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Julesburg · FY2016 municipal finance benchmarks

Sedgwick County · Eastern Plains · statutory town · Pop. 1,217 (2025 estimate); FY2016 per-resident figures use 1,233 · Census finance data FY2016, FY2021

You’re viewing FY2016. See the latest view (FY2021). Latest Census Bureau finance data for Julesburg: FY2021. Retrieved Oct 2026. Newer years are added when the Census Bureau publishes them. Why the lag?

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FY2016 in brief

Julesburg collected $2,377 per resident (including city-run utilities), 36% above the median of the 224 Colorado municipalities reporting that year. Tax revenue per resident sits 45% below its peers, and 58% below the state median. Debt per resident runs 18% below 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)

$2,377
28% above peers
Includes city-owned utilities
Peer median
$1,851
CO median · 224 with a published figure
$1,746
Position
Higher than 67% 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)

Includes city-owned utilities
Peer median
Benchmark unavailable
CO median · 196 with a published figure
$1,749
Position
Not reported for this year
5-year changenominal dollars
Withheld with this year's value

Tax revenue per resident (definition)

$298
45% below peers
Peer median
$541
CO median · 193 with a published figure
$705
Position
Higher than 21% of the 193 reporting
5-year changenominal dollars
Not enough history for a 5-year change

Debt per resident (definition)

$1,173
18% below peers
Peer median
$1,423
CO median · 220 with a published figure
$1,072
Position
Higher than 54% 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 · $2,377
Reported by the city to the Census Bureau

  1. 1Metric

    $2,377 Total revenue divided by population

    = Total revenue ÷ population

    Full definition: Revenue per resident

  2. 2Inputs

    Total revenue $2.9M ÷ population 1,233 (2016 estimate)

  3. 3Census line items

    • A61 Parks & recreation charges
    • A80 Sewer charges
    • A81 Solid waste charges
    • A91 Water utility charges
    • A92 Electric utility charges
    • C30 State aid
    • C46 State aid
    • D46 Local government aid
    • T01 Property tax
    • T09 General sales tax
    • T15 Selective sales taxes (lodging, utilities, etc.)
    • T24 Licenses & permits
    • T29 Licenses & permits
    • U20 Interest earnings
    • U40 Rents
    • U99 Miscellaneous

  4. 4Source file

What the numbers mean

  • Julesburg runs city-owned utilities, which add 42.9% 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 1,233 residents, small changes in Julesburg's budget move per-resident figures a lot. Compare several years, not one.

Where the money comes from and where it goes

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

On the revenue side, the biggest difference from peers is Utility & transit charges: $1,019 per resident, 2.1× the peer median.

Money in

Revenue

$2,377
per resident28% above peers
Money in: Julesburg revenue per resident by category, FY2016, against the peer median. Open a category for its lines and Census item codes.
CategoryPer residentvs peers
$1,0192.1×peers $492
$5785.0×peers $115
$35351% abovepeers $233
$23841% abovepeers $169
$12861% abovepeers $80
$3255% belowpeers $72
Withheldpeers $232
Peer median of 5 peers · Colorado median of 224 reporting

Money out

Spending

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

Peer median of 4 peers · Colorado median of 196 reporting

Julesburg 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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Julesburg compared with its peer municipalities, FY2016, per resident
MunicipalityRevenueExpendituresTax revenueSales taxDebt
JulesburgUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 42.9% 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.$2,377$298$1,173
ElizabethUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 17.8% 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.$2,762$3,152$970$1,693
WigginsUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 28.2% 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.$1,851$232$4,014
FowlerUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 30.5% 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.$946$1,196$344$205Not reported for this year
SpringfieldUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 60.3% 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.$2,503$2,186$369$232$247
AkronUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 14.9% 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.$1,332$1,237$714$298$1,153
Peer median$1,851Benchmark unavailable$541Benchmark unavailable$1,423

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 $2,377 to FY2021 $2,487.$0$1.2K$2.5K’16’21Peer median FY2016: $1,851Peer median FY2021: $2,486Colorado median FY2016: $1,746 (all 224 municipalities reporting)Colorado median FY2021: $2,476 (all 227 municipalities reporting)FY2016: $2,377FY2021: $2,487

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$2,377$1,851$1,746 (224 reporting)
FY2021$2,487$2,486$2,476 (227 reporting)
Expenditures per resident
FY2021 $2,334. 1 year withheld.$0$1.7K$3.4K’16’21Peer median FY2021: $3,401Colorado median FY2016: $1,749 (all 224 municipalities reporting)Colorado median FY2021: $2,208 (all 227 municipalities reporting)FY2021: $2,334FY2016: withheld — Expenditures per resident is 30% of the peer median

Fiscal year · nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation

  • FY2016 withheld: Expenditures per resident is 30% of the peer median
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Expenditures per resident by fiscal year
YearThis cityPeer medianColorado median
FY2016Withheld (Expenditures per resident is 30% of the peer median)Benchmark unavailable$1,749 (196 reporting)
FY2021$2,334$3,401$2,208 (220 reporting)
Tax revenue per resident
FY2016 $298 to FY2021 $321.$0$536$1.1K’16’21Peer median FY2016: $541Peer median FY2021: $581Colorado median FY2016: $705 (all 224 municipalities reporting)Colorado median FY2021: $1,072 (all 227 municipalities reporting)FY2016: $298FY2021: $321

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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Tax revenue per resident by fiscal year
YearThis cityPeer medianColorado median
FY2016$298$541$705 (193 reporting)
FY2021$321$581$1,072 (201 reporting)
Debt per resident
FY2016 $1,173 to FY2021 $419.$0$711.5$1.4K’16’21Peer median FY2016: $1,423Peer median FY2021: $137Colorado median FY2016: $1,072 (all 224 municipalities reporting)Colorado median FY2021: $1,411 (all 227 municipalities reporting)FY2016: $1,173FY2021: $419

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$1,173$1,423$1,072 (220 reporting)
FY2021$419$137$1,411 (199 reporting)

Questions about Julesburg’s finances

How much revenue does Julesburg collect per resident?
Julesburg collected $2,377 per resident in FY2016, 36% above the median of the 224 Colorado municipalities reporting that year. See the figure
How much debt does Julesburg have per resident?
Julesburg carried $1,173 of debt per resident in FY2016, 18% below its peers' median. See the figure
Which cities is Julesburg compared with?
Julesburg is compared with Elizabeth, Wiggins, Fowler, Springfield and Akron: 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)
+0.2%/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: Julesburg, 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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