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Del Norte · FY2021 municipal finance benchmarks

Rio Grande County · San Luis Valley · statutory town · Pop. 1,396 (2025 estimate); FY2021 per-resident figures use 1,443 · Census finance data FY2016, FY2018, FY2019, FY2020, FY2021, FY2022

You’re viewing FY2021. See the latest view (FY2020). Latest Census Bureau finance data for Del Norte: FY2022. Retrieved Oct 2026. Newer years are added when the Census Bureau publishes them. Why the lag?

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FY2021 in brief

Debt per resident runs 78% above peers.

  • Revenue per resident withheld: Revenue per resident is 14% of this city's typical level in other years
  • Tax revenue per resident withheld: Tax revenue per resident is 10% of this city's typical level in other years

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)

Peer median
Benchmark unavailable
CO median · 227 with a published figure
$2,476
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)

Peer median
Benchmark unavailable
CO median · 220 with a published figure
$2,208
Position
Not reported for this year
5-year changenominal dollars
Withheld with this year's value

Tax revenue per resident (definition)

Peer median
Benchmark unavailable
CO median · 201 with a published figure
$1,072
Position
Not reported for this year
5-year changenominal dollars
Withheld with this year's value

Debt per resident (definition)

$3,232
78% above peers
Peer median
$1,815
CO median · 199 with a published figure
$1,411
Position
Higher than 79% of the 199 reporting
5-year changenominal dollars
+2.0%/yr
How Colorado compares on debt per resident

How this number was calculated

Revenue per resident ·
Withheld pending verification

  1. 1Withheld

    Revenue per resident is 14% of this city's typical level in other years It stays withheld until it is verified against Del Norte’s audited financial report.

  2. 2Census line items

    • A80 Sewer charges
    • A89 General government (other) charges
    • A91 Water utility charges
    • C89 State aid
    • D89 Local government aid
    • T01 Property tax
    • T09 General sales tax
    • T28 Licenses & permits
    • T29 Licenses & permits
    • T99 Other taxes
    • U20 Interest earnings
    • U30 Fines & forfeits
    • U99 Miscellaneous

  3. 3Source file

What the numbers mean

  • With about 1,443 residents, small changes in Del Norte's budget move per-resident figures a lot. Compare several years, not one.

Where the money comes from and where it goes

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

Money in

Revenue

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

Peer median of 4 peers · Colorado median of 227 reporting

Money out

Spending

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

Peer median of 3 peers · Colorado median of 220 reporting

Del Norte 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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Del Norte compared with its peer municipalities, FY2021, per resident
MunicipalityRevenueExpendituresTax revenueSales taxDebt
Del Norte$3,232
Pagosa SpringsNot reported for this year
CenterUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 70.3% 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.$3,283$2,787$536$381$989
ParachuteUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 10.5% 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.Regional hub: Sales tax per resident is 1.7× the Colorado median.$3,247$2,053$1,490$175
PaoniaUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 29.2% 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.$2,448$1,774$901$726$2,642
GeorgetownUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 21.5% 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.Regional hub: Sales tax per resident is 2.0× the Colorado median.$4,210$2,725$2,132$1,721$3,273
Peer medianBenchmark unavailableBenchmark unavailableBenchmark unavailableBenchmark unavailable$1,815

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 $11,164 to FY2020 $14,811. 2 years withheld.$0$7.4K$14.8K’16’18’19’20’21’22Peer median FY2016: $2,148Peer median FY2018: $6,941Peer median FY2019: $7,660Peer median FY2020: $8,532Colorado median FY2016: $1,746 (all 224 municipalities reporting)Colorado median FY2021: $2,476 (all 227 municipalities reporting)FY2016: $11,164FY2018: $12,831FY2019: $13,558FY2020: $14,811FY2021: withheld — Revenue per resident is 14% of this city's typical level in other yearsFY2022: withheld — Revenue per resident is 16% of this city's typical level in other years

Fiscal year · nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation

  • FY2021 withheld: Revenue per resident is 14% of this city's typical level in other years
  • FY2022 withheld: Revenue per resident is 16% of this city's typical level in other years

Peer group changed in FY2018, FY2021, FY2022. 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$11,164$2,148$1,746 (224 reporting)
FY2018$12,831$6,941$2,529 (75 reporting, sample year)
FY2019$13,558$7,660$2,694 (73 reporting, sample year)
FY2020$14,811$8,532$2,739 (76 reporting, sample year)
FY2021Withheld (Revenue per resident is 14% of this city's typical level in other years)Benchmark unavailable$2,476 (227 reporting)
FY2022Withheld (Revenue per resident is 16% of this city's typical level in other years)Benchmark unavailable$3,031 (72 reporting, sample year)
Expenditures per resident
FY2016 $9,286 to FY2020 $11,144. 2 years withheld.$0$5.6K$11.1K’16’18’19’20’21’22Peer median FY2016: $1,464Peer median FY2018: $10,992Peer median FY2019: $8,541Peer median FY2020: $8,171Colorado median FY2016: $1,749 (all 224 municipalities reporting)Colorado median FY2021: $2,208 (all 227 municipalities reporting)FY2016: $9,286FY2018: $9,854FY2019: $10,398FY2020: $11,144FY2021: withheld — Expenditures per resident is 13% of this city's typical level in other yearsFY2022: withheld — Expenditures per resident is 15% of this city's typical level in other years

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.

