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Georgetown · FY2021 municipal finance benchmarks

Clear Creek County · Central Mountains & Resort · statutory territorial charter municipality · Pop. 1,217 (2025 estimate); FY2021 per-resident figures use 1,212 · Census finance data FY2016, FY2021

Latest Census Bureau finance data for Georgetown: FY2021. Retrieved Oct 2026. Newer years are added when the Census Bureau publishes them. Why the lag?

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FY2021 in brief

Georgetown collected $4,210 per resident (including city-run utilities), 70% above the median of the 227 Colorado municipalities reporting that year, 30% above its peers. Tax revenue per resident sits in line with its peers, but 99% above the state median. Debt per resident runs 18.7× peers.

Regional hub: sales tax per resident is 2.0× the Colorado median.

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)

$4,210
30% above peers
Includes city-owned utilities
Peer median
$3,247
CO median · 227 with a published figure
$2,476
Position
Higher than 80% of the 227 reporting
5-year changenominal dollars
+8.4%/yr
How Colorado compares on revenue per resident

Expenditures per resident (definition)

$2,725
23% above CO median
Includes city-owned utilities
Peer median
Benchmark unavailable
CO median · 220 with a published figure
$2,208
Position
Higher than 65% of the 220 reporting
5-year changenominal dollars
−2.9%/yr

Tax revenue per resident (definition)

$2,132
in line with peers
Peer median
$2,053
CO median · 201 with a published figure
$1,072
Position
Higher than 82% of the 201 reporting
5-year changenominal dollars
Not enough history for a 5-year change

Debt per resident (definition)

$3,273
18.7× peers
Peer median
$175
CO median · 199 with a published figure
$1,411
Position
Higher than 80% of the 199 reporting
5-year changenominal dollars
−6.8%/yr
How Colorado compares on debt per resident

How this number was calculated

Revenue per resident · $4,210
Reported by the city to the Census Bureau

  1. 1Metric

    $4,210 Total revenue divided by population

    = Total revenue ÷ population

    Full definition: Revenue per resident

  2. 2Inputs

    Total revenue $5.1M ÷ population 1,212 (2021 estimate)

  3. 3Census 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
    • T29 Licenses & permits
    • T99 Other taxes
    • U20 Interest earnings
    • U30 Fines & forfeits
    • U50 Private donations
    • U99 Miscellaneous

  4. 4Source file

What the numbers mean

  • Georgetown runs city-owned utilities, which add 21.5% 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 1,212 residents, small changes in Georgetown's budget move per-resident figures a lot. Compare several years, not one.
  • Debt per resident is 18.7× 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, FY2021. Bars show Georgetown; the gold tick is the peer median. How categories work

Regional hub: sales tax per resident is 2.0× the Colorado median.

Sales tax per resident is high, which usually means many non-residents shop, stay or work here. Per-resident figures divide citywide totals by residents only, so they overstate what residents themselves pay and use.

On the revenue side, the biggest difference from peers is Utility & transit charges: $906 per resident, 2.6× the peer median.

Money in

Revenue

$4,210
per resident30% above peers
Money in: Georgetown revenue per resident by category, FY2021, against the peer median. Open a category for its lines and Census item codes.
CategoryPer residentvs peers
$1,72116% abovepeers $1,490
$9062.6×peers $342
$7062.5×peers $287
$39922% belowpeers $509
$212in line withpeers $212
$19926% belowpeers $270
$6768% abovepeers $40
Peer median of 3 peers · Colorado median of 227 reporting

Money out

Spending

$2,725
per resident
Money out: Georgetown spending per resident by category, FY2021, against the peer median. Open a category for its lines and Census item codes.
CategoryPer residentvs peers
Peer median unavailable$1,200No peer comparison
Peer median unavailable$772No peer comparison
Peer median unavailable$407No peer comparison
Peer median unavailable$203No peer comparison
Peer median unavailable$144No peer comparison
None reported$0None reported
Peer median of 2 peers · Colorado median of 220 reporting

