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Las Animas · FY2023 municipal finance benchmarks

Bent County · Eastern Plains · statutory city · Pop. 2,325 (2025 estimate); FY2023 per-resident figures use 2,382 · Census finance data FY2016, FY2021, 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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FY2023 in brief

Las Animas collected $4,191 per resident (including city-run utilities), 17% above the median of the 97 Colorado municipalities reporting that year, in line with its peers. Tax revenue per resident sits 10% below its peers, and 46% below the state median. Debt per resident runs 37% below 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)

$4,191
in line with peers
Includes city-owned utilities
Peer median
$4,081
CO median · 97 with a published figure
$3,580
Position
Higher than 56% of the 97 reporting
5-year changenominal dollars
Not enough history for a 5-year change
How Colorado compares on revenue per resident

Expenditures per resident (definition)

$3,845
in line with peers
Includes city-owned utilities
Peer median
$3,852
CO median · 91 with a published figure
$3,680
Position
Higher than 53% of the 91 reporting
5-year changenominal dollars
Not enough history for a 5-year change

Tax revenue per resident (definition)

$930
10% below peers
Peer median
$1,037
CO median · 90 with a published figure
$1,726
Position
Higher than 12% of the 90 reporting
5-year changenominal dollars
Not enough history for a 5-year change

Debt per resident (definition)

$1,277
37% below peers
Peer median
$2,015
CO median · 91 with a published figure
$2,130
Position
Higher than 28% 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 · $4,191
Reported by the city to the Census Bureau

  1. 1Metric

    $4,191 Total revenue divided by population

    = Total revenue ÷ population

    Full definition: Revenue per resident

  2. 2Inputs

    Total revenue $10M ÷ population 2,382 (2023 estimate)

  3. 3Census line items

    • A61 Parks & recreation charges
    • A80 Sewer charges
    • A81 Solid waste charges
    • A89 General government (other) charges
    • A91 Water utility charges
    • A92 Electric utility charges
    • C89 State aid
    • D89 Local government aid
    • T01 Property tax
    • T09 General sales tax
    • T28 Licenses & permits
    • T29 Licenses & permits
    • U20 Interest earnings
    • U30 Fines & forfeits
    • U99 Miscellaneous

  4. 4Source file

What the numbers mean

  • Las Animas runs city-owned utilities, which add 56.0% 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 2,382 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, FY2023. Bars show Las Animas; the gold tick is the peer median. How categories work

The biggest difference from peers is Utilities & environment: $2,956 per resident, 59% above the peer median. On the revenue side, utility & transit charges is 15% above peers.

Money in

Revenue

$4,191
per residentin line with peers
Money in: Las Animas revenue per resident by category, FY2023, against the peer median. Open a category for its lines and Census item codes.
CategoryPer residentvs peers
$2,34815% abovepeers $2,049
$737in line withpeers $771
$73239% abovepeers $525
$13049% belowpeers $256
$11911% belowpeers $134
$7438% belowpeers $120
$5182% belowpeers $287
Peer median of 5 peers · Colorado median of 97 reporting

Money out

Spending

$3,845
per residentin line with peers
Money out: Las Animas spending per resident by category, FY2023, against the peer median. Open a category for its lines and Census item codes.
CategoryPer residentvs peers
$2,95659% abovepeers $1,861
$28244% belowpeers $506
$21223% belowpeers $276
$19947% belowpeers $375
$14463% belowpeers $390
$5211% belowpeers $58
None reported · peers $43$0None reported
Peer median of 5 peers · Colorado median of 91 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, FY2023. How peers are chosen

Open in Compare
Las Animas compared with its peer municipalities, FY2023, per resident
MunicipalityRevenueExpendituresTax revenueSales taxDebt
Las AnimasUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 56.0% 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.$4,191$3,845$930$737$1,277
LimonUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 11.9% 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.$3,802$3,754$1,520$1,163$3,726
YumaUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 36.5% 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.$3,000$2,609$1,037$735Not reported for this year
BurlingtonUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 50.2% 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.$4,081$3,852$1,130$876$1,375
La JuntaUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 46.2% 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.$4,464$4,997$1,023$771$2,639
LamarUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 56.2% 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.$4,292$4,235$835$708$1,392
Peer median$4,081$3,852$1,037$771$2,015

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 $3,396 to FY2023 $4,191.$0$2.1K$4.2K’16’21’23Peer median FY2016: $2,607Peer median FY2021: $3,393Peer median FY2023: $4,081Colorado median FY2016: $1,746 (all 224 municipalities reporting)Colorado median FY2021: $2,476 (all 227 municipalities reporting)FY2016: $3,396FY2021: $3,867FY2023: $4,191

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
YearThis cityPeer medianColorado 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
FY2016 $3,396 to FY2023 $3,845.$0$1.9K$3.9K’16’21’23Peer median FY2016: $2,485Peer median FY2021: $3,113Peer median FY2023: $3,852Colorado median FY2016: $1,749 (all 224 municipalities reporting)Colorado median FY2021: $2,208 (all 227 municipalities reporting)FY2016: $3,396FY2021: $3,225FY2023: $3,845. Excludes equipment purchases and payments to other governments, which Census stopped reporting after FY2021.

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
YearThis cityPeer medianColorado 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
FY2016 $458 to FY2023 $930.$0$536$1.1K’16’21’23Peer median FY2016: $732Peer median FY2021: $792Peer median FY2023: $1,037Colorado median FY2016: $705 (all 224 municipalities reporting)Colorado median FY2021: $1,072 (all 227 municipalities reporting)FY2016: $458FY2021: $844FY2023: $930

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
YearThis cityPeer medianColorado 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
FY2016 $987 to FY2023 $1,277.$0$1K$2K’16’21’23Peer median FY2016: $1,153Peer median FY2021: $1,711Peer median FY2023: $2,015Colorado median FY2016: $1,072 (all 224 municipalities reporting)Colorado median FY2021: $1,411 (all 227 municipalities reporting)FY2016: $987FY2021: $1,408FY2023: $1,277

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
YearThis cityPeer medianColorado 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 $4,191 per resident in FY2023, 17% above the median of the 97 Colorado municipalities reporting that year. See the figure
How does Las Animas's spending per resident compare with similar cities?
Las Animas spent $3,845 per resident in FY2023, in line with the median of its peers: Limon, Yuma, Burlington, La Junta and Lamar. See the figure
How much debt does Las Animas have per resident?
Las Animas carried $1,277 of debt per resident in FY2023, 37% below its peers' median. See the figure
Which cities is Las Animas compared with?
Las Animas is compared with Limon, Yuma, Burlington, La Junta and Lamar: 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)
+2.0%/yr
2023 estimate
Median household income
$48.9K
2023 estimate
Poverty rate
37.9%
2023 estimate
Median home value
$111.5K
2023 estimate
Housing vacancy rate
12.3%
2023 estimate

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Revenue per resident, latest published year.

Sources

Dataset: Las Animas, 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.

Every figure on this page is read from the published index; nothing is recalculated for display. Read the methodology

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