Jamestown · FY2016 municipal finance benchmarks

Name: Jamestown, CO municipal finance benchmarks
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Boulder County · Denver Metro · statutory town · Pop. 245 (2025 estimate); FY2016 per-resident figures use 259 · Census finance data FY2016, FY2021

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

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Fiscal yearCompare

FY2016 in brief

Jamestown collected $718 per resident (including city-run utilities), 59% below the median of the 224 Colorado municipalities reporting that year, in line with its peers. Tax revenue per resident sits 34% above its peers, but 74% below the state median. Debt per resident runs 82% below the state median.

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

Compared with

Nearest on population, household income and region

Revenue per resident (definition)

$718

in line with peers

Includes city-owned utilities

Peer median: $718
CO median · 224 with a published figure Median of the 224 Colorado municipalities with FY2016 Census finance data. In FY2016 and FY2021 the Census covers every municipality; in other years it surveys a sample, mostly larger cities.: $1,746
Position: Higher than 9% 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)

$664

31% above peers

Includes city-owned utilities

Peer median: $507
CO median · 196 with a published figure Median of the 196 Colorado municipalities with FY2016 Census finance data. In FY2016 and FY2021 the Census covers every municipality; in other years it surveys a sample, mostly larger cities.: $1,749
Position: Higher than 11% of the 196 reporting
5-year changenominal dollars: Not enough history for a 5-year change

Tax revenue per resident (definition)

$181

34% above peers

Peer median: $135
CO median · 193 with a published figure Median of the 193 Colorado municipalities with FY2016 Census finance data. In FY2016 and FY2021 the Census covers every municipality; in other years it surveys a sample, mostly larger cities.: $705
Position: Higher than 14% of the 193 reporting
5-year changenominal dollars: Not enough history for a 5-year change

Debt per resident (definition)

$189

82% below CO median

Peer median: Benchmark unavailable
CO median · 220 with a published figure Median of the 220 Colorado municipalities with FY2016 Census finance data. In FY2016 and FY2021 the Census covers every municipality; in other years it surveys a sample, mostly larger cities.: $1,072
Position: Higher than 19% 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 · $718

Includes Census estimates for 100% of revenue

1Metric
$718 Total revenue divided by population
= Total revenue ÷ population
Full definition: Revenue per resident
2Inputs
Total revenue $186K ÷ population 259 (2016 estimate)
3Census line items
- A91 Water utility charges
- C30 State aid
- C46 State aid
- C91 State aid
- T01 Property tax
- U20 Interest earnings
- U40 Rents
- U50 Private donations
4Source file
- Annual Survey of State & Local Government Finances 2017 - Individual Unit File
  Value for
  FY2016
  Survey file
  2017
  The 2017 Census survey covers fiscal years ending July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2017, so a fiscal year ending December 31, 2016 is FY2016.
  Retrieved October 12, 2026 · View source: Annual Survey of State & Local Government Finances 2017 - Individual Unit File (opens in a new tab)
- Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2020 - incorporated places
  Value for
  FY2016
  Source year
  2020
  Retrieved October 7, 2026 · View source: Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2020 - incorporated places (opens in a new tab)

What the numbers mean

Jamestown runs city-owned utilities, which add 23.1% 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 259 residents, small changes in Jamestown's budget move per-resident figures a lot. Compare several years, not one.
Part of Jamestown's FY2016 revenue is a Census Bureau estimate, not a reported figure. How estimates are handled

Where the money comes from and where it goes

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

The biggest difference from peers is Utilities & environment: $58 per resident, 75% below the peer median. On the revenue side, intergovernmental is 4.1× peers.

Money in

Revenue

$718

per residentin line with peers

Money in: Jamestown revenue per resident by category, FY2016, against the peer median. Open a category for its lines and Census item codes.
Category	Per resident	Peer median	vs peers	Share of revenue
	$344	$84	4.1× peerspeers $84	48%

State aid $344 · peers $65 Grants and shared revenue from federal, state and local governments. Includes Census Bureau estimates for this year. Census line items C30 State aid C46 State aid C91 State aid
	$181	$66	2.7× peerspeers $66	25%

Property tax $181 · peers $66 Property tax levied by the municipality. Includes Census Bureau estimates for this year. Census line items T01 Property tax
	$166	$374	56% below peerspeers $374	23%

Water utility charges $166 · peers $374 Revenue of city-owned water, electric, gas and transit systems. Includes Census Bureau estimates for this year. Census line items A91 Water utility charges
	$27	$31	14% below peerspeers $31	4%

Private donations $19 · peers $0 Rents $4 · peers $3 Interest earnings $4 · peers $0 Interest earnings, fines, rents, special assessments, donations and sales of property. Includes Census Bureau estimates for this year. Census line items U20 Interest earnings U40 Rents U50 Private donations
None reported · peers $45	$0	$45	None reported	0%

Jamestown reported nothing in this category for FY2016. Lodging, utility, tobacco and other selective sales taxes, licenses and permits, and other taxes.
None reported · peers $41	$0	$41	None reported	0%

Jamestown reported nothing in this category for FY2016. General sales and use tax.
None reported · peers $6	$0	$6	None reported	0%

Jamestown reported nothing in this category for FY2016. Charges for services such as sewer, trash, recreation, parking and airports.

