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Longmont · FY2016 municipal finance benchmarks

Boulder, Weld counties · Denver Metro · home rule municipality · Pop. 100,109 (2025 estimate); FY2016 per-resident figures use 94,054 · Census finance data FY2016–FY2023

You’re viewing FY2016. See the latest view (FY2022). Latest Census Bureau finance data for Longmont: FY2023. Retrieved Oct 2026. Newer years are added when the Census Bureau publishes them. Why the lag?

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FY2016 in brief

Longmont collected $2,701 per resident (including city-run utilities), 55% above the median of the 224 Colorado municipalities reporting that year, 6% above its peers. Tax revenue per resident sits 12% below its peers, but 38% above the state median. Debt per resident runs 8.6× 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)

$2,701
6% above peers
Includes city-owned utilities
Peer median
$2,552
CO median · 224 with a published figure
$1,746
Position
Higher than 71% 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)

$3,226
31% above peers
Includes city-owned utilities
Peer median
$2,456
CO median · 196 with a published figure
$1,749
Position
Higher than 77% of the 196 reporting
5-year changenominal dollars
Not enough history for a 5-year change

Tax revenue per resident (definition)

$975
12% below peers
Peer median
$1,114
CO median · 193 with a published figure
$705
Position
Higher than 70% of the 193 reporting
5-year changenominal dollars
Not enough history for a 5-year change

Debt per resident (definition)

$2,033
8.6× peers
Peer median
$236
CO median · 220 with a published figure
$1,072
Position
Higher than 71% 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 · $2,701
Includes Census estimates for 100% of revenue

  1. 1Metric

    $2,701 Total revenue divided by population

    = Total revenue ÷ population

    Full definition: Revenue per resident

  2. 2Inputs

    Total revenue $254.1M ÷ population 94,054 (2016 estimate)

  3. 3Census line items

    • A01 Airport charges
    • A44 Streets & highways charges
    • A50 Housing & community development charges
    • A60 Parking charges
    • A61 Parks & recreation charges
    • A80 Sewer charges
    • A81 Solid waste charges
    • A89 General government (other) charges
    • A91 Water utility charges
    • A92 Electric utility charges
    • B01 Federal aid
    • B46 Federal aid
    • B50 Federal aid
    • B59 Federal aid
    • B89 Federal aid
    • C21 State aid
    • C30 State aid
    • C46 State aid
    • C89 State aid
    • C91 State aid
    • D46 Local government aid
    • D50 Local government aid
    • D89 Local government aid
    • T01 Property tax
    • T09 General sales tax
    • T15 Selective sales taxes (lodging, utilities, etc.)
    • T16 Selective sales taxes (lodging, utilities, etc.)
    • T19 Selective sales taxes (lodging, utilities, etc.)
    • T20 Licenses & permits
    • T28 Licenses & permits
    • T29 Licenses & permits
    • U01 Special assessments
    • U11 Sale of property
    • U20 Interest earnings
    • U30 Fines & forfeits
    • U40 Rents
    • U41 Royalties
    • U50 Private donations
    • U99 Miscellaneous

  4. 4Source file

What the numbers mean

Where the money comes from and where it goes

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

The biggest difference from peers is Utilities & environment: $1,577 per resident, 3.3× the peer median. On the revenue side, utility & transit charges is 3.2× peers.

Money in

Revenue

$2,701
per resident6% above peers
Money in: Longmont revenue per resident by category, FY2016, against the peer median. Open a category for its lines and Census item codes.
CategoryPer residentvs peers
$8583.2×peers $271
$66914% belowpeers $781
$3018% belowpeers $326
$29219% belowpeers $362
$27450% abovepeers $183
$18618% belowpeers $228
$12011% abovepeers $108
Peer median of 4 peers · Colorado median of 224 reporting