  • FY2021 withheld: Expenditures per resident is 13% of this city's typical level in other years
  • FY2022 withheld: Expenditures per resident is 15% of this city's typical level in other years

Peer group changed in FY2018, FY2021, FY2022, 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$9,286$1,464$1,749 (196 reporting)
FY2018$9,854$10,992$2,387 (74 reporting, sample year)
FY2019$10,398$8,541$2,759 (71 reporting, sample year)
FY2020$11,144$8,171$2,485 (74 reporting, sample year)
FY2021Withheld (Expenditures per resident is 13% of this city's typical level in other years)Benchmark unavailable$2,208 (220 reporting)
FY2022Withheld (Expenditures per resident is 15% of this city's typical level in other years)Benchmark unavailable$3,025 (71 reporting, sample year)
Tax revenue per resident
FY2018 $9,590 to FY2020 $11,382. 3 years withheld.$0$5.7K$11.4K’16’18’19’20’21’22Peer median FY2018: $6,296Peer median FY2019: $6,650Peer median FY2020: $5,171Colorado median FY2016: $705 (all 224 municipalities reporting)Colorado median FY2021: $1,072 (all 227 municipalities reporting)FY2018: $9,590FY2019: $10,227FY2020: $11,382FY2016: withheld — Tax revenue per resident is 16.1x the peer medianFY2021: withheld — Tax revenue per resident is 10% of this city's typical level in other yearsFY2022: withheld — Tax revenue per resident is 11% of this city's typical level in other years

Fiscal year · nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation

  • FY2016 withheld: Tax revenue per resident is 16.1x the peer median
  • FY2021 withheld: Tax revenue per resident is 10% of this city's typical level in other years
  • FY2022 withheld: Tax revenue per resident is 11% of this city's typical level in other years

Peer group changed in FY2018, FY2020, FY2021, FY2022. 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
FY2016Withheld (Tax revenue per resident is 16.1x the peer median)Benchmark unavailable$705 (193 reporting)
FY2018$9,590$6,296$1,173 (70 reporting, sample year)
FY2019$10,227$6,650$1,187 (71 reporting, sample year)
FY2020$11,382$5,171$1,238 (72 reporting, sample year)
FY2021Withheld (Tax revenue per resident is 10% of this city's typical level in other years)Benchmark unavailable$1,072 (201 reporting)
FY2022Withheld (Tax revenue per resident is 11% of this city's typical level in other years)Benchmark unavailable$1,631 (71 reporting, sample year)
Debt per resident
FY2016 $2,927 to FY2022 $3,188.$0$7.7K$15.3K’16’18’19’20’21’22Peer median FY2016: $2,080Peer median FY2018: $5,963Peer median FY2019: $8,097Peer median FY2020: $7,682Peer median FY2021: $1,815Peer median FY2022: $15,326Colorado median FY2016: $1,072 (all 224 municipalities reporting)Colorado median FY2021: $1,411 (all 227 municipalities reporting)FY2016: $2,927FY2018: $2,033FY2019: $1,097FY2020: $173FY2021: $3,232FY2022: $3,188

Fiscal year · nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation

Peer group changed in FY2018, FY2019, FY2021, FY2022. 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$2,927$2,080$1,072 (220 reporting)
FY2018$2,033$5,963$1,644 (70 reporting, sample year)
FY2019$1,097$8,097$1,627 (69 reporting, sample year)
FY2020$173$7,682$1,798 (71 reporting, sample year)
FY2021$3,232$1,815$1,411 (199 reporting)
FY2022$3,188$15,326$2,068 (73 reporting, sample year)

Questions about Del Norte’s finances

How much debt does Del Norte have per resident?
Del Norte carried $3,232 of debt per resident in FY2021, 78% above its peers' median. See the figure
Which cities is Del Norte compared with?
Del Norte is compared with Pagosa Springs, Center, Parachute, Paonia and Georgetown: 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
2021 estimate
Median household income
$36.9K
2021 estimate
Poverty rate
12.9%
2021 estimate
Median home value
$133.3K
2021 estimate
Housing vacancy rate
18.8%
2021 estimate

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Revenue per resident, latest published year.

Sources

Dataset: Del Norte, 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.

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