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Glendale · FY2023 municipal finance benchmarks

Arapahoe County · Denver Metro · home rule municipality · Pop. 4,475 (2025 estimate); FY2023 per-resident figures use 4,503 · Census finance data FY2016, FY2018, FY2019, FY2020, FY2021, FY2022, FY2023

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

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FY2023 in brief

Glendale collected $9,366 per resident (including city-run utilities), 2.6× the median of the 97 Colorado municipalities reporting that year, 65% above its peers. Tax revenue per resident sits 2.0× its peers, and 4.4× the state median. Debt per resident runs 49% below peers.

Regional hub: sales tax per resident is 4.0× the Colorado median.

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

Compared with

Nearest on population, household income and region

FY2023 headline figures

Revenue per resident (definition)

$9,366
65% above peers
Includes city-owned utilities
Peer median
$5,680
CO median · 97 with a published figure
$3,580
Position
Higher than 87% of the 97 reporting
5-year changenominal dollars
+7.0%/yr
How Colorado compares on revenue per resident

Expenditures per resident (definition)

$8,167
46% above peers
Includes city-owned utilities
Peer median
$5,576
CO median · 91 with a published figure
$3,680
Position
Higher than 86% of the 91 reporting
5-year changenominal dollars
+7.2%/yr

Tax revenue per resident (definition)

$7,601
2.0× peers
Peer median
$3,782
CO median · 90 with a published figure
$1,726
Position
Higher than 91% of the 90 reporting
5-year changenominal dollars
+7.2%/yr

Debt per resident (definition)

$2,626
49% below peers
Peer median
$5,183
CO median · 91 with a published figure
$2,130
Position
Higher than 58% of the 91 reporting
5-year changenominal dollars
−9.6%/yr
How Colorado compares on debt per resident

How this number was calculated

Revenue per resident · $9,366
Reported by the city to the Census Bureau

  1. 1Metric

    $9,366 Total revenue divided by population

    = Total revenue ÷ population

    Full definition: Revenue per resident

  2. 2Inputs

    Total revenue $42.2M ÷ population 4,503 (2023 estimate)

  3. 3Census line items

    • A80 Sewer charges
    • A89 General government (other) charges
    • A91 Water utility charges
    • C89 State aid
    • T01 Property tax
    • T09 General sales tax
    • T11 Selective sales taxes (lodging, utilities, etc.)
    • T19 Selective sales taxes (lodging, utilities, etc.)
    • T28 Licenses & permits
    • T29 Licenses & permits
    • U11 Sale of property
    • U20 Interest earnings
    • U30 Fines & forfeits
    • U99 Miscellaneous

  4. 4Source file

What the numbers mean

  • Glendale runs city-owned utilities, which add 4.6% 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 4,503 residents, small changes in Glendale's budget move per-resident figures a lot. Compare several years, not one.

Where the money comes from and where it goes

Per resident, FY2023. Bars show Glendale; the gold tick is the peer median. How categories work

Regional hub: sales tax per resident is 4.0× 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.

The biggest difference from peers is Parks, libraries & community: $2,345 per resident, 3.6× the peer median. On the revenue side, sales tax is 2.0× peers.

Money in

Revenue

$9,366
per resident65% above peers
Money in: Glendale revenue per resident by category, FY2023, against the peer median. Open a category for its lines and Census item codes.
CategoryPer residentvs peers
$4,6042.0×peers $2,251
$1,9799.7×peers $204
$1,0187.6×peers $133
$58299% abovepeers $292
$44925% belowpeers $596
$435in line withpeers $433
$29936% belowpeers $464
Peer median of 5 peers · Colorado median of 97 reporting

Money out

Spending

$8,167
per resident46% above peers
Money out: Glendale spending per resident by category, FY2023, against the peer median. Open a category for its lines and Census item codes.
CategoryPer residentvs peers
$2,54888% abovepeers $1,354
$2,3453.6×peers $652
$2,1602.3×peers $923
$77555% abovepeers $499
$2037% belowpeers $218
$1366% belowpeers $144
Peer median of 5 peers · Colorado median of 91 reporting

Glendale 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

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Glendale compared with its peer municipalities, FY2023, per resident
MunicipalityRevenueExpendituresTax revenueSales taxDebt
GlendaleUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 4.6% 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.Regional hub: Sales tax per resident is 4.0× the Colorado median.$9,366$8,167$7,601$4,604$2,626
EdgewaterUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 10.4% 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.Regional hub: Sales tax per resident is 1.6× the Colorado median.$2,629$2,952$1,949$1,862Not reported for this year
Manitou SpringsUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 6.7% 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.Regional hub: Sales tax per resident is 1.9× the Colorado median.$6,486$5,576$3,800$2,251$3,819
SheridanUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 0.4% 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.Regional hub: Sales tax per resident is 2.2× the Colorado median.$5,680$5,621$3,782$2,564$24,519
FlorenceUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 58.7% 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.$2,262$1,535$783$491$3,058
Estes ParkUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 44.3% 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.Regional hub: Sales tax per resident is 3.5× the Colorado median.$11,394$11,678$4,347$3,994$6,548
Peer median$5,680$5,576$3,782$2,251$5,183

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 $6,125 to FY2023 $9,366.$0$5K$10.1K’16’18’19’20’21’22’23Peer median FY2016: $2,000Peer median FY2018: $4,032Peer median FY2019: $3,923Peer median FY2020: $4,085Peer median FY2021: $3,713Peer median FY2022: $5,096Peer median FY2023: $5,680Colorado median FY2016: $1,746 (all 224 municipalities reporting)Colorado median FY2021: $2,476 (all 227 municipalities reporting)FY2016: $6,125FY2018: $6,663FY2019: $7,129FY2020: $7,636FY2021: $8,623FY2022: $10,059FY2023: $9,366

