Berthoud · FY2021 municipal finance benchmarks

Name: Berthoud, CO municipal finance benchmarks
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Weld, Larimer counties · Northern Front Range · statutory town · Pop. 14,080 (2025 estimate); FY2021 per-resident figures use 11,685 · Census finance data FY2016, FY2021, FY2023

You’re viewing FY2021. 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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FY2021 in brief

Berthoud collected $4,394 per resident (including city-run utilities), 77% above the median of the 227 Colorado municipalities reporting that year, 2.2× its peers. Tax revenue per resident sits 99% above its peers, and 33% above the state median. Debt per resident runs 61% below peers.

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)

$4,394

2.2× peers

Includes city-owned utilities

Peer median: $2,036
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 82% of the 227 reporting
5-year changenominal dollars: +6.9%/yr

How Colorado compares on revenue per resident

Expenditures per resident (definition)

$3,039

2.1× peers

Includes city-owned utilities

Peer median: $1,458
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 69% of the 220 reporting
5-year changenominal dollars: +1.0%/yr

Tax revenue per resident (definition)

$1,426

99% above peers

Peer median: $716
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 68% of the 201 reporting
5-year changenominal dollars: +22.1%/yr

Debt per resident (definition)

$761

61% below peers

Peer median: $1,934
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 30% of the 199 reporting
5-year changenominal dollars: +35.2%/yr

How Colorado compares on debt per resident

How this number was calculated

Revenue per resident · $4,394

Reported by the city to the Census Bureau

1Metric
$4,394 Total revenue divided by population
= Total revenue ÷ population
Full definition: Revenue per resident
2Inputs
Total revenue $51.3M ÷ population 11,685 (2021 estimate)
3Census line items
- A03 Commercial activities (other) charges
- A61 Parks & recreation charges
- A80 Sewer charges
- A89 General government (other) charges
- A91 Water utility charges
- A94 Transit charges
- C89 State aid
- D89 Local government aid
- T01 Property tax
- T09 General sales tax
- T19 Selective sales taxes (lodging, utilities, etc.)
- T28 Licenses & permits
- T29 Licenses & permits
- U01 Special assessments
- 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

Berthoud runs city-owned utilities, which add 8.0% 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, FY2021. Bars show Berthoud; the gold tick is the peer median. How categories work

The biggest difference from peers is General government: $2,117 per resident, 4.0× the peer median. On the revenue side, other revenue is 10.9× peers.

Money in

Revenue

$4,394

per resident2.2× peers

Money in: Berthoud 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
	$1,437	$132	10.9× peerspeers $132	33%

Special assessments $1,371 · peers $116 Interest earnings $48 · peers $1 Miscellaneous $17 · peers $8 Fines & forfeits $1 · peers $4 Interest earnings, fines, rents, special assessments, donations and sales of property. Census line items U01 Special assessments U20 Interest earnings U30 Fines & forfeits U99 Miscellaneous
	$979	$77	12.7× peerspeers $77	22%

Sewer charges $421 · peers $48 General government (other) charges $347 · peers $2 Parks & recreation charges $205 · peers $1 Commercial activities (other) charges $6 · peers $0 Charges for services such as sewer, trash, recreation, parking and airports. Census line items A03 Commercial activities (other) charges A61 Parks & recreation charges A80 Sewer charges A89 General government (other) charges
	$350	$468	25% below peerspeers $468	8%

Water utility charges $347 · peers $468 Transit charges $3 · peers $0 Revenue of city-owned water, electric, gas and transit systems. Census line items A91 Water utility charges A94 Transit charges
	$212	$148	43% above peerspeers $148	5%

Property tax $212 · peers $148 Property tax levied by the municipality. Census line items T01 Property tax
	$202	$161	26% above peerspeers $161	5%

State aid $121 · peers $55 Local government aid $82 · peers $123 Grants and shared revenue from federal, state and local governments. Census line items C89 State aid D89 Local government aid
	$72	$103	30% below peerspeers $103	2%

Selective sales taxes (lodging, utilities, etc.) $51 · peers $15 Licenses & permits $21 · peers $87 Lodging, utility, tobacco and other selective sales taxes, licenses and permits, and other taxes. Census line items T19 Selective sales taxes (lodging, utilities, etc.) T28 Licenses & permits T29 Licenses & permits
	Withheld Berthoud · Sales tax · FY2021 Reason: Sales tax per resident is 302% of this city's typical level in other years We don't publish figures that fail our quality checks until they're verified against the city's audited financial report.	$456	Withheldpeers $456	Withheld

General sales tax Withheld Berthoud · General sales tax · FY2021 Reason: Sales tax per resident is 302% of this city's typical level in other years We don't publish figures that fail our quality checks until they're verified against the city's audited financial report. · peers $456 General sales and use tax. Census line items T09 General sales tax

