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Castle Rock · FY2021 municipal finance benchmarks

Douglas County · Denver Metro · home rule municipality · Pop. 83,815 (2025 estimate); FY2021 per-resident figures use 76,659 · Census finance data FY2016–FY2023

You’re viewing FY2021. See the latest view (FY2023). Latest Census Bureau finance data for Castle Rock: FY2023. Retrieved Oct 2026. Newer years are added when the Census Bureau publishes them. Why the lag?

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FY2021 in brief

Castle Rock collected $2,554 per resident (including city-run utilities), in line with the median of the 227 Colorado municipalities reporting that year. Tax revenue per resident sits 29% below its peers, and 5% below the state median. Debt per resident runs 64% 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)

$2,554
in line with peers
Includes city-owned utilities
Peer median
$2,433
CO median · 227 with a published figure
$2,476
Position
Higher than 53% of the 227 reporting
5-year changenominal dollars
+2.2%/yr
How Colorado compares on revenue per resident

Expenditures per resident (definition)

$2,939
47% above peers
Includes city-owned utilities
Peer median
$1,998
CO median · 220 with a published figure
$2,208
Position
Higher than 69% of the 220 reporting
5-year changenominal dollars
+10.0%/yr

Tax revenue per resident (definition)

$1,015
29% below peers
Peer median
$1,419
CO median · 201 with a published figure
$1,072
Position
Higher than 47% of the 201 reporting
5-year changenominal dollars
+1.5%/yr

Debt per resident (definition)

$1,124
64% below peers
Peer median
$3,136
CO median · 199 with a published figure
$1,411
Position
Higher than 43% of the 199 reporting
5-year changenominal dollars
−6.2%/yr
How Colorado compares on debt per resident

How this number was calculated

Revenue per resident · $2,554
Includes Census estimates for 100% of revenue

  1. 1Metric

    $2,554 Total revenue divided by population

    = Total revenue ÷ population

    Full definition: Revenue per resident

  2. 2Inputs

    Total revenue $195.8M ÷ population 76,659 (2021 estimate)

  3. 3Census line items

    • A61 Parks & recreation charges
    • A80 Sewer charges
    • A89 General government (other) charges
    • A91 Water utility charges
    • C89 State aid
    • T01 Property tax
    • T09 General sales tax
    • T29 Licenses & permits
    • U01 Special assessments
    • U11 Sale of property
    • U20 Interest earnings
    • U30 Fines & forfeits
    • U50 Private donations
    • U99 Miscellaneous

  4. 4Source file

What the numbers mean

  • Castle Rock runs city-owned utilities, which add 23.1% 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
  • Castle Rock relies on sales tax more than most Colorado municipalities. Tourism and regional retail can raise sales tax per resident because non-residents pay it.
  • Part of Castle Rock's FY2021 revenue is a Census Bureau estimate, not a reported figure. How estimates are handled

Where the money comes from and where it goes

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

The biggest difference from peers is Utilities & environment: $1,338 per resident, 25.7× the peer median. On the revenue side, fees & charges is 2.0× peers.

Money in

Revenue

$2,554
per residentin line with peers
Money in: Castle Rock revenue per resident by category, FY2021, against the peer median. Open a category for its lines and Census item codes.
CategoryPer residentvs peers
$87316% belowpeers $1,038
$590No peer comparisonpeers $0
$5742.0×peers $283
$2262.2×peers $104
$14921% belowpeers $189
$13732% belowpeers $202
$498% belowpeers $166
Peer median of 5 peers · Colorado median of 227 reporting

Money out

Spending

$2,939
per resident47% above peers
Money out: Castle Rock spending per resident by category, FY2021, against the peer median. Open a category for its lines and Census item codes.
CategoryPer residentvs peers
$1,33825.7×peers $52
$47179% abovepeers $263
$44016% abovepeers $379
$387in line withpeers $398
$25823% belowpeers $334
$4453% belowpeers $94
Peer median of 5 peers · Colorado median of 220 reporting

Castle Rock 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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Castle Rock compared with its peer municipalities, FY2021, per resident
MunicipalityRevenueExpendituresTax revenueSales taxDebt
Castle RockUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 23.1% 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.$2,554$2,939$1,015$873$1,124
BroomfieldUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 6.5% 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.$4,149$5,477$2,231$1,130$5,201
Parker$1,983$1,507$1,419$1,038$1,010
Centennial$684$690$566$441$24
Commerce CityRegional hub: Sales tax per resident is 1.8× the Colorado median.$2,433$1,998$1,913$1,545$4,203
LongmontUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 37.1% 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.$3,522$3,114$1,371$436$3,136
Peer median$2,433$1,998$1,419$1,038$3,136

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 $2,292 to FY2023 $2,720.$0$1.5K$3.1K’16’17’18’19’20’21’22’23Peer median FY2016: $1,905Peer median FY2017: $2,694Peer median FY2018: $2,488Peer median FY2019: $2,128Peer median FY2020: $2,150Peer median FY2021: $2,433Peer median FY2022: $3,091Peer median FY2023: $2,621Colorado median FY2016: $1,746 (all 224 municipalities reporting)Colorado median FY2021: $2,476 (all 227 municipalities reporting)FY2016: $2,292FY2017: $2,104FY2018: $2,263FY2019: $2,771FY2020: $2,545FY2021: $2,554FY2022: $2,597FY2023: $2,720

