Cokedale · FY2016 municipal finance benchmarks

Name: Cokedale, CO municipal finance benchmarks
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Las Animas County · Southern Colorado · statutory town · Pop. 123 (2025 estimate); FY2016 per-resident figures use 116 · Census finance data FY2016, FY2021

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

City website (opens in a new tab)

Fiscal yearCompare

FY2016 in brief

Cokedale collected $1,345 per resident, 23% below the median of the 224 Colorado municipalities reporting that year, 41% above its peers. Debt per resident runs 16.1× peers.

Tax revenue per resident withheld: Tax revenue per resident is 4.1x the peer median

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)

$1,345

41% above peers

Peer median: $953
CO median · 224 with a published figure Median of the 224 Colorado municipalities with FY2016 Census finance data. In FY2016 and FY2021 the Census covers every municipality; in other years it surveys a sample, mostly larger cities.: $1,746
Position: Higher than 39% 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)

$767

90% above peers

Peer median: $403
CO median · 196 with a published figure Median of the 196 Colorado municipalities with FY2016 Census finance data. In FY2016 and FY2021 the Census covers every municipality; in other years it surveys a sample, mostly larger cities.: $1,749
Position: Higher than 14% of the 196 reporting
5-year changenominal dollars: Not enough history for a 5-year change

Tax revenue per resident (definition)

Peer median: Benchmark unavailable
CO median · 193 with a published figure Median of the 193 Colorado municipalities with FY2016 Census finance data. In FY2016 and FY2021 the Census covers every municipality; in other years it surveys a sample, mostly larger cities.: $705
Position: Not reported for this year
5-year changenominal dollars: Withheld with this year's value

Debt per resident (definition)

$5,293

16.1× peers

Peer median: $330
CO median · 220 with a published figure Median of the 220 Colorado municipalities with FY2016 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 94% 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 · $1,345

Reported by the city to the Census Bureau

1Metric
$1,345 Total revenue divided by population
= Total revenue ÷ population
Full definition: Revenue per resident
2Inputs
Total revenue $156K ÷ population 116 (2016 estimate)
3Census line items
- A80 Sewer charges
- C46 State aid
- C89 State aid
- T01 Property tax
4Source file
- Annual Survey of State & Local Government Finances 2017 - Individual Unit File
  Value for
  FY2016
  Survey file
  2017
  The 2017 Census survey covers fiscal years ending July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2017, so a fiscal year ending December 31, 2016 is FY2016.
  Retrieved October 12, 2026 · View source: Annual Survey of State & Local Government Finances 2017 - Individual Unit File (opens in a new tab)
- Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2020 - incorporated places
  Value for
  FY2016
  Source year
  2020
  Retrieved October 7, 2026 · View source: Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2020 - incorporated places (opens in a new tab)

What the numbers mean

With about 116 residents, small changes in Cokedale's budget move per-resident figures a lot. Compare several years, not one.
Debt per resident is 16.1× the peer median. One large bond issue can do this; check the city's annual financial report for what it funded.

Where the money comes from and where it goes

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

The biggest difference from peers is General government: $267 per resident, 69% above the peer median. On the revenue side, intergovernmental is 6.6× peers.

Money in

Revenue

$1,345

per resident41% above peers

Money in: Cokedale revenue per resident by category, FY2016, against the peer median. Open a category for its lines and Census item codes.
Category	Per resident	Peer median	vs peers	Share of revenue
	$629	$95	6.6× peerspeers $95	47%

State aid $629 · peers $57 Grants and shared revenue from federal, state and local governments. Census line items C46 State aid C89 State aid
	$267	$461	42% below peerspeers $461	20%

Sewer charges $267 · peers $188 Charges for services such as sewer, trash, recreation, parking and airports. Census line items A80 Sewer charges
None reported · peers $224	$0	$224	None reported	0%

Cokedale reported nothing in this category for FY2016. Revenue of city-owned water, electric, gas and transit systems.
None reported · peers $56	$0	$56	None reported	0%

Cokedale reported nothing in this category for FY2016. Interest earnings, fines, rents, special assessments, donations and sales of property.
None reported · peers $13	$0	$13	None reported	0%

Cokedale reported nothing in this category for FY2016. Lodging, utility, tobacco and other selective sales taxes, licenses and permits, and other taxes.
	Withheld Cokedale · Property tax · FY2016 Reason: Tax revenue per resident is 4.1x the peer median We don't publish figures that fail our quality checks until they're verified against the city's audited financial report.	$69	Withheldpeers $69	Withheld

Property tax Withheld Cokedale · Property tax · FY2016 Reason: Tax revenue per resident is 4.1x the peer median We don't publish figures that fail our quality checks until they're verified against the city's audited financial report. · peers $69 Property tax levied by the municipality. Census line items T01 Property tax

Peer median of 5 peers · Colorado median of 224 reporting

Money out

Spending

$767

per resident90% above peers

Money out: Cokedale spending per resident by category, FY2016, against the peer median. Open a category for its lines and Census item codes.
Category	Per resident	Peer median	vs peers	Share of spending
	$267	$222	21% above peerspeers $222	35%