Money out

Spending

$3,226
per resident31% above peers
Money out: Longmont spending per resident by category, FY2016, against the peer median. Open a category for its lines and Census item codes.
CategoryPer residentvs peers
$1,5773.3×peers $477
$519in line withpeers $538
$40533% belowpeers $607
$3787% belowpeers $408
$26710% abovepeers $242
$673.0×peers $22
$13No peer comparisonpeers $0
Peer median of 4 peers · Colorado median of 196 reporting

Longmont 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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Longmont compared with its peer municipalities, FY2016, per resident
MunicipalityRevenueExpendituresTax revenueSales taxDebt
LongmontUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 31.8% 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.$2,701$3,226$975$669$2,033
BoulderUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 6.2% 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.Regional hub: Sales tax per resident is 2.2× the Colorado median.$3,546$3,351$1,903$1,211$1,161
WestminsterUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 13.1% 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.Regional hub: Sales tax per resident is 1.6× the Colorado median.$2,451$2,457$1,154$888$2,610
LovelandUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 30.2% 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.$2,653$2,454$1,073$673$32
Centennial$816$680$578$353$26
Peer median$2,552$2,456$1,114$781$236

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 $2,701 to FY2022 $3,830. 1 year withheld.$0$1.9K$3.8K’16’17’18’19’20’21’22’23Peer median FY2016: $2,552Peer median FY2017: $2,532Peer median FY2018: $3,053Peer median FY2019: $2,694Peer median FY2020: $2,940Peer median FY2021: $2,840Peer median FY2022: $3,568Colorado median FY2016: $1,746 (all 224 municipalities reporting)Colorado median FY2021: $2,476 (all 227 municipalities reporting)FY2016: $2,701FY2017: $2,727FY2018: $2,963FY2019: $3,013FY2020: $3,122FY2021: $3,522FY2022: $3,830FY2023: withheld — Rejected on review

Fiscal year · nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation

  • FY2023 withheld: Rejected on review

Peer group changed in FY2017, FY2018, FY2019, FY2020, FY2021, FY2022, 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$2,701$2,552$1,746 (224 reporting)
FY2017$2,727$2,532$2,694 (35 reporting, sample year)
FY2018$2,963$3,053$2,529 (75 reporting, sample year)
FY2019$3,013$2,694$2,694 (73 reporting, sample year)
FY2020$3,122$2,940$2,739 (76 reporting, sample year)
FY2021$3,522$2,840$2,476 (227 reporting)
FY2022$3,830$3,568$3,031 (72 reporting, sample year)
FY2023Withheld (Rejected on review)Benchmark unavailable$3,580 (97 reporting, sample year)
Expenditures per resident
FY2016 $3,226 to FY2022 $3,432. 1 year withheld.$0$1.8K$3.6K’16’17’18’19’20’21’22’23Peer median FY2016: $2,456Peer median FY2017: $2,417Peer median FY2018: $2,719Peer median FY2019: $2,398Peer median FY2020: $2,385Peer median FY2021: $2,404Peer median FY2022: $2,615Colorado median FY2016: $1,749 (all 224 municipalities reporting)Colorado median FY2021: $2,208 (all 227 municipalities reporting)FY2016: $3,226FY2017: $3,398FY2018: $3,505FY2019: $3,584FY2020: $2,574FY2021: $3,114FY2022: $3,432. Excludes equipment purchases and payments to other governments, which Census stopped reporting after FY2021.FY2023: withheld — Expenditures per resident is 1% of this city's typical level in other years

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.

