY2016, FY2021, FY2023

You’re viewing FY2016. See the latest view (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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FY2016 in brief

Berthoud collected $3,154 per resident (including city-run utilities), 81% above the median of the 224 Colorado municipalities reporting that year, 2.3× its peers. Tax revenue per resident sits in line with its peers, but 26% below the state median. Debt per resident runs 79% below peers.

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

Compared with

Nearest on population, household income and region

FY2016 headline figures

Revenue per resident (definition)

$3,154
2.3× peers
Includes city-owned utilities
Peer median
$1,387
CO median · 224 with a published figure
$1,746
Position
Higher than 79% of the 224 reporting
5-year changenominal dollars
Not enough history for a 5-year change
How Colorado compares on revenue per resident

Expenditures per resident (definition)

$2,895
2.3× peers
Includes city-owned utilities
Peer median
$1,273
CO median · 196 with a published figure
$1,749
Position
Higher than 71% of the 196 reporting
5-year changenominal dollars
Not enough history for a 5-year change

Tax revenue per resident (definition)

$524
in line with peers
Peer median
$536
CO median · 193 with a published figure
$705
Position
Higher than 40% of the 193 reporting
5-year changenominal dollars
Not enough history for a 5-year change

Debt per resident (definition)

$168
79% below peers
Peer median
$811
CO median · 220 with a published figure
$1,072
Position
Higher than 7% of the 220 reporting
5-year changenominal dollars
Not enough history for a 5-year change
How Colorado compares on debt per resident

How this number was calculated

Revenue per resident · $3,154
Reported by the city to the Census Bureau

  1. 1Metric

    $3,154 Total revenue divided by population

    = Total revenue ÷ population

    Full definition: Revenue per resident

  2. 2Inputs

    Total revenue $20.5M ÷ population 6,491 (2016 estimate)

  3. 3Census line items

    • A03 Commercial activities (other) charges
    • A61 Parks & recreation charges
    • A80 Sewer charges
    • A91 Water utility charges
    • A94 Transit charges
    • C30 State aid
    • C46 State aid
    • C80 State aid
    • C89 State aid
    • D46 Local government aid
    • D89 Local government aid
    • D94 Local government aid
    • T01 Property tax
    • T09 General sales tax
    • T20 Licenses & permits
    • T24 Licenses & permits
    • T28 Licenses & permits
    • T29 Licenses & permits
    • U01 Special assessments
    • U20 Interest earnings
    • U30 Fines & forfeits
    • U40 Rents
    • U99 Miscellaneous

  4. 4Source file

What the numbers mean

  • Berthoud runs city-owned utilities, which add 9.6% 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, FY2016. Bars show Berthoud; the gold tick is the peer median. How categories work

The biggest difference from peers is Utilities & environment: $2,216 per resident, 3.7× the peer median. On the revenue side, other revenue is 11.6× peers.

Money in

Revenue

$3,154
per resident2.3× peers
Money in: Berthoud revenue per resident by category, FY2016, against the peer median. Open a category for its lines and Census item codes.
CategoryPer residentvs peers
$1,78211.6×peers $153
$38981% abovepeers $214
$37556% abovepeers $241
$30415% belowpeers $359
$1552.2×peers $71
$10911% abovepeers $98
$4145% belowpeers $74
Peer median of 5 peers · Colorado median of 224 reporting

Money out

Spending

$2,895
per resident2.3× peers
Money out: Berthoud spending per resident by category, FY2016, against the peer median. Open a category for its lines and Census item codes.
CategoryPer residentvs peers
$2,2163.7×peers $599
$25711% belowpeers $288
$15678% abovepeers $88
$14534% belowpeers $218
$1052.8×peers $38
$9No peer comparisonpeers $0
$770% belowpeers $25
Peer median of 5 peers · Colorado median of 196 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, FY2016. How peers are chosen

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Berthoud compared with its peer municipalities, FY2016, per resident
MunicipalityRevenueExpendituresTax revenueSales taxDebt
BerthoudUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 9.6% of total revenue in FY2016. Revenue and spending per resident include them, so cities that run their own utilities read higher than cities that don't.$3,154$2,895$524$375$168
MillikenUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 32.3% of total revenue in FY2016. Revenue and spending per resident include them, so cities that run their own utilities read higher than cities that don't.$1,113$943$536$186$811
Estes ParkUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 45.8% of total revenue in FY2016. Revenue and spending per resident include them, so cities that run their own utilities read higher than cities that don't.Regional hub: Sales tax per resident is 3.8× the Colorado median.$6,610$7,641$2,687$2,088$2,012
LochbuieUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 32.2% of total revenue in FY2016. Revenue and spending per resident include them, so cities that run their own utilities read higher than cities that don't.$2,000$1,273$355$219$558
DaconoUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 20.3% of total revenue in FY2016. Revenue and spending per resident include them, so cities that run their own utilities read higher than cities that don't.$1,387$1,357$808$363$605
EatonUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 20.1% of total revenue in FY2016. Revenue and spending per resident include them, so cities that run their own utilities read higher than cities that don't.$1,046$1,037$366$241$1,074
Peer median$1,387$1,273$536$241$811

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 $3,154 per resident in FY2016, 81% above the median of the 224 Colorado municipalities reporting that year. See the figure
How does Berthoud's spending per resident compare with similar cities?
Berthoud spent $2,895 per resident in FY2016, 2.3× the median of its peers: Milliken, Estes Park, Lochbuie, Dacono and Eaton. See the figure
How much debt does Berthoud have per resident?
Berthoud carried $168 of debt per resident in FY2016, 79% below its peers' median. See the figure
Which cities is Berthoud compared with?
Berthoud is compared with Milliken, Estes Park, Lochbuie, Dacono and Eaton: 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)
+4.1%/yr
2016 estimate
Median household income
Not reported for this year
Poverty rate
Not reported for this year
Median home value
Not reported for this year
Housing vacancy rate
Not reported for this year

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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.

Every figure on this page is read from the published index; nothing is recalculated for display. Read the methodology

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