Keenesburg · FY2016 municipal finance benchmarks

Name: Keenesburg, CO municipal finance benchmarks
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Weld County · Northern Front Range · statutory town · Pop. 2,107 (2025 estimate); FY2016 per-resident figures use 1,280 · Census finance data FY2016, FY2021

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

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FY2016 in brief

Keenesburg collected $1,142 per resident (including city-run utilities), 35% below the median of the 224 Colorado municipalities reporting that year, 20% below its peers. Tax revenue per resident sits 7% above its peers, but 46% below the state median. Debt per resident runs 44% above peers.

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)

$1,142

20% below peers

Includes city-owned utilities

Peer median: $1,423
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 31% 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)

$1,534

52% below peers

Includes city-owned utilities

Peer median: $3,166
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 44% of the 196 reporting
5-year changenominal dollars: Not enough history for a 5-year change

Tax revenue per resident (definition)

$378

7% above peers

Peer median: $354
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 27% of the 193 reporting
5-year changenominal dollars: Not enough history for a 5-year change

Debt per resident (definition)

$1,352

44% above peers

Peer median: $938
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 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 · $1,142

Reported by the city to the Census Bureau

1Metric
$1,142 Total revenue divided by population
= Total revenue ÷ population
Full definition: Revenue per resident
2Inputs
Total revenue $1.5M ÷ population 1,280 (2016 estimate)
3Census line items
- A80 Sewer charges
- A89 General government (other) charges
- A91 Water utility charges
- C30 State aid
- C46 State aid
- C80 State aid
- C89 State aid
- C91 State aid
- D30 Local government aid
- D46 Local government aid
- T01 Property tax
- T09 General sales tax
- T15 Selective sales taxes (lodging, utilities, etc.)
- T20 Licenses & permits
- T28 Licenses & permits
- T29 Licenses & permits
- U20 Interest earnings
- U30 Fines & forfeits
- U40 Rents
- U99 Miscellaneous
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

Keenesburg runs city-owned utilities, which add 20.0% 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 1,280 residents, small changes in Keenesburg'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 Keenesburg; the gold tick is the peer median. How categories work

The biggest difference from peers is Utilities & environment: $384 per resident, 71% below the peer median. On the revenue side, fees & charges is 41% below peers.

Money in

Revenue

$1,142

per resident20% below peers

Money in: Keenesburg 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
	$241	$361	33% below peerspeers $361	21%

State aid $236 · peers $329 Local government aid $5 · peers $6 Grants and shared revenue from federal, state and local governments. Census line items C30 State aid C46 State aid C80 State aid C89 State aid C91 State aid D30 Local government aid D46 Local government aid
	$229	$240	in line with peerspeers $240	20%

Water utility charges $229 · peers $240 Revenue of city-owned water, electric, gas and transit systems. Census line items A91 Water utility charges
	$188	$317	41% below peerspeers $317	16%

Sewer charges $187 · peers $214 General government (other) charges $1 · peers $27 Charges for services such as sewer, trash, recreation, parking and airports. Census line items A80 Sewer charges A89 General government (other) charges
	$166	$207	20% below peerspeers $207	15%

General sales tax $166 · peers $207 General sales and use tax. Census line items T09 General sales tax
	$152	$95	59% above peerspeers $95	13%

Property tax $152 · peers $95 Property tax levied by the municipality. Census line items T01 Property tax
	$106	$87	22% above peerspeers $87	9%

Miscellaneous $54 · peers $19 Rents $49 · peers $0 Fines & forfeits $2 · peers $50 Interest earnings $1 · peers $8 Interest earnings, fines, rents, special assessments, donations and sales of property. Census line items U20 Interest earnings U30 Fines & forfeits U40 Rents U99 Miscellaneous
	$60	$78	23% below peerspeers $78	5%

Licenses & permits $31 · peers $41 Selective sales taxes (lodging, utilities, etc.) $29 · peers $37 Lodging, utility, tobacco and other selective sales taxes, licenses and permits, and other taxes. Census line items T15 Selective sales taxes (lodging, utilities, etc.) T20 Licenses & permits T28 Licenses & permits T29 Licenses & permits

Peer median of 4 peers · Colorado median of 224 reporting

Money out

Spending

$1,534

per resident52% below peers

Money out: Keenesburg 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
	$719	$215	3.3× peerspeers $215	47%

Streets & highways $719 · peers $215 incl. $691 construction incl. $691 construction Streets and highways, transit, parking and airports. Census line items E44 Streets & highways F44 Streets & highways
	$384	$1,309	71% below peerspeers $1,309	25%

