Manassa · FY2021 municipal finance benchmarks

Name: Manassa, CO municipal finance benchmarks
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Conejos County · San Luis Valley · statutory town · Pop. 958 (2025 estimate); FY2021 per-resident figures use 963 · Census finance data FY2016, FY2021

Latest Census Bureau finance data for Manassa: FY2021. Retrieved Oct 2026. Newer years are added when the Census Bureau publishes them. Why the lag?

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Fiscal yearCompare

FY2021 in brief

Manassa collected $704 per resident (including city-run utilities), 72% below the median of the 227 Colorado municipalities reporting that year. Debt per resident runs 63% below peers.

Tax revenue per resident withheld: Tax revenue per resident is 11% of the peer median

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)

$704

73% below peers

Includes city-owned utilities

Peer median: $2,602
CO median · 227 with a published figure Median of the 227 Colorado municipalities with FY2021 Census finance data. In FY2016 and FY2021 the Census covers every municipality; in other years it surveys a sample, mostly larger cities.: $2,476
Position: Higher than 3% of the 227 reporting
5-year changenominal dollars: Not enough history for a 5-year change

How Colorado compares on revenue per resident

Expenditures per resident (definition)

$737

58% below peers

Includes city-owned utilities

Peer median: $1,736
CO median · 220 with a published figure Median of the 220 Colorado municipalities with FY2021 Census finance data. In FY2016 and FY2021 the Census covers every municipality; in other years it surveys a sample, mostly larger cities.: $2,208
Position: Higher than 4% of the 220 reporting
5-year changenominal dollars: Not enough history for a 5-year change

Tax revenue per resident (definition)

Peer median: Benchmark unavailable
CO median · 201 with a published figure Median of the 201 Colorado municipalities with FY2021 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: Not reported for this year
5-year changenominal dollars: Withheld with this year's value

Debt per resident (definition)

$734

63% below peers

Peer median: $2,010
CO median · 199 with a published figure Median of the 199 Colorado municipalities with FY2021 Census finance data. In FY2016 and FY2021 the Census covers every municipality; in other years it surveys a sample, mostly larger cities.: $1,411
Position: Higher than 30% of the 199 reporting
5-year changenominal dollars: −5.5%/yr

How Colorado compares on debt per resident

How this number was calculated

Revenue per resident · $704

Reported by the city to the Census Bureau

1Metric
$704 Total revenue divided by population
= Total revenue ÷ population
Full definition: Revenue per resident
2Inputs
Total revenue $678K ÷ population 963 (2021 estimate)
3Census line items
- A80 Sewer charges
- A91 Water utility charges
- B89 Federal aid
- C89 State aid
- D89 Local government aid
- T01 Property tax
- T09 General sales tax
- U20 Interest earnings
- U30 Fines & forfeits
4Source file
- Annual Survey of State & Local Government Finances 2022 - Individual Unit File
  Value for
  FY2021
  Survey file
  2022
  The 2022 Census survey covers fiscal years ending July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022, so a fiscal year ending December 31, 2021 is FY2021.
  Retrieved October 12, 2026 · View source: Annual Survey of State & Local Government Finances 2022 - Individual Unit File (opens in a new tab)
- Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2025 - incorporated places
  Value for
  FY2021
  Source year
  2025
  Retrieved October 7, 2026 · View source: Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2025 - incorporated places (opens in a new tab)

What the numbers mean

Manassa runs city-owned utilities, which add 22.0% 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 963 residents, small changes in Manassa's budget move per-resident figures a lot. Compare several years, not one.

Where the money comes from and where it goes

Per resident, FY2021. Bars show Manassa; the gold tick is the peer median. How categories work

The biggest difference from peers is General government: $207 per resident, 73% below the peer median. On the revenue side, utility & transit charges is 70% below peers.

