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Firestone · FY2023 municipal finance benchmarks

Weld County · Northern Front Range · statutory town · Pop. 20,129 (2025 estimate); FY2023 per-resident figures use 18,616 · Census finance data FY2016, FY2021, FY2023

Latest Census Bureau finance data for Firestone: FY2023. Retrieved Oct 2026. Newer years are added when the Census Bureau publishes them. Why the lag?

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FY2023 in brief

Firestone collected $4,950 per resident (including city-run utilities), 38% above the median of the 97 Colorado municipalities reporting that year, 83% above its peers. Tax revenue per resident sits 51% above its peers, and 13% above the state median. Debt per resident runs 9.1× peers.

Generated from the figures below. Every number links to its Census source.

Compared with

Nearest on population, household income and region

FY2023 headline figures

Revenue per resident (definition)

$4,950
83% above peers
Includes city-owned utilities
Peer median
$2,701
CO median · 97 with a published figure
$3,580
Position
Higher than 68% of the 97 reporting
5-year changenominal dollars
Not enough history for a 5-year change
How Colorado compares on revenue per resident

Expenditures per resident (definition)

$3,953
78% above peers
Includes city-owned utilities
Peer median
$2,219
CO median · 91 with a published figure
$3,680
Position
Higher than 57% of the 91 reporting
5-year changenominal dollars
Not enough history for a 5-year change

Tax revenue per resident (definition)

$1,945
51% above peers
Peer median
$1,290
CO median · 90 with a published figure
$1,726
Position
Higher than 61% of the 90 reporting
5-year changenominal dollars
Not enough history for a 5-year change

Debt per resident (definition)

$4,011
9.1× peers
Peer median
$442
CO median · 91 with a published figure
$2,130
Position
Higher than 76% of the 91 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 · $4,950
Reported by the city to the Census Bureau

  1. 1Metric

    $4,950 Total revenue divided by population

    = Total revenue ÷ population

    Full definition: Revenue per resident

  2. 2Inputs

    Total revenue $92.1M ÷ population 18,616 (2023 estimate)

  3. 3Census line items

    • A80 Sewer charges
    • A91 Water utility charges
    • C89 State aid
    • D89 Local government aid
    • T01 Property tax
    • T09 General sales tax
    • T29 Licenses & permits
    • U01 Special assessments
    • U20 Interest earnings
    • U30 Fines & forfeits
    • U99 Miscellaneous

  4. 4Source file

What the numbers mean

  • Firestone runs city-owned utilities, which add 35.9% 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
  • Debt per resident is 9.1× 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, FY2023. Bars show Firestone; the gold tick is the peer median. How categories work

The biggest difference from peers is Utilities & environment: $1,979 per resident, 3.6× the peer median. On the revenue side, utility & transit charges is 6.4× peers.

Money in

Revenue

$4,950
per resident83% above peers
Money in: Firestone revenue per resident by category, FY2023, against the peer median. Open a category for its lines and Census item codes.
CategoryPer residentvs peers
$1,7766.4×peers $279
$8634.7×peers $184
$817in line withpeers $860
$7582.0×peers $376
$3712.2×peers $172
$31743% abovepeers $221
$4979% belowpeers $232
Peer median of 5 peers · Colorado median of 97 reporting

Money out

Spending

$3,953
per resident78% above peers
Money out: Firestone spending per resident by category, FY2023, against the peer median. Open a category for its lines and Census item codes.
CategoryPer residentvs peers
$1,9793.6×peers $547
$1,42074% abovepeers $816
$31128% belowpeers $434
$14823.2×peers $6
$9587% belowpeers $718
None reported · peers $242$0None reported
None reported · peers $9$0None reported
Peer median of 3 peers · Colorado median of 91 reporting

Firestone 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, FY2023. How peers are chosen

Open in Compare
Firestone compared with its peer municipalities, FY2023, per resident
MunicipalityRevenueExpendituresTax revenueSales taxDebt
FirestoneUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 35.9% of total revenue in FY2023. Revenue and spending per resident include them, so cities that run their own utilities read higher than cities that don't.$4,950$3,953$1,945$817$4,011
JohnstownUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 8.8% of total revenue in FY2023. Revenue and spending per resident include them, so cities that run their own utilities read higher than cities that don't.$4,307$2,849$1,187$2,863
FrederickUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 11.3% of total revenue in FY2023. Revenue and spending per resident include them, so cities that run their own utilities read higher than cities that don't.$1,796$2,194$1,290$860$170
BerthoudUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 19.7% of total revenue in FY2023. Revenue and spending per resident include them, so cities that run their own utilities read higher than cities that don't.$1,417$648$381Not reported for this year
GoldenUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 11.0% of total revenue in FY2023. Revenue and spending per resident include them, so cities that run their own utilities read higher than cities that don't.$2,918$3,623$1,131$540$713
Louisville$2,701$2,219$2,069$1,380$62
Peer median$2,701$2,219$1,290$860$442

