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Cripple Creek · FY2016 municipal finance benchmarks

Teller County · Pikes Peak · statutory city · Pop. 1,120 (2025 estimate); FY2016 per-resident figures use 1,226 · Census finance data FY2016, FY2021, FY2023

You’re viewing FY2016. See the latest view (FY2023). Latest Census Bureau finance data for Cripple Creek: FY2023. Retrieved Oct 2026. Newer years are added when the Census Bureau publishes them. Why the lag?

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FY2016 in brief

Several FY2016 figures are withheld pending verification against the city's audited report.

  • Revenue per resident withheld: Revenue per resident is 6.8x the peer median
  • Tax revenue per resident withheld: Tax revenue per resident is 9.9x the peer 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)

Peer median
Benchmark unavailable
CO median · 224 with a published figure
$1,746
Position
Not reported for this year
5-year changenominal dollars
Withheld with this year's value
How Colorado compares on revenue per resident

Expenditures per resident (definition)

$8,791
5.7× peers
Peer median
$1,534
CO median · 196 with a published figure
$1,749
Position
Higher than 95% 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
$705
Position
Not reported for this year
5-year changenominal dollars
Withheld with this year's value

Debt per resident (definition)

$962
in line with peers
Peer median
$961
CO median · 220 with a published figure
$1,072
Position
Higher than 47% 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 ·
Withheld pending verification

  1. 1Withheld

    Revenue per resident is 6.8x the peer median It stays withheld until it is verified against Cripple Creek’s audited financial report.

  2. 2Census line items

    • A61 Parks & recreation charges
    • A80 Sewer charges
    • A91 Water utility charges
    • A94 Transit charges
    • C30 State aid
    • C46 State aid
    • C89 State aid
    • C91 State aid
    • C94 State aid
    • D46 Local government aid
    • D94 Local government aid
    • T01 Property tax
    • T09 General sales tax
    • T11 Selective sales taxes (lodging, utilities, etc.)
    • T15 Selective sales taxes (lodging, utilities, etc.)
    • T20 Licenses & permits
    • T24 Licenses & permits
    • T28 Licenses & permits
    • U20 Interest earnings
    • U30 Fines & forfeits
    • U50 Private donations
    • U99 Miscellaneous

  3. 3Source file

What the numbers mean

  • With about 1,226 residents, small changes in Cripple Creek'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 Cripple Creek; the gold tick is the peer median. How categories work

The biggest difference from peers is General government: $3,927 per resident, 13.8× the peer median.

Money in

Revenue

Categories are withheld with the total until it is verified against Cripple Creek’s audited financial report.

Peer median of 5 peers · Colorado median of 224 reporting

Money out

Spending

$8,791
per resident5.7× peers
Money out: Cripple Creek spending per resident by category, FY2016, against the peer median. Open a category for its lines and Census item codes.
CategoryPer residentvs peers
$3,92713.8×peers $284
$92790% abovepeers $488
$8137.4×peers $110
$4627.6×peers $61
$512.1×peers $25
$42No peer comparisonpeers $0
Withheldpeers $245
Peer median of 5 peers · Colorado median of 196 reporting

Cripple Creek 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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Cripple Creek compared with its peer municipalities, FY2016, per resident
MunicipalityRevenueExpendituresTax revenueSales taxDebt
Cripple Creek$8,791$470$962
CalhanUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 45.9% 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.$1,275$1,194$404$223$390
KeenesburgUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 20.0% 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.$1,142$1,534$378$166$1,352
NederlandUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 10.4% 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.$2,488$3,088$1,313$677$3,547
PierceUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 20.8% 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.$1,739$3,243$251$168$571
Peer medianBenchmark unavailable$1,534Benchmark unavailable$195$961

