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Greeley · FY2016 municipal finance benchmarks

Weld County · Northern Front Range · home rule municipality · Pop. 115,073 (2025 estimate); FY2016 per-resident figures use 104,637 · Census finance data FY2016–FY2023

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

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FY2016 in brief

Greeley collected $2,037 per resident (including city-run utilities), 17% above the median of the 224 Colorado municipalities reporting that year, 23% below its peers. Tax revenue per resident sits 11% below its peers, but 35% above the state median. Debt per resident runs 12% above 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)

$2,037
23% below peers
Includes city-owned utilities
Peer median
$2,653
CO median · 224 with a published figure
$1,746
Position
Higher than 58% 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)

$1,978
19% below peers
Includes city-owned utilities
Peer median
$2,457
CO median · 196 with a published figure
$1,749
Position
Higher than 56% of the 196 reporting
5-year changenominal dollars
Not enough history for a 5-year change

Tax revenue per resident (definition)

$955
11% below peers
Peer median
$1,073
CO median · 193 with a published figure
$705
Position
Higher than 67% of the 193 reporting
5-year changenominal dollars
Not enough history for a 5-year change

Debt per resident (definition)

$1,304
12% above peers
Peer median
$1,161
CO median · 220 with a published figure
$1,072
Position
Higher than 58% 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 · $2,037
Reported by the city to the Census Bureau

  1. 1Metric

    $2,037 Total revenue divided by population

    = Total revenue ÷ population

    Full definition: Revenue per resident

  2. 2Inputs

    Total revenue $213.2M ÷ population 104,637 (2016 estimate)

  3. 3Census line items

    • A03 Commercial activities (other) charges
    • A44 Streets & highways charges
    • A50 Housing & community development charges
    • A59 Natural resources charges
    • A60 Parking charges
    • A61 Parks & recreation charges
    • A80 Sewer charges
    • A89 General government (other) charges
    • A91 Water utility charges
    • A94 Transit charges
    • B50 Federal aid
    • B80 Federal aid
    • B89 Federal aid
    • B94 Federal aid
    • C30 State aid
    • C46 State aid
    • C80 State aid
    • C89 State aid
    • C94 State aid
    • D46 Local government aid
    • D89 Local government aid
    • D94 Local government aid
    • T01 Property tax
    • T09 General sales tax
    • T15 Selective sales taxes (lodging, utilities, etc.)
    • T19 Selective sales taxes (lodging, utilities, etc.)
    • T20 Licenses & permits
    • T24 Licenses & permits
    • T27 Licenses & permits
    • T28 Licenses & permits
    • T29 Licenses & permits
    • U01 Special assessments
    • U11 Sale of property
    • U20 Interest earnings
    • U30 Fines & forfeits
    • U40 Rents
    • U41 Royalties
    • U50 Private donations
    • U99 Miscellaneous

  4. 4Source file

What the numbers mean

  • Greeley runs city-owned utilities, which add 25.3% 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

Where the money comes from and where it goes

Per resident, FY2016. Bars show Greeley; the gold tick is the peer median. How categories work

The biggest difference from peers is General government: $339 per resident, 35% below the peer median. On the revenue side, utility & transit charges is 61% above peers.

Money in

Revenue

$2,037
per resident23% below peers
Money in: Greeley revenue per resident by category, FY2016, against the peer median. Open a category for its lines and Census item codes.
CategoryPer residentvs peers
$706in line withpeers $704
$51661% abovepeers $321
$299in line withpeers $301
$1708% belowpeers $186
$15241% belowpeers $258
$11562% belowpeers $305
$7934% belowpeers $120
Peer median of 5 peers · Colorado median of 224 reporting

Money out

Spending

$1,978
per resident19% below peers
Money out: Greeley spending per resident by category, FY2016, against the peer median. Open a category for its lines and Census item codes.
CategoryPer residentvs peers
$63125% abovepeers $503
$36412% belowpeers $411
$33935% belowpeers $519
$32435% abovepeers $240
$27233% belowpeers $405
$4417% belowpeers $52
$4No peer comparisonpeers $0
$0No peer comparisonpeers $0
Peer median of 5 peers · Colorado median of 196 reporting

Greeley 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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Greeley compared with its peer municipalities, FY2016, per resident
MunicipalityRevenueExpendituresTax revenueSales taxDebt
GreeleyUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 25.3% 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.$2,037$1,978$955$706$1,304
BoulderUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 6.2% 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.Regional hub: Sales tax per resident is 2.2× the Colorado median.$3,546$3,351$1,903$1,211$1,161
LovelandUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 30.2% 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.$2,653$2,454$1,073$673$32
LongmontUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 31.8% 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.$2,701$3,226$975$669$2,033
WestminsterUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 13.1% 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.Regional hub: Sales tax per resident is 1.6× the Colorado median.$2,451$2,457$1,154$888$2,610
ThorntonUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 12.7% 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.$1,721$1,634$903$704$482
Peer median$2,653$2,457$1,073$704$1,161

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 $2,037 to FY2023 $3,027.$0$1.9K$3.8K’16’17’18’19’20’21’22’23Peer median FY2016: $2,653Peer median FY2017: $2,694Peer median FY2018: $2,963Peer median FY2019: $3,013Peer median FY2020: $2,940Peer median FY2021: $3,039Peer median FY2022: $3,830Peer median FY2023: $3,258Colorado median FY2016: $1,746 (all 224 municipalities reporting)Colorado median FY2021: $2,476 (all 227 municipalities reporting)FY2016: $2,037FY2017: $1,968FY2018: $2,159FY2019: $2,273FY2020: $2,234FY2021: $2,500FY2022: $2,934FY2023: $3,027