Sewer $138 · peers $0 Water utility $129 · peers $175 Water, sewer, solid waste, electric and gas utilities, and natural resources. Census line items E80 Sewer E91 Water utility
	$267	$158	69% above peerspeers $158	35%

Financial administration $190 · peers $24 General public buildings $69 · peers $0 Judicial & legal $9 · peers $19 Administration, finance, legal and courts, public buildings and other general government. Census line items E23 Financial administration E25 Judicial & legal E31 General public buildings
	$103	$16	6.4× peerspeers $16	13%

Interest on debt $103 · peers $16 Interest paid on the municipality's debt. Includes Census Bureau estimates for this year. Census line items I91 Interest on debt
	$78	$16	4.8× peerspeers $16	10%

Streets & highways $78 · peers $16 Streets and highways, transit, parking and airports. Census line items E44 Streets & highways
	$43	$6	6.9× peerspeers $6	6%

Parks & recreation $43 · peers $6 Parks and recreation, libraries, housing and community development. Census line items E61 Parks & recreation
	$9	$8	7% above peerspeers $8	1%

Police $9 · peers $0 Police, fire protection, inspection and corrections. Census line items E62 Police

Peer median of 3 peers · Colorado median of 196 reporting

Cokedale 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

Open in Compare

Cokedale compared with its peer municipalities, FY2016, per resident
Municipality	Revenue	Expenditures	Tax revenue	Sales tax	Debt
Cokedale	$1,345	$767	Withheld Cokedale · Tax revenue per resident · FY2016 Reason: Tax revenue per resident is 4.1x the peer median We don't publish figures that fail our quality checks until they're verified against the city's audited financial report.	Not reported for this year	$5,293
RamahUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 23.0% 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.	$953	Withheld Ramah · Expenditures per resident · FY2016 Reason: Expenditures per resident is 24% of the peer median We don't publish figures that fail our quality checks until they're verified against the city's audited financial report.	$109	Not reported for this year	$180
WardUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 36.8% 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.	$481	$329	$146	$82	Not reported for this year
GroverUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 25.6% 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.	$975	$1,119	$63	Not reported for this year	$1,719
BransonUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 23.1% 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.	$970	Withheld Branson · Expenditures per resident · FY2016 Reason: Expenditures per resident is 25% of the peer median We don't publish figures that fail our quality checks until they're verified against the city's audited financial report.	$104	Not reported for this year	$179
BrooksideUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 48.3% 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.	$702	$403	$125	Not reported for this year	$480
Peer median	$953	$403	Benchmark unavailable	Not reported for this year	$330

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

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Revenue per resident by fiscal year
Year	This city	Peer median	Colorado median
FY2016	$1,345	$953	$1,746 (224 reporting)
FY2021	$1,079	Benchmark unavailable	$2,476 (227 reporting)

Expenditures 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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Expenditures per resident by fiscal year
Year	This city	Peer median	Colorado median
FY2016	$767	$403	$1,749 (196 reporting)
FY2021	$1,606	$1,967	$2,208 (220 reporting)

Tax revenue per resident

Fiscal year · nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation

FY2016 withheld: Tax revenue per resident is 4.1x the peer median

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Tax revenue per resident by fiscal year
Year	This city	Peer median	Colorado median
FY2016	Withheld (Tax revenue per resident is 4.1x the peer median)	Benchmark unavailable	$705 (193 reporting)
FY2021	$94	$110	$1,072 (201 reporting)

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	$5,293	$330	$1,072 (220 reporting)
FY2021	$1,654	$1,565	$1,411 (199 reporting)

Questions about Cokedale’s finances

How much revenue does Cokedale collect per resident?: Cokedale collected $1,345 per resident in FY2016, 23% below the median of the 224 Colorado municipalities reporting that year. See the figure
How does Cokedale's spending per resident compare with similar cities?: Cokedale spent $767 per resident in FY2016, 90% above the median of its peers: Ramah, Ward, Grover, Branson and Brookside. See the figure
How much debt does Cokedale have per resident?: Cokedale carried $5,293 of debt per resident in FY2016, 16.1× its peers' median. See the figure
Which cities is Cokedale compared with?: Cokedale is compared with Ramah, Ward, Grover, Branson and Brookside: 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): −1.5%/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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Also in Southern Colorado

Starkville$923 · FY2016
Kim$1,286 · FY2021
Branson$589 · FY2021
Rye$769 · FY2016
Brookside$702 · FY2016
Boone
Coal Creek$735 · FY2016
Westcliffe$2,311 · FY2021

Revenue per resident, latest published year.

Sources

Annual Survey of State & Local Government Finances 2017 - Individual Unit File · 2017 survey file
U.S. Census Bureau
Retrieved October 12, 2026View source: Annual Survey of State & Local Government Finances 2017 - Individual Unit File (opens in a new tab)
Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2020 - incorporated places · 2020
U.S. Census Bureau
Retrieved October 7, 2026View source: Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2020 - incorporated places (opens in a new tab)

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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.

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Cokedale · FY2016 municipal finance benchmarks

FY2016 in brief

FY2016 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

Cokedale and its peers

Trends

Questions about Cokedale’s finances

Community context

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Also in Southern Colorado

Sources

General government is Cokedale’s largest difference from its peers (69% above the peer median in FY2016). See how that line moves month to month in your own budget-vs-actual.