Peer median of 5 peers · Colorado median of 227 reporting

Money out

Spending

$3,039

per resident2.1× peers

Money out: Berthoud 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
	$2,117	$523	4.0× peerspeers $523	70%

General government (other) $1,988 · peers $304 incl. $1,727 construction Central staff services $128 · peers $158 General public buildings $1 · peers $6 incl. $1 construction incl. $1,728 construction Administration, finance, legal and courts, public buildings and other general government. Census line items E29 Central staff services E89 General government (other) F31 General public buildings F89 General government (other)
	$454	$803	43% below peerspeers $803	15%

Water utility $250 · peers $684 incl. $30 construction Sewer $184 · peers $59 incl. $63 construction Natural resources $20 · peers $0 incl. $93 construction Water, sewer, solid waste, electric and gas utilities, and natural resources. Census line items E59 Natural resources E80 Sewer E91 Water utility F80 Sewer F91 Water utility
	$268	$93	2.9× peerspeers $93	9%

Parks & recreation $268 · peers $70 incl. $39 construction incl. $39 construction Parks and recreation, libraries, housing and community development. Census line items E61 Parks & recreation F61 Parks & recreation
	$141	$132	7% above peerspeers $132	5%

Police $141 · peers $132 Police, fire protection, inspection and corrections. Census line items E62 Police
	$31	$77	60% below peerspeers $77	1%

Interest on debt $31 · peers $77 Interest paid on the municipality's debt. Census line items I89 Interest on debt I91 Interest on debt
	$22	$29	25% below peerspeers $29	1%

Transit $14 · peers $0 Streets & highways $8 · peers $29 incl. $5 construction incl. $5 construction Streets and highways, transit, parking and airports. Census line items E44 Streets & highways E94 Transit F44 Streets & highways
	$5	$0	No peer comparisonpeers $0	<1%

Commercial activities (other) $5 · peers $0 Commercial activities and functions outside the categories above. Census line items E03 Commercial activities (other)

Peer median of 5 peers · Colorado median of 220 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, FY2021. How peers are chosen

Open in Compare

Berthoud compared with its peer municipalities, FY2021, per resident
Municipality	Revenue	Expenditures	Tax revenue	Sales tax	Debt
BerthoudUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 8.0% 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.	$4,394	$3,039	$1,426	Withheld Berthoud · Sales tax per resident · FY2021 Reason: Sales tax per resident is 302% of this city's typical level in other years We don't publish figures that fail our quality checks until they're verified against the city's audited financial report.	$761
WellingtonUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 23.9% 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.	$1,669	$1,408	$665	$414	$2,081
SeveranceUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 20.1% 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.	$2,338	$1,994	$716	$395	Not reported for this year
MonumentUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 33.3% 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.	$1,314	$1,458	$633	$456	$1,786
FrederickUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 45.8% 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.	$2,036	$1,310	$949	$712	$277
FirestoneUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 16.8% 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.	$2,786	$3,903	$1,535	$758	$4,612
Peer median	$2,036	$1,458	$716	Benchmark unavailable	$1,934

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
Withheld (shown on the axis, no value)
Colorado median (Census of Governments years only)

Revenue per resident

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
Year	This city	Peer median	Colorado 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

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
Year	This city	Peer median	Colorado median
FY2016	$2,895	$1,273	$1,749 (196 reporting)
FY2021	$3,039	$1,458	$2,208 (220 reporting)
FY2023	Withheld (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

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
Year	This city	Peer median	Colorado 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

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	$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 $4,394 per resident in FY2021, 77% above the median of the 227 Colorado municipalities reporting that year. See the figure
How does Berthoud's spending per resident compare with similar cities?: Berthoud spent $3,039 per resident in FY2021, 2.1× the median of its peers: Wellington, Severance, Monument, Frederick and Firestone. See the figure
How much debt does Berthoud have per resident?: Berthoud carried $761 of debt per resident in FY2021, 61% below its peers' median. See the figure
Which cities is Berthoud compared with?: Berthoud is compared with Wellington, Severance, Monument, Frederick and Firestone: 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): +12.5%/yr; 2021 estimate
Median household income: $95.9K; 2021 estimate
Poverty rate: 2.9%; 2021 estimate
Median home value: $399K; 2021 estimate
Housing vacancy rate: 2.7%; 2021 estimate

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Also in Northern Front Range

Wellington$1,738 · FY2022
Severance$1,775 · FY2023
Timnath$3,490 · FY2023
Fort Lupton$6,892 · FY2023
Frederick$1,796 · FY2023
Milliken$1,700 · FY2022
Lochbuie$1,799 · FY2021
Firestone$4,950 · FY2023

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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Berthoud · 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

Berthoud and its peers

Trends

Questions about Berthoud’s finances

Community context

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Also in Northern Front Range

Sources

General government is Berthoud’s largest difference from its peers (4.0× the peer median in FY2021). See how that line moves month to month in your own budget-vs-actual.