Cokedale · FY2021 municipal finance benchmarks

Name: Cokedale, CO municipal finance benchmarks
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Las Animas County · Southern Colorado · statutory town · Pop. 123 (2025 estimate); FY2021 per-resident figures use 127 · Census finance data FY2016, FY2021

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

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FY2021 in brief

Cokedale collected $1,079 per resident (including city-run utilities), 56% below the median of the 227 Colorado municipalities reporting that year. Tax revenue per resident sits 14% below its peers, and 91% below the state median. Debt per resident runs 6% above 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)

$1,079

56% below CO median

Includes city-owned utilities

Peer median: Benchmark unavailable
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 9% of the 227 reporting
5-year changenominal dollars: −4.3%/yr

How Colorado compares on revenue per resident

Expenditures per resident (definition)

$1,606

18% below peers

Includes city-owned utilities

Peer median: $1,967
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 32% of the 220 reporting
5-year changenominal dollars: +15.9%/yr

Tax revenue per resident (definition)

$94

14% below peers

Peer median: $110
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 3% of the 201 reporting
5-year changenominal dollars: Not enough history for a 5-year change

Debt per resident (definition)

$1,654

6% above peers

Peer median: $1,565
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 56% of the 199 reporting
5-year changenominal dollars: −20.8%/yr

How Colorado compares on debt per resident

How this number was calculated

Revenue per resident · $1,079

Reported by the city to the Census Bureau

1Metric
$1,079 Total revenue divided by population
= Total revenue ÷ population
Full definition: Revenue per resident
2Inputs
Total revenue $137K ÷ population 127 (2021 estimate)
3Census line items
- A44 Streets & highways charges
- A80 Sewer charges
- A91 Water utility charges
- C89 State aid
- T01 Property tax
- T09 General sales tax
- T24 Licenses & permits
- T99 Other taxes
- U40 Rents
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

Cokedale runs city-owned utilities, which add 19.7% 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 127 residents, small changes in Cokedale's budget move per-resident figures a lot. Compare several years, not one.
Too few comparable municipalities reported this year to form a peer group, so comparisons use the Colorado median.

Where the money comes from and where it goes

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

The biggest difference from peers is Utilities & environment: $827 per resident, 33% below the peer median.

Money in

Revenue

$1,079

per resident

Money in: Cokedale 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
Peer median unavailable	$661	Peer median unavailable	No peer comparison	61%

Sewer charges $614 Streets & highways charges $47 Charges for services such as sewer, trash, recreation, parking and airports. Census line items A44 Streets & highways charges A80 Sewer charges
Peer median unavailable	$213	Peer median unavailable	No peer comparison	20%

Water utility charges $213 Revenue of city-owned water, electric, gas and transit systems. Census line items A91 Water utility charges
Peer median unavailable	$87	Peer median unavailable	No peer comparison	8%

State aid $87 Grants and shared revenue from federal, state and local governments. Census line items C89 State aid
Peer median unavailable	$47	Peer median unavailable	No peer comparison	4%

Property tax $47 Property tax levied by the municipality. Census line items T01 Property tax
Peer median unavailable	$32	Peer median unavailable	No peer comparison	3%

Licenses & permits $16 Other taxes $16 Lodging, utility, tobacco and other selective sales taxes, licenses and permits, and other taxes. Census line items T24 Licenses & permits T99 Other taxes
Peer median unavailable	$24	Peer median unavailable	No peer comparison	2%

Rents $24 Interest earnings, fines, rents, special assessments, donations and sales of property. Census line items U40 Rents
Peer median unavailable	$16	Peer median unavailable	No peer comparison	1%

General sales tax $16 General sales and use tax. Census line items T09 General sales tax

Peer median of 2 peers · Colorado median of 227 reporting

Money out

Spending

$1,606

per resident18% below peers

Money out: Cokedale 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
	$827	$1,237	33% below peerspeers $1,237	51%

Water utility $528 · peers $397 Sewer $299 · peers $442 Water, sewer, solid waste, electric and gas utilities, and natural resources. Census line items E80 Sewer E91 Water utility
	$598	$352	70% above peerspeers $352	37%

Central staff services $315 · peers $151 General public buildings $134 · peers $0 General government (other) $94 · peers $104 Judicial & legal $32 · peers $0 incl. $16 construction Financial administration $24 · peers $0 incl. $16 construction Administration, finance, legal and courts, public buildings and other general government. Census line items E23 Financial administration E25 Judicial & legal E29 Central staff services E31 General public buildings E89 General government (other) F25 Judicial & legal
	$63	$53	18% above peerspeers $53	4%

Interest on debt $63 · peers $53 Interest paid on the municipality's debt. Includes Census Bureau estimates for this year. Census line items I91 Interest on debt
	$47	$0	No peer comparisonpeers $0	3%

Streets & highways $47 · peers $0 Streets and highways, transit, parking and airports. Census line items E44 Streets & highways
	$39	$0	No peer comparisonpeers $0	2%

Fire protection $39 · peers $0 Police, fire protection, inspection and corrections. Census line items E24 Fire protection
	$32	$6	4.9× peerspeers $6	2%

Parks & recreation $32 · peers $6 Parks and recreation, libraries, housing and community development. Census line items E61 Parks & recreation

Peer median of 4 peers · Colorado median of 220 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, FY2021. How peers are chosen

Open in Compare

Cokedale compared with its peer municipalities, FY2021, per resident
Municipality	Revenue	Expenditures	Tax revenue	Sales tax	Debt
CokedaleUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 19.7% 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.	$1,079	$1,606	$94	$16	$1,654
RamahUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 28.3% 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.	$908	$1,963	$110	Not reported for this year	$679
GroverUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 24.0% 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.	$1,325	$1,351	$65	Not reported for this year	$1,565
Peer median	Benchmark unavailable	$1,967	$110	Benchmark unavailable	$1,565

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 $1,079 per resident in FY2021, 56% below the median of the 227 Colorado municipalities reporting that year. See the figure
How does Cokedale's spending per resident compare with similar cities?: Cokedale spent $1,606 per resident in FY2021, 18% below the median of its peers: Ramah and Grover. See the figure
How much debt does Cokedale have per resident?: Cokedale carried $1,654 of debt per resident in FY2021, 6% above its peers' median. See the figure
Which cities is Cokedale compared with?: Cokedale is compared with Ramah and Grover: 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): +1.8%/yr; 2021 estimate
Median household income: $46.3K; 2021 estimate
Poverty rate: 24.5%; 2021 estimate
Median home value: $78.3K; 2021 estimate
Housing vacancy rate: 32.4%; 2021 estimate

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Also in Southern Colorado

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

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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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 · 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

Cokedale and its peers

Trends

Questions about Cokedale’s finances

Community context

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Also in Southern Colorado

Sources

Utilities & environment is Cokedale’s largest difference from its peers (33% below the peer median in FY2021). See how that line moves month to month in your own budget-vs-actual.