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Littleton · FY2016 municipal finance benchmarks

Arapahoe, Douglas, Jefferson counties · Denver Metro · home rule municipality · Pop. 46,246 (2025 estimate); FY2016 per-resident figures use 45,088 · Census finance data FY2016–FY2023

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

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FY2016 in brief

Littleton collected $2,245 per resident, 29% above the median of the 224 Colorado municipalities reporting that year. Tax revenue per resident sits 7% below its peers, but 40% above the state median. Debt per resident runs 54% 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)

$2,245
19% above peers
Peer median
$1,890
CO median · 224 with a published figure
$1,746
Position
Higher than 64% 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)

$1,943
11% above peers
Peer median
$1,748
CO median · 196 with a published figure
$1,749
Position
Higher than 55% of the 196 reporting
5-year changenominal dollars
Not enough history for a 5-year change

Tax revenue per resident (definition)

$991
7% below peers
Peer median
$1,061
CO median · 193 with a published figure
$705
Position
Higher than 71% of the 193 reporting
5-year changenominal dollars
Not enough history for a 5-year change

Debt per resident (definition)

$718
54% below peers
Peer median
$1,559
CO median · 220 with a published figure
$1,072
Position
Higher than 37% 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 · $2,245
Includes Census estimates for 100% of revenue

  1. 1Metric

    $2,245 Total revenue divided by population

    = Total revenue ÷ population

    Full definition: Revenue per resident

  2. 2Inputs

    Total revenue $101.2M ÷ population 45,088 (2016 estimate)

  3. 3Census line items

    • A80 Sewer charges
    • A89 General government (other) charges
    • C30 State aid
    • C89 State aid
    • T01 Property tax
    • T09 General sales tax
    • T15 Selective sales taxes (lodging, utilities, etc.)
    • T20 Licenses & permits
    • T29 Licenses & permits
    • T99 Other taxes
    • U01 Special assessments
    • U11 Sale of property
    • U20 Interest earnings
    • U30 Fines & forfeits
    • U40 Rents
    • U99 Miscellaneous

  4. 4Source file

What the numbers mean

Where the money comes from and where it goes

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

The biggest difference from peers is Public safety: $796 per resident, 2.7× the peer median. On the revenue side, other revenue is 3.1× peers.

Money in

Revenue

$2,245
per resident19% above peers
Money in: Littleton revenue per resident by category, FY2016, against the peer median. Open a category for its lines and Census item codes.
CategoryPer residentvs peers
$7536% belowpeers $804
$44496% abovepeers $226
$4143.1×peers $131
$3973.3×peers $120
$1496% abovepeers $141
$8938% belowpeers $142
None reported · peers $202$0None reported
Peer median of 5 peers · Colorado median of 224 reporting

Money out

Spending

$1,943
per resident11% above peers
Money out: Littleton spending per resident by category, FY2016, against the peer median. Open a category for its lines and Census item codes.
CategoryPer residentvs peers
$7962.7×peers $295
$58793% abovepeers $305
$20244% belowpeers $362
$17039% belowpeers $279
$137in line withpeers $144
$4156% belowpeers $94
$9No peer comparisonpeers $0
Peer median of 5 peers · Colorado median of 196 reporting

Littleton 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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Littleton compared with its peer municipalities, FY2016, per resident
MunicipalityRevenueExpendituresTax revenueSales taxDebt
Littleton$2,245$1,943$991$753$718
Commerce CityRegional hub: Sales tax per resident is 1.9× the Colorado median.$1,905$1,925$1,413$1,041$5,874
Parker$1,525$1,576$982$804$1,247
BrightonUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 13.0% 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.$1,890$1,748$1,061$759$1,607
NorthglennUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 15.9% 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.$1,266$1,173$698$599$6
EnglewoodUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 11.2% 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.$2,311$2,021$1,158$825$1,559
Peer median$1,890$1,748$1,061$804$1,559

Utilities marks a municipality whose revenue and spending include city-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit), which raises its per-resident totals.

Regional hub marks a municipality whose sales tax per resident is at least 1.5× the Colorado median: a shopping or visitor hub where people who live elsewhere pay much of the sales tax.

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 $2,245 to FY2023 $2,399.$0$1.4K$2.8K’16’17’18’19’20’21’22’23Peer median FY2016: $1,890Peer median FY2017: $2,307Peer median FY2018: $2,403Peer median FY2019: $2,128Peer median FY2020: $2,025Peer median FY2021: $2,433Peer median FY2022: $2,621Peer median FY2023: $2,803Colorado median FY2016: $1,746 (all 224 municipalities reporting)Colorado median FY2021: $2,476 (all 227 municipalities reporting)FY2016: $2,245FY2017: $2,278FY2018: $2,516FY2019: $1,656FY2020: $1,703FY2021: $1,859FY2022: $2,002FY2023: $2,399