Peer median of 4 peers · Colorado median of 224 reporting

Money out

Spending

$664

per resident31% above peers

Money out: Jamestown spending per resident by category, FY2016, against the peer median. Open a category for its lines and Census item codes.
Category	Per resident	Peer median	vs peers	Share of spending
	$263	$0	No peer comparisonpeers $0	40%

Parks & recreation $263 · peers $0 incl. $263 construction incl. $263 construction Parks and recreation, libraries, housing and community development. Includes Census Bureau estimates for this year. Census line items F61 Parks & recreation
	$181	$160	13% above peerspeers $160	27%

General government (other) $100 · peers $36 Central staff services $27 · peers $46 Financial administration $27 · peers $34 General public buildings $27 · peers $0 Administration, finance, legal and courts, public buildings and other general government. Includes Census Bureau estimates for this year. Census line items E23 Financial administration E29 Central staff services E31 General public buildings E89 General government (other)
	$139	$4	34.5× peerspeers $4	21%

Fire protection $120 · peers $0 Protective inspection & regulation $19 · peers $0 Police, fire protection, inspection and corrections. Includes Census Bureau estimates for this year. Census line items E24 Fire protection E66 Protective inspection & regulation
	$58	$232	75% below peerspeers $232	9%

Water utility $50 · peers $224 Electric utility $8 · peers $0 Water, sewer, solid waste, electric and gas utilities, and natural resources. Includes Census Bureau estimates for this year. Census line items E91 Water utility E92 Electric utility
	$12	$10	15% above peerspeers $10	2%

Streets & highways $12 · peers $10 Streets and highways, transit, parking and airports. Includes Census Bureau estimates for this year. Census line items E44 Streets & highways
	$12	$10	21% above peerspeers $10	2%

Interest on debt $12 · peers $10 Interest paid on the municipality's debt. Includes Census Bureau estimates for this year. Census line items I89 Interest on debt

Peer median of 4 peers · Colorado median of 196 reporting

Jamestown 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

Open in Compare

Jamestown compared with its peer municipalities, FY2016, per resident
Municipality	Revenue	Expenditures	Tax revenue	Sales tax	Debt
JamestownUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 23.1% 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.	$718	$664	$181	Not reported for this year	$189
BrooksideUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 48.3% 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.	$702	$403	$125	Not reported for this year	$480
RyeUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 54.7% 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.	$769	$611	$101	Not reported for this year	Not reported for this year
WardUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 36.8% 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.	$481	$329	$146	$82	Not reported for this year
Coal CreekUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 55.8% 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.	$735	$788	$227	$106	Not reported for this year
Peer median	$718	$507	$135	Not reported for this year	Benchmark unavailable

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

Fiscal year · nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation

FY2021 withheld: Revenue per resident is 14% of the peer median

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Revenue per resident by fiscal year
Year	This city	Peer median	Colorado median
FY2016	$718	$718	$1,746 (224 reporting)
FY2021	Withheld (Revenue per resident is 14% of the peer median)	Benchmark unavailable	$2,476 (227 reporting)

Expenditures per resident

Fiscal year · nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation

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Expenditures per resident by fiscal year
Year	This city	Peer median	Colorado median
FY2016	$664	$507	$1,749 (196 reporting)
FY2021	$1,678	Benchmark unavailable	$2,208 (220 reporting)

Tax revenue per resident

Fiscal year · nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation

FY2021 withheld: Tax revenue per resident is 7% of the peer median

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Tax revenue per resident by fiscal year
Year	This city	Peer median	Colorado median
FY2016	$181	$135	$705 (193 reporting)
FY2021	Withheld (Tax revenue per resident is 7% of the peer median)	Benchmark unavailable	$1,072 (201 reporting)

Debt per resident

Fiscal year · nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation

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Debt per resident by fiscal year
Year	This city	Peer median	Colorado median
FY2016	$189	Benchmark unavailable	$1,072 (220 reporting)
FY2021	—	—	—

Questions about Jamestown’s finances

How much revenue does Jamestown collect per resident?: Jamestown collected $718 per resident in FY2016, 59% below the median of the 224 Colorado municipalities reporting that year. See the figure
How does Jamestown's spending per resident compare with similar cities?: Jamestown spent $664 per resident in FY2016, 31% above the median of its peers: Brookside, Rye, Ward and Coal Creek. See the figure
How much debt does Jamestown have per resident?: Jamestown carried $189 of debt per resident in FY2016, 82% below the Colorado median. See the figure
Which cities is Jamestown compared with?: Jamestown is compared with Brookside, Rye, Ward and Coal Creek: 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): −1.3%/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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Revenue per resident, latest published year.

Sources

Annual Survey of State & Local Government Finances 2017 - Individual Unit File · 2017 survey file
U.S. Census Bureau
Retrieved October 12, 2026View source: Annual Survey of State & Local Government Finances 2017 - Individual Unit File (opens in a new tab)
Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2020 - incorporated places · 2020
U.S. Census Bureau
Retrieved October 7, 2026View source: Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2020 - incorporated places (opens in a new tab)

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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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Jamestown · FY2016 municipal finance benchmarks

FY2016 in brief

FY2016 headline figures

Revenue per resident (definition)

Expenditures per resident (definition)

Tax revenue per resident (definition)

Debt per resident (definition)

How this number was calculated

What the numbers mean

Where the money comes from and where it goes

Money in

Money out

Jamestown and its peers

Trends

Questions about Jamestown’s finances

Community context

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Also in Denver Metro

Sources

Utilities & environment is Jamestown’s largest difference from its peers (75% below the peer median in FY2016). See how that line moves month to month in your own budget-vs-actual.