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Cedaredge · FY2016 municipal finance benchmarks

Delta County · Western Slope · home rule municipality · Pop. 2,448 (2025 estimate); FY2016 per-resident figures use 2,206 · Census finance data FY2016, FY2021

You’re viewing FY2016. See the latest view (FY2021). Latest Census Bureau finance data for Cedaredge: FY2021. Retrieved Oct 2026. Newer years are added when the Census Bureau publishes them. Why the lag?

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FY2016 in brief

Cedaredge collected $2,050 per resident (including city-run utilities), 17% above the median of the 224 Colorado municipalities reporting that year, 77% above its peers. Tax revenue per resident sits 19% below its peers, and 54% below the state median. Debt per resident runs 64% 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

FY2016 headline figures

Revenue per resident (definition)

$2,050
77% above peers
Includes city-owned utilities
Peer median
$1,156
CO median · 224 with a published figure
$1,746
Position
Higher than 59% 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)

$1,585
78% above peers
Includes city-owned utilities
Peer median
$888
CO median · 196 with a published figure
$1,749
Position
Higher than 46% of the 196 reporting
5-year changenominal dollars
Not enough history for a 5-year change

Tax revenue per resident (definition)

$327
19% below peers
Peer median
$404
CO median · 193 with a published figure
$705
Position
Higher than 22% of the 193 reporting
5-year changenominal dollars
Not enough history for a 5-year change

Debt per resident (definition)

$381
64% below CO median
Peer median
Benchmark unavailable
CO median · 220 with a published figure
$1,072
Position
Higher than 27% 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 · $2,050
Reported by the city to the Census Bureau

  1. 1Metric

    $2,050 Total revenue divided by population

    = Total revenue ÷ population

    Full definition: Revenue per resident

  2. 2Inputs

    Total revenue $4.5M ÷ population 2,206 (2016 estimate)

  3. 3Census line items

    • A61 Parks & recreation charges
    • A80 Sewer charges
    • A89 General government (other) charges
    • A91 Water utility charges
    • C30 State aid
    • C46 State aid
    • C80 State aid
    • C89 State aid
    • C91 State aid
    • D30 Local government aid
    • D46 Local government aid
    • D79 Local government aid
    • D89 Local government aid
    • D91 Local government aid
    • T01 Property tax
    • T09 General sales tax
    • T15 Selective sales taxes (lodging, utilities, etc.)
    • T20 Licenses & permits
    • T24 Licenses & permits
    • T28 Licenses & permits
    • T29 Licenses & permits
    • T99 Other taxes
    • U11 Sale of property
    • U20 Interest earnings
    • U30 Fines & forfeits
    • U40 Rents
    • U99 Miscellaneous

  4. 4Source file

What the numbers mean

  • Cedaredge runs city-owned utilities, which add 18.7% 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
  • With about 2,206 residents, small changes in Cedaredge's budget move per-resident figures a lot. Compare several years, not one.

Where the money comes from and where it goes

Per resident, FY2016. Bars show Cedaredge; the gold tick is the peer median. How categories work

The biggest difference from peers is Parks, libraries & community: $262 per resident, 6.9× the peer median. On the revenue side, intergovernmental is 15.8× peers.

Money in

Revenue

$2,050
per resident77% above peers
Money in: Cedaredge revenue per resident by category, FY2016, against the peer median. Open a category for its lines and Census item codes.
CategoryPer residentvs peers
$84015.8×peers $53
$4723.6×peers $131
$38427% abovepeers $302
$18815% belowpeers $220
$756% belowpeers $80
$643.7×peers $17
$2769% abovepeers $16
Peer median of 5 peers · Colorado median of 224 reporting

Money out

Spending

$1,585
per resident78% above peers
Money out: Cedaredge spending per resident by category, FY2016, against the peer median. Open a category for its lines and Census item codes.
CategoryPer residentvs peers
$76823% abovepeers $622
$2626.9×peers $38
$23723% abovepeers $193
$2086% abovepeers $197
$1073.2×peers $34
$3No peer comparisonpeers $0
None reported · peers $0$0None reported
Peer median of 5 peers · Colorado median of 196 reporting

Cedaredge 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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Cedaredge compared with its peer municipalities, FY2016, per resident
MunicipalityRevenueExpendituresTax revenueSales taxDebt
CedaredgeUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 18.7% 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.$2,050$1,585$327$188$381
PalisadeUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 42.5% 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.$1,156$874$492$348$171
MeekerUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 21.8% 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.$1,262$1,526$522$422Not reported for this year
OlatheUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 17.9% 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.$787$502$317$220$745
Orchard CityUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 32.0% 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.$942$888Not reported for this yearNot reported for this year
CenterUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 70.3% 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.$1,965$1,572$269$158Not reported for this year
Peer median$1,156$888$404$284Benchmark unavailable

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 $2,050 to FY2021 $2,015.$0$1.2K$2.5K’16’21Peer median FY2016: $1,156Peer median FY2021: $2,278Colorado median FY2016: $1,746 (all 224 municipalities reporting)Colorado median FY2021: $2,476 (all 227 municipalities reporting)FY2016: $2,050FY2021: $2,015

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$2,050$1,156$1,746 (224 reporting)
FY2021$2,015$2,278$2,476 (227 reporting)
Expenditures per resident
FY2016 $1,585 to FY2021 $1,959.$0$1.1K$2.2K’16’21Peer median FY2016: $888Peer median FY2021: $2,058Colorado median FY2016: $1,749 (all 224 municipalities reporting)Colorado median FY2021: $2,208 (all 227 municipalities reporting)FY2016: $1,585FY2021: $1,959

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$1,585$888$1,749 (196 reporting)
FY2021$1,959$2,058$2,208 (220 reporting)
Tax revenue per resident
FY2016 $327 to FY2021 $534.$0$536$1.1K’16’21Peer median FY2016: $404Peer median FY2021: $634Colorado median FY2016: $705 (all 224 municipalities reporting)Colorado median FY2021: $1,072 (all 227 municipalities reporting)FY2016: $327FY2021: $534

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$327$404$705 (193 reporting)
FY2021$534$634$1,072 (201 reporting)
Debt per resident
FY2016 $381 to FY2021 $1,341.$0$705.6$1.4K’16’21Peer median FY2021: $916Colorado median FY2016: $1,072 (all 224 municipalities reporting)Colorado median FY2021: $1,411 (all 227 municipalities reporting)FY2016: $381FY2021: $1,341

Fiscal year · nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation

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Debt per resident by fiscal year
YearThis cityPeer medianColorado median
FY2016$381Benchmark unavailable$1,072 (220 reporting)
FY2021$1,341$916$1,411 (199 reporting)

Questions about Cedaredge’s finances

How much revenue does Cedaredge collect per resident?
Cedaredge collected $2,050 per resident in FY2016, 17% above the median of the 224 Colorado municipalities reporting that year. See the figure
How does Cedaredge's spending per resident compare with similar cities?
Cedaredge spent $1,585 per resident in FY2016, 78% above the median of its peers: Palisade, Meeker, Olathe, Orchard City and Center. See the figure
How much debt does Cedaredge have per resident?
Cedaredge carried $381 of debt per resident in FY2016, 64% below the Colorado median. See the figure
Which cities is Cedaredge compared with?
Cedaredge is compared with Palisade, Meeker, Olathe, Orchard City and Center: 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)
−0.0%/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: Cedaredge, CO municipal finance benchmarks

Free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (opens in a new tab). Please credit “Source: Orivian Municipal Index, orivian.ai/benchmarks”. See the data use terms.

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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