Las Animas · FY2016 municipal finance benchmarks

Name: Las Animas, CO municipal finance benchmarks
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Bent County · Eastern Plains · statutory city · Pop. 2,325 (2025 estimate); FY2016 per-resident figures use 2,169 · Census finance data FY2016, FY2021, FY2023

You’re viewing FY2016. See the latest view (FY2023). Latest Census Bureau finance data for Las Animas: FY2023. Retrieved Oct 2026. Newer years are added when the Census Bureau publishes them. Why the lag?

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FY2016 in brief

Las Animas collected $3,396 per resident (including city-run utilities), 95% above the median of the 224 Colorado municipalities reporting that year, 30% above its peers. Tax revenue per resident sits 37% below its peers. Debt per resident runs 14% 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)

$3,396

30% above peers

Includes city-owned utilities

Peer median: $2,607
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 82% 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)

$3,396

37% above peers

Includes city-owned utilities

Peer median: $2,485
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 81% of the 196 reporting
5-year changenominal dollars: Not enough history for a 5-year change

Tax revenue per resident (definition)

$458

37% below peers

Peer median: $732
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 35% of the 193 reporting
5-year changenominal dollars: Not enough history for a 5-year change

Debt per resident (definition)

$987

14% below peers

Peer median: $1,153
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 48% 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 · $3,396

Reported by the city to the Census Bureau

1Metric
$3,396 Total revenue divided by population
= Total revenue ÷ population
Full definition: Revenue per resident
2Inputs
Total revenue $7.4M ÷ population 2,169 (2016 estimate)
3Census line items
- A80 Sewer charges
- A81 Solid waste charges
- A89 General government (other) charges
- A91 Water utility charges
- A92 Electric utility charges
- C30 State aid
- C46 State aid
- C89 State aid
- C91 State aid
- D46 Local government aid
- T01 Property tax
- T09 General sales tax
- T15 Selective sales taxes (lodging, utilities, etc.)
- T29 Licenses & permits
- T99 Other taxes
- U20 Interest earnings
- U30 Fines & forfeits
- U40 Rents
- U50 Private donations
- 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

Las Animas runs city-owned utilities, which add 66.6% 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 2,169 residents, small changes in Las Animas'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 Las Animas; the gold tick is the peer median. How categories work

The biggest difference from peers is Utilities & environment: $2,771 per resident, 3.4× the peer median. On the revenue side, utility & transit charges is 2.6× peers.

Money in

Revenue

$3,396

per resident30% above peers

Money in: Las Animas 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
	$2,261	$870	2.6× peerspeers $870	67%

Electric utility charges $1,916 · peers $562 Water utility charges $345 · peers $212 Revenue of city-owned water, electric, gas and transit systems. Census line items A91 Water utility charges A92 Electric utility charges
	$518	$290	79% above peerspeers $290	15%

Solid waste charges $245 · peers $122 Sewer charges $219 · peers $123 General government (other) charges $54 · peers $0 Charges for services such as sewer, trash, recreation, parking and airports. Census line items A80 Sewer charges A81 Solid waste charges A89 General government (other) charges
	$261	$415	37% below peerspeers $415	8%

General sales tax $261 · peers $415 General sales and use tax. Census line items T09 General sales tax
	$130	$182	29% below peerspeers $182	4%

Property tax $130 · peers $182 Property tax levied by the municipality. Census line items T01 Property tax
	$82	$137	40% below peerspeers $137	2%

Miscellaneous $66 · peers $76 Interest earnings $8 · peers $9 Fines & forfeits $3 · peers $21 Private donations $2 · peers $8 Rents $2 · peers $5 Interest earnings, fines, rents, special assessments, donations and sales of property. Census line items U20 Interest earnings U30 Fines & forfeits U40 Rents U50 Private donations U99 Miscellaneous
	$77	$266	71% below peerspeers $266	2%

State aid $71 · peers $92 Local government aid $6 · peers $78 Grants and shared revenue from federal, state and local governments. Census line items C30 State aid C46 State aid C89 State aid C91 State aid D46 Local government aid
	$68	$51	32% above peerspeers $51	2%

Selective sales taxes (lodging, utilities, etc.) $65 · peers $36 Licenses & permits $2 · peers $16 Other taxes $0 · peers $0 Lodging, utility, tobacco and other selective sales taxes, licenses and permits, and other taxes. Census line items T15 Selective sales taxes (lodging, utilities, etc.) T29 Licenses & permits T99 Other taxes

Peer median of 4 peers · Colorado median of 224 reporting

Money out

Spending

$3,397

per resident37% above peers

Money out: Las Animas 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
	$2,771	$825	3.4× peerspeers $825	82%

Electric utility $1,988 · peers $294 incl. $86 construction Water utility $371 · peers $211 incl. $96 construction Solid waste $236 · peers $152 incl. $15 construction Sewer $177 · peers $116 incl. $33 construction incl. $230 construction Water, sewer, solid waste, electric and gas utilities, and natural resources. Census line items E80 Sewer E81 Solid waste E91 Water utility E92 Electric utility F92 Electric utility G80 Sewer G81 Solid waste G91 Water utility
	$227	$251	10% below peerspeers $251	7%