Fiscal year · nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation

Peer group changed in FY2017, FY2018, FY2019, FY2020, FY2021, FY2022, 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$2,292$1,905$1,746 (224 reporting)
FY2017$2,104$2,694$2,694 (35 reporting, sample year)
FY2018$2,263$2,488$2,529 (75 reporting, sample year)
FY2019$2,771$2,128$2,694 (73 reporting, sample year)
FY2020$2,545$2,150$2,739 (76 reporting, sample year)
FY2021$2,554$2,433$2,476 (227 reporting)
FY2022$2,597$3,091$3,031 (72 reporting, sample year)
FY2023$2,720$2,621$3,580 (97 reporting, sample year)
Expenditures per resident
FY2016 $1,821 to FY2023 $3,069.$0$1.6K$3.3K’16’17’18’19’20’21’22’23Peer median FY2016: $1,925Peer median FY2017: $2,678Peer median FY2018: $2,028Peer median FY2019: $1,620Peer median FY2020: $1,787Peer median FY2021: $1,998Peer median FY2022: $2,615Peer median FY2023: $1,855Colorado median FY2016: $1,749 (all 224 municipalities reporting)Colorado median FY2021: $2,208 (all 227 municipalities reporting)FY2016: $1,821FY2017: $1,827FY2018: $1,801FY2019: $3,272FY2020: $3,045FY2021: $2,939FY2022: $3,045. Excludes equipment purchases and payments to other governments, which Census stopped reporting after FY2021.FY2023: $3,069. Excludes equipment purchases and payments to other governments, which Census stopped reporting after FY2021.

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.

Peer group changed in FY2017, FY2018, FY2019, FY2020, FY2021, FY2022, FY2023, the same year as the census definition change. 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$1,821$1,925$1,749 (196 reporting)
FY2017$1,827$2,678$2,663 (35 reporting, sample year)
FY2018$1,801$2,028$2,387 (74 reporting, sample year)
FY2019$3,272$1,620$2,759 (71 reporting, sample year)
FY2020$3,045$1,787$2,485 (74 reporting, sample year)
FY2021$2,939$1,998$2,208 (220 reporting)
FY2022$3,045$2,615$3,025 (71 reporting, sample year)
FY2023$3,069$1,855$3,680 (91 reporting, sample year)
Tax revenue per resident
FY2016 $940 to FY2023 $1,033.$0$873.2$1.7K’16’17’18’19’20’21’22’23Peer median FY2016: $991Peer median FY2017: $1,098Peer median FY2018: $1,134Peer median FY2019: $1,167Peer median FY2020: $1,245Peer median FY2021: $1,419Peer median FY2022: $1,512Peer median FY2023: $1,746Colorado median FY2016: $705 (all 224 municipalities reporting)Colorado median FY2021: $1,072 (all 227 municipalities reporting)FY2016: $940FY2017: $979FY2018: $1,041FY2019: $1,009FY2020: $974FY2021: $1,015FY2022: $1,061FY2023: $1,033

Fiscal year · nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation

Peer group changed in FY2017, FY2018, FY2019, FY2020, 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$940$991$705 (193 reporting)
FY2017$979$1,098$1,098 (34 reporting, sample year)
FY2018$1,041$1,134$1,173 (70 reporting, sample year)
FY2019$1,009$1,167$1,187 (71 reporting, sample year)
FY2020$974$1,245$1,238 (72 reporting, sample year)
FY2021$1,015$1,419$1,072 (201 reporting)
FY2022$1,061$1,512$1,631 (71 reporting, sample year)
FY2023$1,033$1,746$1,726 (90 reporting, sample year)
Debt per resident
FY2016 $1,551 to FY2023 $847.$0$1.6K$3.1K’16’17’18’19’20’21’22’23Peer median FY2016: $1,247Peer median FY2017: $1,949Peer median FY2018: $1,067Peer median FY2019: $1,294Peer median FY2020: $1,916Peer median FY2021: $3,136Peer median FY2022: $3,005Peer median FY2023: $2,481Colorado median FY2016: $1,072 (all 224 municipalities reporting)Colorado median FY2021: $1,411 (all 227 municipalities reporting)FY2016: $1,551FY2017: $2,542FY2018: $2,272FY2019: $1,524FY2020: $1,282FY2021: $1,124FY2022: $968FY2023: $847

Fiscal year · nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation

Peer group changed in FY2017, FY2018, FY2019, FY2020, FY2021, FY2023. 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$1,551$1,247$1,072 (220 reporting)
FY2017$2,542$1,949$1,482 (34 reporting, sample year)
FY2018$2,272$1,067$1,644 (70 reporting, sample year)
FY2019$1,524$1,294$1,627 (69 reporting, sample year)
FY2020$1,282$1,916$1,798 (71 reporting, sample year)
FY2021$1,124$3,136$1,411 (199 reporting)
FY2022$968$3,005$2,068 (73 reporting, sample year)
FY2023$847$2,481$2,130 (91 reporting, sample year)

Questions about Castle Rock’s finances

How much revenue does Castle Rock collect per resident?
Castle Rock collected $2,554 per resident in FY2021, in line with the median of the 227 Colorado municipalities reporting that year. See the figure
How does Castle Rock's spending per resident compare with similar cities?
Castle Rock spent $2,939 per resident in FY2021, 47% above the median of its peers: Broomfield, Parker, Centennial, Commerce City and Longmont. See the figure
How much debt does Castle Rock have per resident?
Castle Rock carried $1,124 of debt per resident in FY2021, 64% below its peers' median. See the figure
Which cities is Castle Rock compared with?
Castle Rock is compared with Broomfield, Parker, Centennial, Commerce City and Longmont: 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)
+5.0%/yr
2021 estimate
Median household income
$121.4K
2021 estimate
Poverty rate
3.6%
2021 estimate
Median home value
$472.8K
2021 estimate
Housing vacancy rate
2.9%
2021 estimate

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Sources

Dataset: Castle Rock, 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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