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
FY2021 $10,350 to FY2023 $12,052. 1 year withheld.$0$6K$12.1K’16’21’23Peer median FY2021: $1,748Peer median FY2023: $3,155Colorado median FY2016: $1,746 (all 224 municipalities reporting)Colorado median FY2021: $2,476 (all 227 municipalities reporting)FY2021: $10,350FY2023: $12,052FY2016: withheld — Revenue per resident is 6.8x the peer median

Fiscal year · nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation

  • FY2016 withheld: Revenue per resident is 6.8x the peer median

Peer group changed in FY2021, 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
FY2016Withheld (Revenue per resident is 6.8x the peer median)Benchmark unavailable$1,746 (224 reporting)
FY2021$10,350$1,748$2,476 (227 reporting)
FY2023$12,052$3,155$3,580 (97 reporting, sample year)
Expenditures per resident
FY2016 $8,791 to FY2023 $6,184.$0$4.4K$8.8K’16’21’23Peer median FY2016: $1,534Peer median FY2021: $1,276Peer median FY2023: $3,197Colorado median FY2016: $1,749 (all 224 municipalities reporting)Colorado median FY2021: $2,208 (all 227 municipalities reporting)FY2016: $8,791FY2021: $7,932FY2023: $6,184. 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 FY2021, FY2023. 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$8,791$1,534$1,749 (196 reporting)
FY2021$7,932$1,276$2,208 (220 reporting)
FY2023$6,184$3,197$3,680 (91 reporting, sample year)
Tax revenue per resident
3 years withheld.$0$536$1.1K’16’21’23Colorado median FY2016: $705 (all 224 municipalities reporting)Colorado median FY2021: $1,072 (all 227 municipalities reporting)FY2016: withheld — Tax revenue per resident is 9.9x the peer medianFY2021: withheld — Tax revenue per resident is 8.1x the peer medianFY2023: withheld — Tax revenue per resident is 6.5x the peer median

Fiscal year · nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation

  • FY2016 withheld: Tax revenue per resident is 9.9x the peer median
  • FY2021 withheld: Tax revenue per resident is 8.1x the peer median
  • FY2023 withheld: Tax revenue per resident is 6.5x the peer median
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Tax revenue per resident by fiscal year
YearThis cityPeer medianColorado median
FY2016Withheld (Tax revenue per resident is 9.9x the peer median)Benchmark unavailable$705 (193 reporting)
FY2021Withheld (Tax revenue per resident is 8.1x the peer median)Benchmark unavailable$1,072 (201 reporting)
FY2023Withheld (Tax revenue per resident is 6.5x the peer median)Benchmark unavailable$1,726 (90 reporting, sample year)
Debt per resident
FY2016 $962 to FY2023 $1,351.$0$1.2K$2.3K’16’21’23Peer median FY2016: $961Peer median FY2021: $374Peer median FY2023: $2,333Colorado median FY2016: $1,072 (all 224 municipalities reporting)Colorado median FY2021: $1,411 (all 227 municipalities reporting)FY2016: $962FY2021: $965FY2023: $1,351

Fiscal year · nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation

Peer group changed in FY2021, FY2023. Peers are matched each year, so the peer median can step when the group changes.

Show data table
Debt per resident by fiscal year
YearThis cityPeer medianColorado median
FY2016$962$961$1,072 (220 reporting)
FY2021$965$374$1,411 (199 reporting)
FY2023$1,351$2,333$2,130 (91 reporting, sample year)

Questions about Cripple Creek’s finances

How does Cripple Creek's spending per resident compare with similar cities?
Cripple Creek spent $8,791 per resident in FY2016, 5.7× the median of its peers: Calhan, Keenesburg, Nederland and Pierce. See the figure
How much debt does Cripple Creek have per resident?
Cripple Creek carried $962 of debt per resident in FY2016, in line with its peers' median. See the figure
Which cities is Cripple Creek compared with?
Cripple Creek is compared with Calhan, Keenesburg, Nederland and Pierce: 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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Revenue per resident, latest published year.

Sources

Dataset: Cripple Creek, 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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