  • FY2023 withheld: Expenditures per resident is 1% of this city's typical level in other years

Peer group changed in FY2017, FY2018, FY2019, FY2020, FY2021, FY2022, FY2023, the same year as the census definition change. 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$3,226$2,456$1,749 (196 reporting)
FY2017$3,398$2,417$2,663 (35 reporting, sample year)
FY2018$3,505$2,719$2,387 (74 reporting, sample year)
FY2019$3,584$2,398$2,759 (71 reporting, sample year)
FY2020$2,574$2,385$2,485 (74 reporting, sample year)
FY2021$3,114$2,404$2,208 (220 reporting)
FY2022$3,432$2,615$3,025 (71 reporting, sample year)
FY2023Withheld (Expenditures per resident is 1% of this city's typical level in other years)Benchmark unavailable$3,680 (91 reporting, sample year)
Tax revenue per resident
FY2016 $975 to FY2022 $1,510. 1 year withheld.$0$955.7$1.9K’16’17’18’19’20’21’22’23Peer median FY2016: $1,114Peer median FY2017: $1,141Peer median FY2018: $1,328Peer median FY2019: $1,293Peer median FY2020: $1,477Peer median FY2021: $1,656Peer median FY2022: $1,911Colorado median FY2016: $705 (all 224 municipalities reporting)Colorado median FY2021: $1,072 (all 227 municipalities reporting)FY2016: $975FY2017: $1,014FY2018: $1,117FY2019: $1,167FY2020: $1,237FY2021: $1,371FY2022: $1,510FY2023: withheld — Rejected on review

Fiscal year · nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation

  • FY2023 withheld: Rejected on review

Peer group changed in FY2017, FY2018, FY2019, FY2020, FY2021, FY2022, 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$975$1,114$705 (193 reporting)
FY2017$1,014$1,141$1,098 (34 reporting, sample year)
FY2018$1,117$1,328$1,173 (70 reporting, sample year)
FY2019$1,167$1,293$1,187 (71 reporting, sample year)
FY2020$1,237$1,477$1,238 (72 reporting, sample year)
FY2021$1,371$1,656$1,072 (201 reporting)
FY2022$1,510$1,911$1,631 (71 reporting, sample year)
FY2023Withheld (Rejected on review)Benchmark unavailable$1,726 (90 reporting, sample year)
Debt per resident
FY2016 $2,033 to FY2022 $3,005. 1 year withheld.$0$1.6K$3.1K’16’17’18’19’20’21’22’23Peer median FY2016: $236Peer median FY2017: $972Peer median FY2018: $2,120Peer median FY2019: $1,442Peer median FY2020: $1,852Peer median FY2021: $2,000Peer median FY2022: $2,805Colorado median FY2016: $1,072 (all 224 municipalities reporting)Colorado median FY2021: $1,411 (all 227 municipalities reporting)FY2016: $2,033FY2017: $1,949FY2018: $1,861FY2019: $1,749FY2020: $1,968FY2021: $3,136FY2022: $3,005FY2023: withheld — Rejected on review

Fiscal year · nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation

  • FY2023 withheld: Rejected on review

Peer group changed in FY2017, FY2018, FY2019, FY2020, FY2021, FY2022, 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$2,033$236$1,072 (220 reporting)
FY2017$1,949$972$1,482 (34 reporting, sample year)
FY2018$1,861$2,120$1,644 (70 reporting, sample year)
FY2019$1,749$1,442$1,627 (69 reporting, sample year)
FY2020$1,968$1,852$1,798 (71 reporting, sample year)
FY2021$3,136$2,000$1,411 (199 reporting)
FY2022$3,005$2,805$2,068 (73 reporting, sample year)
FY2023Withheld (Rejected on review)Benchmark unavailable$2,130 (91 reporting, sample year)

Questions about Longmont’s finances

How much revenue does Longmont collect per resident?
Longmont collected $2,701 per resident in FY2016, 55% above the median of the 224 Colorado municipalities reporting that year. See the figure
How does Longmont's spending per resident compare with similar cities?
Longmont spent $3,226 per resident in FY2016, 31% above the median of its peers: Boulder, Westminster, Loveland and Centennial. See the figure
How much debt does Longmont have per resident?
Longmont carried $2,033 of debt per resident in FY2016, 8.6× its peers' median. See the figure
Which cities is Longmont compared with?
Longmont is compared with Boulder, Westminster, Loveland and Centennial: 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)
+1.4%/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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Sources

Dataset: Longmont, 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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