Kim · FY2016 municipal finance benchmarks

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Las Animas County · Southern Colorado · statutory town · Pop. 63 (2025 estimate); FY2016 per-resident figures use 67 · Census finance data FY2016, FY2021

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

Fiscal yearCompare

FY2016 in brief

Kim collected $657 per resident (including city-run utilities), 62% below the median of the 224 Colorado municipalities reporting that year, 32% below its peers. Tax revenue per resident sits in line with its peers, but 85% below the state median. Debt per resident runs 24% below 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)

$657

32% below peers

Includes city-owned utilities

Peer median: $970
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 7% 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)

$657

14% below peers

Includes city-owned utilities

Peer median: $767
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 10% of the 196 reporting
5-year changenominal dollars: Not enough history for a 5-year change

Tax revenue per resident (definition)

$104

in line with peers

Peer median: $107
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 6% of the 193 reporting
5-year changenominal dollars: Not enough history for a 5-year change

Debt per resident (definition)

$1,299

24% below peers

Peer median: $1,719
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 57% 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 · $657

Reported by the city to the Census Bureau

1Metric
$657 Total revenue divided by population
= Total revenue ÷ population
Full definition: Revenue per resident
2Inputs
Total revenue $44K ÷ population 67 (2016 estimate)
3Census line items
- A91 Water utility charges
- T01 Property tax
- T24 Licenses & permits
- 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

Kim runs city-owned utilities, which add 54.5% 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 67 residents, small changes in Kim'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 Kim; the gold tick is the peer median. How categories work

The biggest difference from peers is General government: $134 per resident, 50% below the peer median. On the revenue side, Kim reports no fees & charges; peers collect $461 per resident.

Money in

Revenue

$657

per resident32% below peers

Money in: Kim 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
	$358	$224	60% above peerspeers $224	55%

Water utility charges $358 · peers $224 Revenue of city-owned water, electric, gas and transit systems. Census line items A91 Water utility charges
	$194	$56	3.4× peerspeers $56	30%

Miscellaneous $194 · peers $56 Interest earnings, fines, rents, special assessments, donations and sales of property. Census line items U99 Miscellaneous
	$90	$107	16% below peerspeers $107	14%

Property tax $90 · peers $107 Property tax levied by the municipality. Census line items T01 Property tax
	$15	$0	No peer comparisonpeers $0	2%

Licenses & permits $15 · peers $0 Lodging, utility, tobacco and other selective sales taxes, licenses and permits, and other taxes. Census line items T24 Licenses & permits
None reported · peers $461	$0	$461	None reported	0%

Kim reported nothing in this category for FY2016. Charges for services such as sewer, trash, recreation, parking and airports.
None reported · peers $58	$0	$58	None reported	0%

Kim reported nothing in this category for FY2016. Grants and shared revenue from federal, state and local governments.

Peer median of 5 peers · Colorado median of 224 reporting

Money out

Spending

$657

per resident14% below peers

Money out: Kim 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
	$313	$267	17% above peerspeers $267	48%

Solid waste $299 · peers $0 Water utility $15 · peers $129 Water, sewer, solid waste, electric and gas utilities, and natural resources. Census line items E81 Solid waste E91 Water utility
	$149	$69	2.2× peerspeers $69	23%

Streets & highways $149 · peers $69 Streets and highways, transit, parking and airports. Census line items E44 Streets & highways
	$134	$267	50% below peerspeers $267	20%

Financial administration $75 · peers $0 General government (other) $60 · peers $69 Administration, finance, legal and courts, public buildings and other general government. Census line items E23 Financial administration E89 General government (other)
	$60	$96	38% below peerspeers $96	9%

Interest on debt $60 · peers $96 Interest paid on the municipality's debt. Includes Census Bureau estimates for this year. Census line items I89 Interest on debt
None reported · peers $6	$0	$6	None reported	0%

Kim reported nothing in this category for FY2016. Parks and recreation, libraries, housing and community development.

Peer median of 3 peers · Colorado median of 196 reporting

Kim 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

Kim compared with its peer municipalities, FY2016, per resident
Municipality	Revenue	Expenditures	Tax revenue	Sales tax	Debt
KimUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 54.5% 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.	$657	$657	$104	Not reported for this year	$1,299
BransonUtilities: 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.	$970	Withheld Branson · Expenditures per resident · FY2016 Reason: Expenditures per resident is 25% 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.	$104	Not reported for this year	$179
StarkvilleUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 77.1% 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.	$923	$365	$154	Not reported for this year	$2,442
Cokedale	$1,345	$767	Withheld Cokedale · Tax revenue per resident · FY2016 Reason: Tax revenue per resident is 4.1x the peer median We don't publish figures that fail our quality checks until they're verified against the city's audited financial report.	Not reported for this year	$5,293
RamahUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 23.0% 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.	$953	Withheld Ramah · Expenditures per resident · FY2016 Reason: Expenditures per resident is 24% 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.	$109	Not reported for this year	$180
GroverUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 25.6% 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.	$975	$1,119	$63	Not reported for this year	$1,719
Peer median	$970	$767	$107	Not reported for this year	$1,719

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
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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	$657	$970	$1,746 (224 reporting)
FY2021	$1,286	$993	$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	$657	$767	$1,749 (196 reporting)
FY2021	$1,778	$1,606	$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	$104	$107	$705 (193 reporting)
FY2021	$159	$94	$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	$1,299	$1,719	$1,072 (220 reporting)
FY2021	$1,063	$1,565	$1,411 (199 reporting)

Questions about Kim’s finances

How much revenue does Kim collect per resident?: Kim collected $657 per resident in FY2016, 62% below the median of the 224 Colorado municipalities reporting that year. See the figure
How does Kim's spending per resident compare with similar cities?: Kim spent $657 per resident in FY2016, 14% below the median of its peers: Branson, Starkville, Cokedale, Ramah and Grover. See the figure
How much debt does Kim have per resident?: Kim carried $1,299 of debt per resident in FY2016, 24% below its peers' median. See the figure
Which cities is Kim compared with?: Kim is compared with Branson, Starkville, Cokedale, Ramah and Grover: 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): −1.2%/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 Southern Colorado

Starkville$923 · FY2016
Branson$589 · FY2021
Cokedale$1,079 · FY2021
Rye$769 · FY2016
Brookside$702 · FY2016
Boone
Coal Creek$735 · FY2016
Westcliffe$2,311 · 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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General government is Kim’s largest difference from its peers (50% below the peer median in FY2016). See how that line moves month to month in your own budget-vs-actual.

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Kim · 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

Kim and its peers

Trends

Questions about Kim’s finances

Community context

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Also in Southern Colorado

Sources

General government is Kim’s largest difference from its peers (50% below the peer median in FY2016). See how that line moves month to month in your own budget-vs-actual.