Central staff services $62 · peers $167 Financial administration $61 · peers $28 General public buildings $60 · peers $7 incl. $42 construction General government (other) $42 · peers $0 incl. $11 construction Judicial & legal $2 · peers $8 incl. $53 construction Administration, finance, legal and courts, public buildings and other general government. Census line items E23 Financial administration E25 Judicial & legal E29 Central staff services E31 General public buildings E89 General government (other) G31 General public buildings G89 General government (other)
	$163	$229	29% below peerspeers $229	5%

Police $163 · peers $203 Police, fire protection, inspection and corrections. Census line items E62 Police
	$161	$328	51% below peerspeers $328	5%

Streets & highways $161 · peers $273 incl. $1 construction incl. $1 construction Streets and highways, transit, parking and airports. Census line items E44 Streets & highways G44 Streets & highways
	$37	$209	82% below peerspeers $209	1%

Parks & recreation $37 · peers $146 Parks and recreation, libraries, housing and community development. Census line items E61 Parks & recreation
	$21	$30	30% below peerspeers $30	1%

Interest on debt $21 · peers $30 Interest paid on the municipality's debt. Census line items I89 Interest on debt I91 Interest on debt
	$16	$140	89% below peerspeers $140	<1%

Health $16 · peers $140 Health, hospitals and public welfare. Census line items E32 Health
None reported · peers $14	$0	$14	None reported	0%

Las Animas reported nothing in this category for FY2016. Commercial activities and functions outside the categories above.

Peer median of 4 peers · Colorado median of 196 reporting

Las Animas 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

Las Animas compared with its peer municipalities, FY2016, per resident
Municipality	Revenue	Expenditures	Tax revenue	Sales tax	Debt
Las AnimasUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 66.6% 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.	$3,396	$3,396	$458	$261	$987
WrayUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 43.5% 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.	$2,964	$2,815	$749	$532	$250
LimonUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 16.6% 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.	$2,711	$2,784	$832	$584	$1,868
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
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
Peer median	$2,607	$2,485	$732	$415	$1,153

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, 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
Year	This city	Peer median	Colorado median
FY2016	$3,396	$2,607	$1,746 (224 reporting)
FY2021	$3,867	$3,393	$2,476 (227 reporting)
FY2023	$4,191	$4,081	$3,580 (97 reporting, sample year)

Expenditures per resident

Fiscal year · nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation

Census definition change: Excludes equipment purchases and payments to other governments, which Census stopped reporting after FY2021.

Peer group changed in FY2021, FY2023. 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	$3,396	$2,485	$1,749 (196 reporting)
FY2021	$3,225	$3,113	$2,208 (220 reporting)
FY2023	$3,845	$3,852	$3,680 (91 reporting, sample year)

Tax revenue per resident

Fiscal year · nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation

Peer group changed in FY2021, 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
Year	This city	Peer median	Colorado median
FY2016	$458	$732	$705 (193 reporting)
FY2021	$844	$792	$1,072 (201 reporting)
FY2023	$930	$1,037	$1,726 (90 reporting, sample year)

Debt per resident

Fiscal year · nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation

Peer group changed in FY2021, 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
Year	This city	Peer median	Colorado median
FY2016	$987	$1,153	$1,072 (220 reporting)
FY2021	$1,408	$1,711	$1,411 (199 reporting)
FY2023	$1,277	$2,015	$2,130 (91 reporting, sample year)

Questions about Las Animas’s finances

How much revenue does Las Animas collect per resident?: Las Animas collected $3,396 per resident in FY2016, 95% above the median of the 224 Colorado municipalities reporting that year. See the figure
How does Las Animas's spending per resident compare with similar cities?: Las Animas spent $3,396 per resident in FY2016, 37% above the median of its peers: Wray, Limon, Akron and Springfield. See the figure
How much debt does Las Animas have per resident?: Las Animas carried $987 of debt per resident in FY2016, 14% below its peers' median. See the figure
Which cities is Las Animas compared with?: Las Animas is compared with Wray, Limon, Akron and Springfield: 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): −1.6%/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 Eastern Plains

Wray$3,393 · FY2021
Holyoke$2,689 · FY2022
Limon$3,802 · FY2023
Wiggins$2,355 · FY2021
Akron$1,870 · FY2021
Elizabeth$4,481 · FY2022
Burlington$4,081 · FY2023
Springfield$3,103 · 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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Las Animas · 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

Las Animas and its peers

Trends

Questions about Las Animas’s finances

Community context

Explore further

Also in Eastern Plains

Sources

Utilities & environment is Las Animas’s largest difference from its peers (3.4× the peer median in FY2016). See how that line moves month to month in your own budget-vs-actual.