Fiscal year · nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation

Peer group changed in FY2017, FY2020, 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$2,037$2,653$1,746 (224 reporting)
FY2017$1,968$2,694$2,694 (35 reporting, sample year)
FY2018$2,159$2,963$2,529 (75 reporting, sample year)
FY2019$2,273$3,013$2,694 (73 reporting, sample year)
FY2020$2,234$2,940$2,739 (76 reporting, sample year)
FY2021$2,500$3,039$2,476 (227 reporting)
FY2022$2,934$3,830$3,031 (72 reporting, sample year)
FY2023$3,027$3,258$3,580 (97 reporting, sample year)
Expenditures per resident
FY2016 $1,978 to FY2023 $2,762.$0$1.8K$3.5K’16’17’18’19’20’21’22’23Peer median FY2016: $2,457Peer median FY2017: $2,678Peer median FY2018: $3,505Peer median FY2019: $2,674Peer median FY2020: $2,476Peer median FY2021: $2,541Peer median FY2022: $2,769Peer median FY2023: $3,470Colorado median FY2016: $1,749 (all 224 municipalities reporting)Colorado median FY2021: $2,208 (all 227 municipalities reporting)FY2016: $1,978FY2017: $1,985FY2018: $2,055FY2019: $2,159FY2020: $2,138FY2021: $2,536FY2022: $2,534. Excludes equipment purchases and payments to other governments, which Census stopped reporting after FY2021.FY2023: $2,762. 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 FY2017, FY2020, 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
FY2016$1,978$2,457$1,749 (196 reporting)
FY2017$1,985$2,678$2,663 (35 reporting, sample year)
FY2018$2,055$3,505$2,387 (74 reporting, sample year)
FY2019$2,159$2,674$2,759 (71 reporting, sample year)
FY2020$2,138$2,476$2,485 (74 reporting, sample year)
FY2021$2,536$2,541$2,208 (220 reporting)
FY2022$2,534$2,769$3,025 (71 reporting, sample year)
FY2023$2,762$3,470$3,680 (91 reporting, sample year)
Tax revenue per resident
FY2016 $955 to FY2023 $1,481.$0$827.1$1.7K’16’17’18’19’20’21’22’23Peer median FY2016: $1,073Peer median FY2017: $1,098Peer median FY2018: $1,237Peer median FY2019: $1,293Peer median FY2020: $1,237Peer median FY2021: $1,418Peer median FY2022: $1,635Peer median FY2023: $1,654Colorado median FY2016: $705 (all 224 municipalities reporting)Colorado median FY2021: $1,072 (all 227 municipalities reporting)FY2016: $955FY2017: $1,014FY2018: $1,099FY2019: $1,181FY2020: $1,174FY2021: $1,252FY2022: $1,409FY2023: $1,481

Fiscal year · nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation

Peer group changed in FY2017, FY2020, 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$955$1,073$705 (193 reporting)
FY2017$1,014$1,098$1,098 (34 reporting, sample year)
FY2018$1,099$1,237$1,173 (70 reporting, sample year)
FY2019$1,181$1,293$1,187 (71 reporting, sample year)
FY2020$1,174$1,237$1,238 (72 reporting, sample year)
FY2021$1,252$1,418$1,072 (201 reporting)
FY2022$1,409$1,635$1,631 (71 reporting, sample year)
FY2023$1,481$1,654$1,726 (90 reporting, sample year)
Debt per resident
FY2016 $1,304 to FY2023 $1,889.$0$1.3K$2.6K’16’17’18’19’20’21’22’23Peer median FY2016: $1,161Peer median FY2017: $1,011Peer median FY2018: $1,861Peer median FY2019: $1,749Peer median FY2020: $1,844Peer median FY2021: $2,577Peer median FY2022: $2,458Peer median FY2023: $2,254Colorado median FY2016: $1,072 (all 224 municipalities reporting)Colorado median FY2021: $1,411 (all 227 municipalities reporting)FY2016: $1,304FY2017: $1,163FY2018: $1,540FY2019: $1,442FY2020: $1,314FY2021: $1,370FY2022: $2,138FY2023: $1,889

Fiscal year · nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation

Peer group changed in FY2017, FY2020, 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$1,304$1,161$1,072 (220 reporting)
FY2017$1,163$1,011$1,482 (34 reporting, sample year)
FY2018$1,540$1,861$1,644 (70 reporting, sample year)
FY2019$1,442$1,749$1,627 (69 reporting, sample year)
FY2020$1,314$1,844$1,798 (71 reporting, sample year)
FY2021$1,370$2,577$1,411 (199 reporting)
FY2022$2,138$2,458$2,068 (73 reporting, sample year)
FY2023$1,889$2,254$2,130 (91 reporting, sample year)

Questions about Greeley’s finances

How much revenue does Greeley collect per resident?
Greeley collected $2,037 per resident in FY2016, 17% above the median of the 224 Colorado municipalities reporting that year. See the figure
How does Greeley's spending per resident compare with similar cities?
Greeley spent $1,978 per resident in FY2016, 19% below the median of its peers: Boulder, Loveland, Longmont, Westminster and Thornton. See the figure
How much debt does Greeley have per resident?
Greeley carried $1,304 of debt per resident in FY2016, 12% above its peers' median. See the figure
Which cities is Greeley compared with?
Greeley is compared with Boulder, Loveland, Longmont, Westminster and Thornton: 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)
+2.0%/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: Greeley, 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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