Water utility $202 · peers $419 Sewer $182 · peers $433 Water, sewer, solid waste, electric and gas utilities, and natural resources. Census line items E80 Sewer E91 Water utility
	$284	$372	24% below peerspeers $372	18%

Central staff services $273 · peers $176 Financial administration $9 · peers $85 Judicial & legal $2 · peers $7 Administration, finance, legal and courts, public buildings and other general government. Census line items E23 Financial administration E25 Judicial & legal E29 Central staff services
	$57	$38	50% above peerspeers $38	4%

Interest on debt $57 · peers $38 Interest paid on the municipality's debt. Includes Census Bureau estimates for this year. Census line items I91 Interest on debt
	$28	$103	73% below peerspeers $103	2%

Parks & recreation $28 · peers $103 incl. $19 construction incl. $19 construction Parks and recreation, libraries, housing and community development. Census line items E61 Parks & recreation F61 Parks & recreation
	$2	$0	No peer comparisonpeers $0	<1%

Health $2 · peers $0 Health, hospitals and public welfare. Census line items E32 Health
	Withheld Keenesburg · Public safety · FY2016 Reason: Police spending per resident is 14% of the peer median We don't publish figures that fail our quality checks until they're verified against the city's audited financial report.	$292	Withheldpeers $292	Withheld

Protective inspection & regulation $19 · peers $2 Police Withheld Keenesburg · Police · FY2016 Reason: Police spending per resident is 14% of the peer median We don't publish figures that fail our quality checks until they're verified against the city's audited financial report. · peers $288 Police, fire protection, inspection and corrections. Census line items E62 Police E66 Protective inspection & regulation

Peer median of 4 peers · Colorado median of 196 reporting

Keenesburg 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

Keenesburg compared with its peer municipalities, FY2016, per resident
Municipality	Revenue	Expenditures	Tax revenue	Sales tax	Debt
KeenesburgUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 20.0% 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.	$1,142	$1,534	$378	$166	$1,352
KerseyUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 24.9% 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.	$764	Withheld Kersey · Expenditures per resident · FY2016 Reason: Expenditures per resident is 23% of the peer median We don't publish figures that fail our quality checks until they're verified against the city's audited financial report.	$435	$246	$938
PierceUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 20.8% 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.	$1,739	$3,243	$251	$168	$571
AultUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 20.0% 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.	$1,107	$1,051	$272	$137	$571
NederlandUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 10.4% 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.	$2,488	$3,088	$1,313	$677	$3,547
Peer median	$1,423	$3,166	$354	$246	$938

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

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
Year	This city	Peer median	Colorado median
FY2016	$1,142	$1,423	$1,746 (224 reporting)
FY2021	$6,132	$2,327	$2,476 (227 reporting)

Expenditures per resident

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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Expenditures per resident by fiscal year
Year	This city	Peer median	Colorado median
FY2016	$1,534	$3,166	$1,749 (196 reporting)
FY2021	$2,928	$1,973	$2,208 (220 reporting)

Tax revenue per resident

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
Year	This city	Peer median	Colorado median
FY2016	$378	$354	$705 (193 reporting)
FY2021	$1,907	$1,046	$1,072 (201 reporting)

Debt per resident

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
Year	This city	Peer median	Colorado median
FY2016	$1,352	$938	$1,072 (220 reporting)
FY2021	$820	$699	$1,411 (199 reporting)

Questions about Keenesburg’s finances

How much revenue does Keenesburg collect per resident?: Keenesburg collected $1,142 per resident in FY2016, 35% below the median of the 224 Colorado municipalities reporting that year. See the figure
How does Keenesburg's spending per resident compare with similar cities?: Keenesburg spent $1,534 per resident in FY2016, 52% below the median of its peers: Kersey, Pierce, Ault and Nederland. See the figure
How much debt does Keenesburg have per resident?: Keenesburg carried $1,352 of debt per resident in FY2016, 44% above its peers' median. See the figure
Which cities is Keenesburg compared with?: Keenesburg is compared with Kersey, Pierce, Ault and Nederland: 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): +2.2%/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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Also in Northern Front Range

La Salle$3,155 · FY2023
Hudson$2,074 · FY2016
Ault$2,178 · FY2021
Kersey$2,476 · FY2021
Platteville$2,711 · FY2021
Pierce$2,023 · FY2021
Gilcrest$1,696 · FY2021
Nunn$2,471 · FY2021

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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Keenesburg · 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

Keenesburg and its peers

Trends

Questions about Keenesburg’s finances

Community context

Explore further

Also in Northern Front Range

Sources

Utilities & environment is Keenesburg’s largest difference from its peers (71% below the peer median in FY2016). See how that line moves month to month in your own budget-vs-actual.