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Eckley · FY2016 municipal finance benchmarks

Yuma County · Eastern Plains · statutory town · Pop. 232 (2025 estimate); FY2016 per-resident figures use 260 · Census finance data FY2016, FY2023

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

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FY2016 in brief

Eckley collected $977 per resident (including city-run utilities), 44% below the median of the 224 Colorado municipalities reporting that year, 24% above its peers. Tax revenue per resident sits 14% above its peers, but 84% below the state median. Debt per resident runs 77% below peers.

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)

$977
24% above peers
Includes city-owned utilities
Peer median
$790
CO median · 224 with a published figure
$1,746
Position
Higher than 23% 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)

$823
53% below CO median
Includes city-owned utilities
Peer median
Benchmark unavailable
CO median · 196 with a published figure
$1,749
Position
Higher than 17% of the 196 reporting
5-year changenominal dollars
Not enough history for a 5-year change

Tax revenue per resident (definition)

$115
14% above peers
Peer median
$101
CO median · 193 with a published figure
$705
Position
Higher than 10% of the 193 reporting
5-year changenominal dollars
Not enough history for a 5-year change

Debt per resident (definition)

$342
77% below peers
Peer median
$1,487
CO median · 220 with a published figure
$1,072
Position
Higher than 25% 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 · $977
Reported by the city to the Census Bureau

  1. 1Metric

    $977 Total revenue divided by population

    = Total revenue ÷ population

    Full definition: Revenue per resident

  2. 2Inputs

    Total revenue $254K ÷ population 260 (2016 estimate)

  3. 3Census line items

    • A61 Parks & recreation charges
    • A80 Sewer charges
    • A81 Solid waste charges
    • A91 Water utility charges
    • C46 State aid
    • C80 State aid
    • C89 State aid
    • T01 Property tax
    • T15 Selective sales taxes (lodging, utilities, etc.)
    • T24 Licenses & permits
    • T29 Licenses & permits
    • U11 Sale of property
    • U20 Interest earnings
    • U40 Rents
    • U50 Private donations
    • U99 Miscellaneous

  4. 4Source file

What the numbers mean

  • Eckley runs city-owned utilities, which add 24.4% 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 260 residents, small changes in Eckley'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 Eckley; the gold tick is the peer median. How categories work

On the revenue side, the biggest difference from peers is Intergovernmental: $250 per resident, 5.5× the peer median.

Money in

Revenue

$977
per resident24% above peers
Money in: Eckley revenue per resident by category, FY2016, against the peer median. Open a category for its lines and Census item codes.
CategoryPer residentvs peers
$296in line withpeers $309
$2505.5×peers $45
$23820% abovepeers $199
$8120% belowpeers $101
$775.6×peers $14
$3517.8×peers $2
Peer median of 4 peers · Colorado median of 224 reporting

Money out

Spending

$823
per resident
Money out: Eckley spending per resident by category, FY2016, against the peer median. Open a category for its lines and Census item codes.
CategoryPer residentvs peers
Peer median unavailable$515No peer comparison
Peer median unavailable$188No peer comparison
Peer median unavailable$81No peer comparison
Peer median unavailable$23No peer comparison
Peer median unavailable$8No peer comparison
Peer median unavailable$8No peer comparison
Peer median of 2 peers · Colorado median of 196 reporting

Eckley 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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Eckley compared with its peer municipalities, FY2016, per resident
MunicipalityRevenueExpendituresTax revenueSales taxDebt
EckleyUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 24.4% 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.$977$823$115Not reported for this year$342
CherawUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 11.6% 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.$386$53Not reported for this yearNot reported for this year
Sugar CityUtilities: 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.$935$106Not reported for this year$175
HillroseUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 47.1% 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.$1,066$965$101Not reported for this year$2,630
PeetzUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 28.4% 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.$646$1,079$179Not reported for this yearNot reported for this year
Peer median$790Benchmark unavailable$101Not reported for this year$1,487

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 $977 to FY2023 $2,745.$0$1.9K$3.8K’16’23Peer median FY2016: $790Peer median FY2023: $3,802Colorado median FY2016: $1,746 (all 224 municipalities reporting)FY2016: $977FY2023: $2,745

Fiscal year · nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation

Peer group changed in 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
FY2016$977$790$1,746 (224 reporting)
FY2023$2,745$3,802$3,580 (97 reporting, sample year)
Expenditures per resident
FY2016 $823 to FY2023 $6,494.$0$3.2K$6.5K’16’23Peer median FY2023: $3,799Colorado median FY2016: $1,749 (all 224 municipalities reporting)FY2016: $823FY2023: $6,494. 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.

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Expenditures per resident by fiscal year
YearThis cityPeer medianColorado median
FY2016$823Benchmark unavailable$1,749 (196 reporting)
FY2023$6,494$3,799$3,680 (91 reporting, sample year)
Tax revenue per resident
FY2016 $115 to FY2023 $463.$0$759.9$1.5K’16’23Peer median FY2016: $101Peer median FY2023: $1,520Colorado median FY2016: $705 (all 224 municipalities reporting)FY2016: $115FY2023: $463

Fiscal year · nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation

Peer group changed in FY2023. 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$115$101$705 (193 reporting)
FY2023$463$1,520$1,726 (90 reporting, sample year)
Debt per resident
FY2016 $342 to FY2023 $5,762.$0$2.9K$5.8K’16’23Peer median FY2016: $1,487Peer median FY2023: $2,694Colorado median FY2016: $1,072 (all 224 municipalities reporting)FY2016: $342FY2023: $5,762

Fiscal year · nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation

Peer group changed in FY2023. 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$342$1,487$1,072 (220 reporting)
FY2023$5,762$2,694$2,130 (91 reporting, sample year)

Questions about Eckley’s finances

How much revenue does Eckley collect per resident?
Eckley collected $977 per resident in FY2016, 44% below the median of the 224 Colorado municipalities reporting that year. See the figure
How does Eckley's spending per resident compare with similar cities?
Eckley spent $823 per resident in FY2016, 53% below the Colorado median. There was no peer group to compare with that year. See the figure
How much debt does Eckley have per resident?
Eckley carried $342 of debt per resident in FY2016, 77% below its peers' median. See the figure
Which cities is Eckley compared with?
Eckley is compared with Cheraw, Sugar City, Hillrose and Peetz: 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)
+0.2%/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: Eckley, 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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