Money in

Revenue

$704

per resident73% below peers

Money in: Manassa revenue per resident by category, FY2021, against the peer median. Open a category for its lines and Census item codes.
Category	Per resident	Peer median	vs peers	Share of revenue
	$252	$399	37% below peerspeers $399	36%

Federal aid $134 · peers $0 State aid $91 · peers $185 Local government aid $27 · peers $100 Grants and shared revenue from federal, state and local governments. Census line items B89 Federal aid C89 State aid D89 Local government aid
	$172	$515	67% below peerspeers $515	24%

Sewer charges $172 · peers $339 Charges for services such as sewer, trash, recreation, parking and airports. Census line items A80 Sewer charges
	$155	$520	70% below peerspeers $520	22%

Water utility charges $155 · peers $520 Revenue of city-owned water, electric, gas and transit systems. Census line items A91 Water utility charges
	$18	$67	74% below peerspeers $67	3%

Fines & forfeits $10 · peers $31 Interest earnings $7 · peers $1 Interest earnings, fines, rents, special assessments, donations and sales of property. Census line items U20 Interest earnings U30 Fines & forfeits
None reported · peers $37	$0	$37	None reported	0%

Manassa reported nothing in this category for FY2021. Lodging, utility, tobacco and other selective sales taxes, licenses and permits, and other taxes.
	Withheld Manassa · Sales tax · FY2021 Reason: Sales tax per resident is 6% of the peer median; tax revenue per resident is 11% 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.	$948	Withheldpeers $948	Withheld

General sales tax Withheld Manassa · General sales tax · FY2021 Reason: Sales tax per resident is 6% of the peer median; tax revenue per resident is 11% 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. · peers $948 General sales and use tax. Census line items T09 General sales tax
	Withheld Manassa · Property tax · FY2021 Reason: Tax revenue per resident is 11% 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	Withheldpeers $104	Withheld

Property tax Withheld Manassa · Property tax · FY2021 Reason: Tax revenue per resident is 11% 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. · peers $104 Property tax levied by the municipality. Census line items T01 Property tax

Peer median of 3 peers · Colorado median of 227 reporting

Money out

Spending

$737

per resident58% below peers

Money out: Manassa spending per resident by category, FY2021, against the peer median. Open a category for its lines and Census item codes.
Category	Per resident	Peer median	vs peers	Share of spending
	$347	$483	28% below peerspeers $483	47%

Sewer $190 · peers $198 Water utility $157 · peers $263 incl. $3 construction incl. $3 construction Water, sewer, solid waste, electric and gas utilities, and natural resources. Census line items E80 Sewer E91 Water utility F91 Water utility
	$207	$754	73% below peerspeers $754	28%

General government (other) $185 · peers $754 incl. $71 construction Financial administration $16 · peers $0 Judicial & legal $6 · peers $0 incl. $71 construction Administration, finance, legal and courts, public buildings and other general government. Census line items E23 Financial administration E25 Judicial & legal E89 General government (other) F89 General government (other) L89 General government (other)
Peer median unavailable	$144	Peer median unavailable	No peer comparison	20%

Police $144 incl. $28 construction incl. $28 construction Police, fire protection, inspection and corrections. Census line items E62 Police F62 Police
	$21	$26	20% below peerspeers $26	3%

Interest on debt $21 · peers $26 Interest paid on the municipality's debt. Census line items I89 Interest on debt
	$19	$11	69% above peerspeers $11	3%

Parks & recreation $19 · peers $11 Parks and recreation, libraries, housing and community development. Census line items E61 Parks & recreation

Peer median of 3 peers · Colorado median of 220 reporting

Manassa 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, FY2021. How peers are chosen

Open in Compare

Manassa compared with its peer municipalities, FY2021, per resident
Municipality	Revenue	Expenditures	Tax revenue	Sales tax	Debt
ManassaUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 22.0% of total revenue in FY2021. Revenue and spending per resident include them, so cities that run their own utilities read higher than cities that don't.	$704	$737	Withheld Manassa · Tax revenue per resident · FY2021 Reason: Tax revenue per resident is 11% 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.	Withheld Manassa · Sales tax per resident · FY2021 Reason: Sales tax per resident is 6% 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.	$734
HotchkissUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 20.0% of total revenue in FY2021. Revenue and spending per resident include them, so cities that run their own utilities read higher than cities that don't.	$2,602	$1,736	$1,072	$948	$342
GeorgetownUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 21.5% of total revenue in FY2021. 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 2.0× the Colorado median.	$4,210	$2,725	$2,132	$1,721	$3,273
La JaraUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 14.5% of total revenue in FY2021. Revenue and spending per resident include them, so cities that run their own utilities read higher than cities that don't.	$1,548	$1,020	$831	$691	$789
Peer median	$2,602	$1,736	Benchmark unavailable	Benchmark unavailable	$2,010