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 $1,534 to FY2023 $4,950.$0$2.5K$4.9K’16’21’23Peer median FY2016: $2,087Peer median FY2021: $3,601Peer median FY2023: $2,701Colorado median FY2016: $1,746 (all 224 municipalities reporting)Colorado median FY2021: $2,476 (all 227 municipalities reporting)FY2016: $1,534FY2021: $2,786FY2023: $4,950

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.

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Revenue per resident by fiscal year
YearThis cityPeer medianColorado median
FY2016$1,534$2,087$1,746 (224 reporting)
FY2021$2,786$3,601$2,476 (227 reporting)
FY2023$4,950$2,701$3,580 (97 reporting, sample year)
Expenditures per resident
FY2021 $3,903 to FY2023 $3,953. 1 year withheld.$0$2K$4K’16’21’23Peer median FY2021: $2,223Peer median FY2023: $2,219Colorado median FY2016: $1,749 (all 224 municipalities reporting)Colorado median FY2021: $2,208 (all 227 municipalities reporting)FY2021: $3,903FY2023: $3,953. Excludes equipment purchases and payments to other governments, which Census stopped reporting after FY2021.FY2016: withheld — Expenditures per resident is 27% 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.

  • FY2016 withheld: Expenditures per resident is 27% of this city's typical level in other years

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
FY2016Withheld (Expenditures per resident is 27% of this city's typical level in other years)Benchmark unavailable$1,749 (196 reporting)
FY2021$3,903$2,223$2,208 (220 reporting)
FY2023$3,953$2,219$3,680 (91 reporting, sample year)
Tax revenue per resident
FY2016 $748 to FY2023 $1,945.$0$972.7$1.9K’16’21’23Peer median FY2016: $1,317Peer median FY2021: $1,426Peer median FY2023: $1,290Colorado median FY2016: $705 (all 224 municipalities reporting)Colorado median FY2021: $1,072 (all 227 municipalities reporting)FY2016: $748FY2021: $1,535FY2023: $1,945

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.

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Tax revenue per resident by fiscal year
YearThis cityPeer medianColorado median
FY2016$748$1,317$705 (193 reporting)
FY2021$1,535$1,426$1,072 (201 reporting)
FY2023$1,945$1,290$1,726 (90 reporting, sample year)
Debt per resident
FY2016 $378 to FY2023 $4,011.$0$2.3K$4.6K’16’21’23Peer median FY2016: $1,042Peer median FY2021: $2,081Peer median FY2023: $442Colorado median FY2016: $1,072 (all 224 municipalities reporting)Colorado median FY2021: $1,411 (all 227 municipalities reporting)FY2016: $378FY2021: $4,612FY2023: $4,011

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.

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Debt per resident by fiscal year
YearThis cityPeer medianColorado median
FY2016$378$1,042$1,072 (220 reporting)
FY2021$4,612$2,081$1,411 (199 reporting)
FY2023$4,011$442$2,130 (91 reporting, sample year)

Questions about Firestone’s finances

How much revenue does Firestone collect per resident?
Firestone collected $4,950 per resident in FY2023, 38% above the median of the 97 Colorado municipalities reporting that year. See the figure
How does Firestone's spending per resident compare with similar cities?
Firestone spent $3,953 per resident in FY2023, 78% above the median of its peers: Johnstown, Frederick, Berthoud, Golden and Louisville. See the figure
How much debt does Firestone have per resident?
Firestone carried $4,011 of debt per resident in FY2023, 9.1× its peers' median. See the figure
Which cities is Firestone compared with?
Firestone is compared with Johnstown, Frederick, Berthoud, Golden and Louisville: 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)
+8.3%/yr
2023 estimate
Median household income
$114.6K
2023 estimate
Poverty rate
3.8%
2023 estimate
Median home value
$511.8K
2023 estimate
Housing vacancy rate
3.6%
2023 estimate

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Revenue per resident, latest published year.

Sources

Dataset: Firestone, 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.

Every figure on this page is read from the published index; nothing is recalculated for display. Read the methodology

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