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Calhan · FY2021 municipal finance benchmarks

El Paso County · Pikes Peak · statutory town · Pop. 727 (2025 estimate); FY2021 per-resident figures use 762 · Census finance data FY2016, FY2021

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

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FY2021 in brief

Calhan collected $1,748 per resident (including city-run utilities), 29% below the median of the 227 Colorado municipalities reporting that year, 28% above its peers. Tax revenue per resident sits in line with its peers, but 22% below the state median. Debt per resident runs 87% below peers.

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

Compared with

Nearest on population, household income and region

FY2021 headline figures

Revenue per resident (definition)

$1,748
28% above peers
Includes city-owned utilities
Peer median
$1,366
CO median · 227 with a published figure
$2,476
Position
Higher than 29% of the 227 reporting
5-year changenominal dollars
+6.5%/yr
How Colorado compares on revenue per resident

Expenditures per resident (definition)

$1,398
33% above peers
Includes city-owned utilities
Peer median
$1,053
CO median · 220 with a published figure
$2,208
Position
Higher than 23% of the 220 reporting
5-year changenominal dollars
+3.2%/yr

Tax revenue per resident (definition)

$840
in line with peers
Peer median
$858
CO median · 201 with a published figure
$1,072
Position
Higher than 34% of the 201 reporting
5-year changenominal dollars
+15.7%/yr

Debt per resident (definition)

$117
87% below peers
Peer median
$876
CO median · 199 with a published figure
$1,411
Position
Higher than 4% of the 199 reporting
5-year changenominal dollars
−21.4%/yr
How Colorado compares on debt per resident

How this number was calculated

Revenue per resident · $1,748
Reported by the city to the Census Bureau

  1. 1Metric

    $1,748 Total revenue divided by population

    = Total revenue ÷ population

    Full definition: Revenue per resident

  2. 2Inputs

    Total revenue $1.3M ÷ population 762 (2021 estimate)

  3. 3Census line items

    • A03 Commercial activities (other) charges
    • A61 Parks & recreation charges
    • A80 Sewer charges
    • A91 Water utility charges
    • B89 Federal aid
    • C89 State aid
    • D89 Local government aid
    • T01 Property tax
    • T09 General sales tax
    • T24 Licenses & permits
    • U20 Interest earnings
    • U30 Fines & forfeits
    • U40 Rents
    • U50 Private donations
    • U99 Miscellaneous

  4. 4Source file

What the numbers mean

  • Calhan runs city-owned utilities, which add 22.1% 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 762 residents, small changes in Calhan'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 Calhan; the gold tick is the peer median. How categories work

The biggest difference from peers is General government: $142 per resident, 78% below the peer median. On the revenue side, fees & charges is 2.2× peers.

Money in

Revenue

$1,748
per resident28% above peers
Money in: Calhan revenue per resident by category, FY2021, against the peer median. Open a category for its lines and Census item codes.
CategoryPer residentvs peers
$68627% abovepeers $541
$386in line withpeers $369
$2762.2×peers $125
$17823% abovepeers $145
$1483.0×peers $50
$6849% belowpeers $134
$597% belowpeers $154
Peer median of 5 peers · Colorado median of 227 reporting

Money out

Spending

$1,398
per resident33% above peers
Money out: Calhan spending per resident by category, FY2021, against the peer median. Open a category for its lines and Census item codes.
CategoryPer residentvs peers
$5243.8×peers $138
$14278% belowpeers $637
$1276% belowpeers $136
$1784% belowpeers $103
$762% belowpeers $17
$3No peer comparisonpeers $0
$1No peer comparisonpeers $0
Withheld
Peer median of 4 peers · Colorado median of 220 reporting

Calhan 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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Calhan compared with its peer municipalities, FY2021, per resident
MunicipalityRevenueExpendituresTax revenueSales taxDebt
CalhanUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 22.1% 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.$1,748$1,398$840$686$117
WilliamsburgUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 51.0% 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.$723$523$876
La VetaUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 24.7% 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.$1,913$858$699Not reported for this year
Green Mountain Falls$1,366$1,108$1,086$422Not reported for this year
Cripple CreekUtilities: 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.$10,350$7,932$803$965
Silver Cliff$1,037$998$744$541$213
Peer median$1,366$1,053$858$620$876

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
FY2016 $1,275 to FY2021 $1,748.$0$1.2K$2.5K’16’21Peer median FY2016: $701Peer median FY2021: $1,366Colorado median FY2016: $1,746 (all 224 municipalities reporting)Colorado median FY2021: $2,476 (all 227 municipalities reporting)FY2016: $1,275FY2021: $1,748

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
YearThis cityPeer medianColorado median
FY2016$1,275$701$1,746 (224 reporting)
FY2021$1,748$1,366$2,476 (227 reporting)
Expenditures per resident
FY2016 $1,194 to FY2021 $1,398.$0$1.1K$2.2K’16’21Peer median FY2016: $814Peer median FY2021: $1,053Colorado median FY2016: $1,749 (all 224 municipalities reporting)Colorado median FY2021: $2,208 (all 227 municipalities reporting)FY2016: $1,194FY2021: $1,398

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
YearThis cityPeer medianColorado median
FY2016$1,194$814$1,749 (196 reporting)
FY2021$1,398$1,053$2,208 (220 reporting)
Tax revenue per resident
FY2016 $404 to FY2021 $840.$0$536$1.1K’16’21Peer median FY2016: $251Peer median FY2021: $858Colorado median FY2016: $705 (all 224 municipalities reporting)Colorado median FY2021: $1,072 (all 227 municipalities reporting)FY2016: $404FY2021: $840

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
YearThis cityPeer medianColorado median
FY2016$404$251$705 (193 reporting)
FY2021$840$858$1,072 (201 reporting)
Debt per resident
FY2016 $390 to FY2021 $117.$0$705.6$1.4K’16’21Peer median FY2016: $962Peer median FY2021: $876Colorado median FY2016: $1,072 (all 224 municipalities reporting)Colorado median FY2021: $1,411 (all 227 municipalities reporting)FY2016: $390FY2021: $117

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$390$962$1,072 (220 reporting)
FY2021$117$876$1,411 (199 reporting)

Questions about Calhan’s finances

How much revenue does Calhan collect per resident?
Calhan collected $1,748 per resident in FY2021, 29% below the median of the 227 Colorado municipalities reporting that year. See the figure
How does Calhan's spending per resident compare with similar cities?
Calhan spent $1,398 per resident in FY2021, 33% above the median of its peers: Williamsburg, La Veta, Green Mountain Falls, Cripple Creek and Silver Cliff. See the figure
How much debt does Calhan have per resident?
Calhan carried $117 of debt per resident in FY2021, 87% below its peers' median. See the figure
Which cities is Calhan compared with?
Calhan is compared with Williamsburg, La Veta, Green Mountain Falls, Cripple Creek and Silver Cliff: 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)
−1.6%/yr
2021 estimate
Median household income
$41.3K
2021 estimate
Poverty rate
12.9%
2021 estimate
Median home value
$198.4K
2021 estimate
Housing vacancy rate
19.4%
2021 estimate

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Revenue per resident, latest published year.

Sources

Dataset: Calhan, 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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