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Johnstown · FY2023 municipal finance benchmarks

Weld, Larimer counties · Northern Front Range · home rule municipality · Pop. 22,433 (2025 estimate); FY2023 per-resident figures use 19,533 · Census finance data FY2016, FY2018, FY2019, FY2020, FY2021, FY2022, FY2023

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

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FY2023 in brief

Johnstown collected $4,307 per resident (including city-run utilities), 20% above the median of the 97 Colorado municipalities reporting that year, 59% above its peers. Tax revenue per resident sits 2.2× its peers, and 65% above the state median. Debt per resident runs 6.5× 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)

$4,307
59% above peers
Includes city-owned utilities
Peer median
$2,701
CO median · 97 with a published figure
$3,580
Position
Higher than 58% of the 97 reporting
5-year changenominal dollars
+16.3%/yr
How Colorado compares on revenue per resident

Expenditures per resident (definition)

Includes city-owned utilities
Peer median
Benchmark unavailable
CO median · 91 with a published figure
$3,680
Position
Not reported for this year
5-year changenominal dollars
Withheld with this year's value

Tax revenue per resident (definition)

$2,849
2.2× peers
Peer median
$1,290
CO median · 90 with a published figure
$1,726
Position
Higher than 71% of the 90 reporting
5-year changenominal dollars
+16.2%/yr

Debt per resident (definition)

$2,863
6.5× peers
Peer median
$442
CO median · 91 with a published figure
$2,130
Position
Higher than 63% 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 · $4,307
Reported by the city to the Census Bureau

  1. 1Metric

    $4,307 Total revenue divided by population

    = Total revenue ÷ population

    Full definition: Revenue per resident

  2. 2Inputs

    Total revenue $84.1M ÷ population 19,533 (2023 estimate)

  3. 3Census line items

    • A03 Commercial activities (other) charges
    • A80 Sewer charges
    • A81 Solid waste charges
    • A91 Water utility charges
    • B89 Federal aid
    • C89 State aid
    • D89 Local government aid
    • T01 Property tax
    • T09 General sales tax
    • T15 Selective sales taxes (lodging, utilities, etc.)
    • T20 Licenses & permits
    • T24 Licenses & permits
    • T28 Licenses & permits
    • T29 Licenses & permits
    • T99 Other taxes
    • U20 Interest earnings
    • U30 Fines & forfeits
    • U40 Rents
    • U41 Royalties
    • U50 Private donations
    • U99 Miscellaneous

  4. 4Source file

What the numbers mean

  • Johnstown runs city-owned utilities, which add 8.8% 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 6.5× 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 Johnstown; the gold tick is the peer median. How categories work

On the revenue side, the biggest difference from peers is Other taxes: $1,173 per resident, 6.8× the peer median.

Money in

Revenue

$4,307
per resident59% above peers
Money in: Johnstown revenue per resident by category, FY2023, against the peer median. Open a category for its lines and Census item codes.
CategoryPer residentvs peers
$1,18745% abovepeers $817
$1,1736.8×peers $172
$6263.4×peers $184
$48930% abovepeers $376
$37936% abovepeers $279
$23237% abovepeers $169
$2217% belowpeers $238
Peer median of 5 peers · Colorado median of 97 reporting

Money out

Spending

Categories are withheld with the total until it is verified against Johnstown’s audited financial report.

Peer median of 4 peers · Colorado median of 91 reporting

Johnstown 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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Johnstown compared with its peer municipalities, FY2023, per resident
MunicipalityRevenueExpendituresTax revenueSales taxDebt
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
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
Louisville$2,701$2,219$2,069$1,380$62
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
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
Peer median$2,701Benchmark unavailable$1,290$817$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 $1,869 to FY2023 $4,307.$0$2.2K$4.3K’16’18’19’20’21’22’23Peer median FY2016: $2,087Peer median FY2018: $1,903Peer median FY2019: $3,168Peer median FY2020: $2,824Peer median FY2021: $3,177Peer median FY2022: $3,923Peer median FY2023: $2,701Colorado median FY2016: $1,746 (all 224 municipalities reporting)Colorado median FY2021: $2,476 (all 227 municipalities reporting)FY2016: $1,869FY2018: $2,027FY2019: $1,969FY2020: $1,611FY2021: $3,601FY2022: $4,191FY2023: $4,307

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$1,869$2,087$1,746 (224 reporting)
FY2018$2,027$1,903$2,529 (75 reporting, sample year)
FY2019$1,969$3,168$2,694 (73 reporting, sample year)
FY2020$1,611$2,824$2,739 (76 reporting, sample year)
FY2021$3,601$3,177$2,476 (227 reporting)
FY2022$4,191$3,923$3,031 (72 reporting, sample year)
FY2023$4,307$2,701$3,580 (97 reporting, sample year)
Tax revenue per resident
FY2016 $1,218 to FY2023 $2,849.$0$1.4K$2.8K’16’18’19’20’21’22’23Peer median FY2016: $1,082Peer median FY2018: $1,061Peer median FY2019: $1,775Peer median FY2020: $1,645Peer median FY2021: $1,821Peer median FY2022: $2,150Peer median FY2023: $1,290Colorado median FY2016: $705 (all 224 municipalities reporting)Colorado median FY2021: $1,072 (all 227 municipalities reporting)FY2016: $1,218FY2018: $1,344FY2019: $1,323FY2020: $1,103FY2021: $1,563FY2022: $2,730FY2023: $2,849

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$1,218$1,082$705 (193 reporting)
FY2018$1,344$1,061$1,173 (70 reporting, sample year)
FY2019$1,323$1,775$1,187 (71 reporting, sample year)
FY2020$1,103$1,645$1,238 (72 reporting, sample year)
FY2021$1,563$1,821$1,072 (201 reporting)
FY2022$2,730$2,150$1,631 (71 reporting, sample year)
FY2023$2,849$1,290$1,726 (90 reporting, sample year)
Debt per resident
FY2021 $3,105 to FY2023 $2,863.$0$1.6K$3.1K’16’18’19’20’21’22’23Peer median FY2021: $2,911Peer median FY2022: $1,829Peer median FY2023: $442Colorado median FY2021: $1,411 (all 227 municipalities reporting)FY2021: $3,105FY2022: $3,062FY2023: $2,863

Fiscal year · nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation

Peer group changed in 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———
FY2018———
FY2019———
FY2020———
FY2021$3,105$2,911$1,411 (199 reporting)
FY2022$3,062$1,829$2,068 (73 reporting, sample year)
FY2023$2,863$442$2,130 (91 reporting, sample year)

Questions about Johnstown’s finances

How much revenue does Johnstown collect per resident?
Johnstown collected $4,307 per resident in FY2023, 20% above the median of the 97 Colorado municipalities reporting that year. See the figure
How much debt does Johnstown have per resident?
Johnstown carried $2,863 of debt per resident in FY2023, 6.5× its peers' median. See the figure
Which cities is Johnstown compared with?
Johnstown is compared with Frederick, Firestone, Louisville, Golden and Berthoud: 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)
+9.0%/yr
2023 estimate
Median household income
$130.9K
2023 estimate
Poverty rate
2.2%
2023 estimate
Median home value
$493.5K
2023 estimate
Housing vacancy rate
0.8%
2023 estimate

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Sources

Dataset: Johnstown, 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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