Georgetown 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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Georgetown compared with its peer municipalities, FY2021, per resident
MunicipalityRevenueExpendituresTax revenueSales taxDebt
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
FraserUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 16.2% 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.Regional hub: Sales tax per resident is 5.0× the Colorado median.$7,865$4,813$4,929$4,342$72
MancosUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 9.3% 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.$2,703$2,158$1,226$1,081Not reported for this year
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
Peer median$3,247Benchmark unavailable$2,053$2,916$175

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 $2,819 to FY2021 $4,210.$0$2.2K$4.5K’16’21Peer median FY2016: $4,466Peer median FY2021: $3,247Colorado median FY2016: $1,746 (all 224 municipalities reporting)Colorado median FY2021: $2,476 (all 227 municipalities reporting)FY2016: $2,819FY2021: $4,210

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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Revenue per resident by fiscal year
YearThis cityPeer medianColorado median
FY2016$2,819$4,466$1,746 (224 reporting)
FY2021$4,210$3,247$2,476 (227 reporting)
Expenditures per resident
FY2016 $3,153 to FY2021 $2,725.$0$3.2K$6.5K’16’21Peer median FY2016: $6,457Colorado median FY2016: $1,749 (all 224 municipalities reporting)Colorado median FY2021: $2,208 (all 227 municipalities reporting)FY2016: $3,153FY2021: $2,725

Fiscal year · nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation

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Expenditures per resident by fiscal year
YearThis cityPeer medianColorado median
FY2016$3,153$6,457$1,749 (196 reporting)
FY2021$2,725Benchmark unavailable$2,208 (220 reporting)
Tax revenue per resident
FY2021 $2,132. 1 year withheld.$0$1.1K$2.1K’16’21Peer median FY2021: $2,053Colorado median FY2016: $705 (all 224 municipalities reporting)Colorado median FY2021: $1,072 (all 227 municipalities reporting)FY2021: $2,132FY2016: withheld — Tax revenue per resident is 25% of the peer median

Fiscal year · nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation

  • FY2016 withheld: Tax revenue per resident is 25% of the peer median
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Tax revenue per resident by fiscal year
YearThis cityPeer medianColorado median
FY2016Withheld (Tax revenue per resident is 25% of the peer median)Benchmark unavailable$705 (193 reporting)
FY2021$2,132$2,053$1,072 (201 reporting)
Debt per resident
FY2016 $4,659 to FY2021 $3,273.$0$2.3K$4.7K’16’21Peer median FY2016: $2,583Peer median FY2021: $175Colorado median FY2016: $1,072 (all 224 municipalities reporting)Colorado median FY2021: $1,411 (all 227 municipalities reporting)FY2016: $4,659FY2021: $3,273

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
YearThis cityPeer medianColorado median
FY2016$4,659$2,583$1,072 (220 reporting)
FY2021$3,273$175$1,411 (199 reporting)

Questions about Georgetown’s finances

How much revenue does Georgetown collect per resident?
Georgetown collected $4,210 per resident in FY2021, 70% above the median of the 227 Colorado municipalities reporting that year. See the figure
How does Georgetown's spending per resident compare with similar cities?
Georgetown spent $2,725 per resident in FY2021, 23% above the Colorado median. There was no peer group to compare with that year. See the figure
How much debt does Georgetown have per resident?
Georgetown carried $3,273 of debt per resident in FY2021, 18.7× its peers' median. See the figure
Which cities is Georgetown compared with?
Georgetown is compared with Fraser, Mancos and Parachute: 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)
+2.8%/yr
2021 estimate
Median household income
$44.1K
2021 estimate
Poverty rate
12.3%
2021 estimate
Median home value
$312.3K
2021 estimate
Housing vacancy rate
25.0%
2021 estimate

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Sources

Dataset: Georgetown, 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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