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

Fiscal year · nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation

FY2016 withheld: Revenue per resident is 22% of the peer median

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Revenue per resident by fiscal year
Year	This city	Peer median	Colorado median
FY2016	Withheld (Revenue per resident is 22% of the peer median)	Benchmark unavailable	$1,746 (224 reporting)
FY2021	$704	$2,602	$2,476 (227 reporting)

Expenditures per resident

Fiscal year · nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation

FY2016 withheld: Expenditures per resident is 28% of the peer median

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Expenditures per resident by fiscal year
Year	This city	Peer median	Colorado median
FY2016	Withheld (Expenditures per resident is 28% of the peer median)	Benchmark unavailable	$1,749 (196 reporting)
FY2021	$737	$1,736	$2,208 (220 reporting)

Tax revenue per resident

Fiscal year · nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation

FY2016 withheld: Tax revenue per resident is 14% of the peer median
FY2021 withheld: Tax revenue per resident is 11% of the peer median

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Tax revenue per resident by fiscal year
Year	This city	Peer median	Colorado median
FY2016	Withheld (Tax revenue per resident is 14% of the peer median)	Benchmark unavailable	$705 (193 reporting)
FY2021	Withheld (Tax revenue per resident is 11% of the peer median)	Benchmark unavailable	$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	$973	$899	$1,072 (220 reporting)
FY2021	$734	$2,010	$1,411 (199 reporting)

Questions about Manassa’s finances

How much revenue does Manassa collect per resident?: Manassa collected $704 per resident in FY2021, 72% below the median of the 227 Colorado municipalities reporting that year. See the figure
How does Manassa's spending per resident compare with similar cities?: Manassa spent $737 per resident in FY2021, 58% below the median of its peers: Hotchkiss, Georgetown and La Jara. See the figure
How much debt does Manassa have per resident?: Manassa carried $734 of debt per resident in FY2021, 63% below its peers' median. See the figure
Which cities is Manassa compared with?: Manassa is compared with Hotchkiss, Georgetown and La Jara: 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): −0.7%/yr; 2021 estimate
Median household income: $43.5K; 2021 estimate
Poverty rate: 18.2%; 2021 estimate
Median home value: $110.6K; 2021 estimate
Housing vacancy rate: 10.0%; 2021 estimate

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Also in San Luis Valley

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La Jara$1,548 · FY2021
Antonito$2,932 · FY2021
San Luis$1,744 · FY2021
Del Norte$14,811 · FY2020
Saguache$2,200 · FY2021
South Fork$2,963 · FY2021
Blanca$1,843 · FY2021

Revenue per resident, latest published year.

Sources

American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2017-2021 · 2021
U.S. Census Bureau
Retrieved October 7, 2026View source: American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2017-2021 (opens in a new tab)
Annual Survey of State & Local Government Finances 2022 - Individual Unit File · 2022 survey file
U.S. Census Bureau
Retrieved October 12, 2026View source: Annual Survey of State & Local Government Finances 2022 - Individual Unit File (opens in a new tab)
Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2025 - incorporated places · 2025
U.S. Census Bureau
Retrieved October 7, 2026View source: Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2025 - 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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Manassa · FY2021 municipal finance benchmarks

FY2021 in brief

FY2021 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

Manassa and its peers

Trends

Questions about Manassa’s finances

Community context

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Also in San Luis Valley

Sources

General government is Manassa’s largest difference from its peers (73% below the peer median in FY2021). See how that line moves month to month in your own budget-vs-actual.