Fiscal year · nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation

Peer group changed in FY2017, FY2018, FY2020, 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$2,245$1,890$1,746 (224 reporting)
FY2017$2,278$2,307$2,694 (35 reporting, sample year)
FY2018$2,516$2,403$2,529 (75 reporting, sample year)
FY2019$1,656$2,128$2,694 (73 reporting, sample year)
FY2020$1,703$2,025$2,739 (76 reporting, sample year)
FY2021$1,859$2,433$2,476 (227 reporting)
FY2022$2,002$2,621$3,031 (72 reporting, sample year)
FY2023$2,399$2,803$3,580 (97 reporting, sample year)
Expenditures per resident
FY2016 $1,943 to FY2023 $2,069.$0$1.3K$2.6K’16’17’18’19’20’21’22’23Peer median FY2016: $1,748Peer median FY2017: $2,045Peer median FY2018: $1,921Peer median FY2019: $1,620Peer median FY2020: $2,090Peer median FY2021: $1,998Peer median FY2022: $2,398Peer median FY2023: $2,613Colorado median FY2016: $1,749 (all 224 municipalities reporting)Colorado median FY2021: $2,208 (all 227 municipalities reporting)FY2016: $1,943FY2017: $1,974FY2018: $2,028FY2019: $1,530FY2020: $1,588FY2021: $1,622FY2022: $1,793. Excludes equipment purchases and payments to other governments, which Census stopped reporting after FY2021.FY2023: $2,069. 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 FY2017, FY2018, FY2020, 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$1,943$1,748$1,749 (196 reporting)
FY2017$1,974$2,045$2,663 (35 reporting, sample year)
FY2018$2,028$1,921$2,387 (74 reporting, sample year)
FY2019$1,530$1,620$2,759 (71 reporting, sample year)
FY2020$1,588$2,090$2,485 (74 reporting, sample year)
FY2021$1,622$1,998$2,208 (220 reporting)
FY2022$1,793$2,398$3,025 (71 reporting, sample year)
FY2023$2,069$2,613$3,680 (91 reporting, sample year)
Tax revenue per resident
FY2016 $991 to FY2023 $1,476.$0$815.7$1.6K’16’17’18’19’20’21’22’23Peer median FY2016: $1,061Peer median FY2017: $1,098Peer median FY2018: $1,173Peer median FY2019: $1,245Peer median FY2020: $1,184Peer median FY2021: $1,390Peer median FY2022: $1,631Peer median FY2023: $1,371Colorado median FY2016: $705 (all 224 municipalities reporting)Colorado median FY2021: $1,072 (all 227 municipalities reporting)FY2016: $991FY2017: $1,025FY2018: $1,134FY2019: $1,046FY2020: $1,103FY2021: $1,215FY2022: $1,338FY2023: $1,476

Fiscal year · nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation

Peer group changed in FY2017, FY2018, FY2020, 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$991$1,061$705 (193 reporting)
FY2017$1,025$1,098$1,098 (34 reporting, sample year)
FY2018$1,134$1,173$1,173 (70 reporting, sample year)
FY2019$1,046$1,245$1,187 (71 reporting, sample year)
FY2020$1,103$1,184$1,238 (72 reporting, sample year)
FY2021$1,215$1,390$1,072 (201 reporting)
FY2022$1,338$1,631$1,631 (71 reporting, sample year)
FY2023$1,476$1,371$1,726 (90 reporting, sample year)
Debt per resident
FY2016 $718 to FY2023 $91.$0$1.3K$2.5K’16’17’18’19’20’21’22’23Peer median FY2016: $1,559Peer median FY2017: $2,542Peer median FY2018: $1,067Peer median FY2019: $1,352Peer median FY2020: $913Peer median FY2021: $2,167Peer median FY2022: $1,258Peer median FY2023: $1,496Colorado median FY2016: $1,072 (all 224 municipalities reporting)Colorado median FY2021: $1,411 (all 227 municipalities reporting)FY2016: $718FY2017: $658FY2018: $604FY2019: $146FY2020: $130FY2021: $234FY2022: $205FY2023: $91

Fiscal year · nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation

Peer group changed in FY2017, FY2018, FY2020, 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$718$1,559$1,072 (220 reporting)
FY2017$658$2,542$1,482 (34 reporting, sample year)
FY2018$604$1,067$1,644 (70 reporting, sample year)
FY2019$146$1,352$1,627 (69 reporting, sample year)
FY2020$130$913$1,798 (71 reporting, sample year)
FY2021$234$2,167$1,411 (199 reporting)
FY2022$205$1,258$2,068 (73 reporting, sample year)
FY2023$91$1,496$2,130 (91 reporting, sample year)

Questions about Littleton’s finances

How much revenue does Littleton collect per resident?
Littleton collected $2,245 per resident in FY2016, 29% above the median of the 224 Colorado municipalities reporting that year. See the figure
How does Littleton's spending per resident compare with similar cities?
Littleton spent $1,943 per resident in FY2016, 11% above the median of its peers: Commerce City, Parker, Brighton, Northglenn and Englewood. See the figure
How much debt does Littleton have per resident?
Littleton carried $718 of debt per resident in FY2016, 54% below its peers' median. See the figure
Which cities is Littleton compared with?
Littleton is compared with Commerce City, Parker, Brighton, Northglenn and Englewood: 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)
+1.3%/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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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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