Fiscal year · nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation

Peer group changed in FY2018, FY2019, FY2020, FY2021, FY2022, 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$6,125$2,000$1,746 (224 reporting)
FY2018$6,663$4,032$2,529 (75 reporting, sample year)
FY2019$7,129$3,923$2,694 (73 reporting, sample year)
FY2020$7,636$4,085$2,739 (76 reporting, sample year)
FY2021$8,623$3,713$2,476 (227 reporting)
FY2022$10,059$5,096$3,031 (72 reporting, sample year)
FY2023$9,366$5,680$3,580 (97 reporting, sample year)
Expenditures per resident
FY2016 $5,293 to FY2023 $8,167.$0$4.1K$8.2K’16’18’19’20’21’22’23Peer median FY2016: $1,700Peer median FY2018: $3,579Peer median FY2019: $3,643Peer median FY2020: $4,259Peer median FY2021: $3,837Peer median FY2022: $4,786Peer median FY2023: $5,576Colorado median FY2016: $1,749 (all 224 municipalities reporting)Colorado median FY2021: $2,208 (all 227 municipalities reporting)FY2016: $5,293FY2018: $5,758FY2019: $6,279FY2020: $6,885FY2021: $7,771FY2022: $8,199. Excludes equipment purchases and payments to other governments, which Census stopped reporting after FY2021.FY2023: $8,167. 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 FY2018, FY2019, FY2020, FY2021, FY2022, FY2023, 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$5,293$1,700$1,749 (196 reporting)
FY2018$5,758$3,579$2,387 (74 reporting, sample year)
FY2019$6,279$3,643$2,759 (71 reporting, sample year)
FY2020$6,885$4,259$2,485 (74 reporting, sample year)
FY2021$7,771$3,837$2,208 (220 reporting)
FY2022$8,199$4,786$3,025 (71 reporting, sample year)
FY2023$8,167$5,576$3,680 (91 reporting, sample year)
Tax revenue per resident
FY2016 $4,606 to FY2023 $7,601.$0$3.8K$7.6K’16’18’19’20’21’22’23Peer median FY2016: $1,244Peer median FY2018: $1,668Peer median FY2019: $1,441Peer median FY2020: $2,312Peer median FY2021: $1,731Peer median FY2022: $2,025Peer median FY2023: $3,782Colorado median FY2016: $705 (all 224 municipalities reporting)Colorado median FY2021: $1,072 (all 227 municipalities reporting)FY2016: $4,606FY2018: $5,371FY2019: $5,785FY2020: $5,707FY2021: $6,474FY2022: $7,590FY2023: $7,601

Fiscal year · nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation

Peer group changed in FY2018, FY2019, FY2020, FY2021, FY2022, 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$4,606$1,244$705 (193 reporting)
FY2018$5,371$1,668$1,173 (70 reporting, sample year)
FY2019$5,785$1,441$1,187 (71 reporting, sample year)
FY2020$5,707$2,312$1,238 (72 reporting, sample year)
FY2021$6,474$1,731$1,072 (201 reporting)
FY2022$7,590$2,025$1,631 (71 reporting, sample year)
FY2023$7,601$3,782$1,726 (90 reporting, sample year)
Debt per resident
FY2016 $6,168 to FY2023 $2,626.$0$3.5K$7K’16’18’19’20’21’22’23Peer median FY2016: $605Peer median FY2018: $2,860Peer median FY2019: $4,871Peer median FY2020: $5,094Peer median FY2021: $3,532Peer median FY2022: $7,012Peer median FY2023: $5,183Colorado median FY2016: $1,072 (all 224 municipalities reporting)Colorado median FY2021: $1,411 (all 227 municipalities reporting)FY2016: $6,168FY2018: $4,352FY2019: $3,535FY2020: $5,000FY2021: $3,886FY2022: $3,276FY2023: $2,626

Fiscal year · nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation

Peer group changed in FY2018, FY2019, FY2021, FY2022, 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$6,168$605$1,072 (220 reporting)
FY2018$4,352$2,860$1,644 (70 reporting, sample year)
FY2019$3,535$4,871$1,627 (69 reporting, sample year)
FY2020$5,000$5,094$1,798 (71 reporting, sample year)
FY2021$3,886$3,532$1,411 (199 reporting)
FY2022$3,276$7,012$2,068 (73 reporting, sample year)
FY2023$2,626$5,183$2,130 (91 reporting, sample year)

Questions about Glendale’s finances

How much revenue does Glendale collect per resident?
Glendale collected $9,366 per resident in FY2023, 2.6× the median of the 97 Colorado municipalities reporting that year. See the figure
How does Glendale's spending per resident compare with similar cities?
Glendale spent $8,167 per resident in FY2023, 46% above the median of its peers: Edgewater, Manitou Springs, Sheridan, Florence and Estes Park. See the figure
How much debt does Glendale have per resident?
Glendale carried $2,626 of debt per resident in FY2023, 49% below its peers' median. See the figure
Which cities is Glendale compared with?
Glendale is compared with Edgewater, Manitou Springs, Sheridan, Florence and Estes Park: 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)
−2.9%/yr
2023 estimate
Median household income
$69K
2023 estimate
Poverty rate
15.5%
2023 estimate
Median home value
$398.8K
2023 estimate
Housing vacancy rate
6.6%
2023 estimate

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Sources

Dataset: Glendale, 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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