Mancos · FY2021 municipal finance benchmarks

Name: Mancos, CO municipal finance benchmarks
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Montezuma County · Southwest · statutory town · Pop. 1,266 (2025 estimate); FY2021 per-resident figures use 1,218 · Census finance data FY2016, FY2021

Latest Census Bureau finance data for Mancos: 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

Mancos collected $2,703 per resident (including city-run utilities), 9% above the median of the 227 Colorado municipalities reporting that year, 42% below its peers. Tax revenue per resident sits 45% below its peers, but 14% above the state 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)

$2,703

42% below peers

Includes city-owned utilities

Peer median: $4,670
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 57% 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)

$2,158

39% below peers

Includes city-owned utilities

Peer median: $3,529
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 48% of the 220 reporting
5-year changenominal dollars: Not enough history for a 5-year change

Tax revenue per resident (definition)

$1,226

45% below peers

Peer median: $2,233
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: Higher than 57% of the 201 reporting
5-year changenominal dollars: Not enough history for a 5-year change

Debt per resident (definition)

Peer median: Not reported for this year
CO median: Not reported for this year
Position: Not reported for this year
5-year change: Not reported for this year

How Colorado compares on debt per resident

How this number was calculated

Revenue per resident · $2,703

Reported by the city to the Census Bureau

1Metric
$2,703 Total revenue divided by population
= Total revenue ÷ population
Full definition: Revenue per resident
2Inputs
Total revenue $3.3M ÷ population 1,218 (2021 estimate)
3Census line items
- A80 Sewer charges
- A91 Water utility charges
- C89 State aid
- D89 Local government aid
- T01 Property tax
- T09 General sales tax
- T10 Selective sales taxes (lodging, utilities, etc.)
- T15 Selective sales taxes (lodging, utilities, etc.)
- T20 Licenses & permits
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

Mancos runs city-owned utilities, which add 9.3% 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 1,218 residents, small changes in Mancos's budget move per-resident figures a lot. Compare several years, not one.
Mancos relies on sales tax more than most Colorado municipalities. Tourism and regional retail can raise sales tax per resident because non-residents pay it.

Where the money comes from and where it goes

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

The biggest difference from peers is Parks, libraries & community: $1,425 per resident, 6.6× the peer median. On the revenue side, sales tax is 46% below peers.

Money in

Revenue

$2,703

per resident42% below peers

Money in: Mancos 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
	$1,211	$459	2.6× peerspeers $459	45%

Local government aid $1,209 · peers $11 State aid $2 · peers $399 Grants and shared revenue from federal, state and local governments. Census line items C89 State aid D89 Local government aid
	$1,081	$1,991	46% below peerspeers $1,991	40%

General sales tax $1,081 · peers $1,991 General sales and use tax. Census line items T09 General sales tax
	$251	$842	70% below peerspeers $842	9%

Water utility charges $251 · peers $737 Revenue of city-owned water, electric, gas and transit systems. Census line items A91 Water utility charges
	$85	$234	64% below peerspeers $234	3%

Property tax $85 · peers $234 Property tax levied by the municipality. Census line items T01 Property tax
	$60	$207	71% below peerspeers $207	2%

Selective sales taxes (lodging, utilities, etc.) $59 · peers $42 Licenses & permits $1 · peers $92 Lodging, utility, tobacco and other selective sales taxes, licenses and permits, and other taxes. Census line items T10 Selective sales taxes (lodging, utilities, etc.) T15 Selective sales taxes (lodging, utilities, etc.) T20 Licenses & permits
	$15	$798	98% below peerspeers $798	1%

Sewer charges $15 · peers $667 Charges for services such as sewer, trash, recreation, parking and airports. Census line items A80 Sewer charges
None reported · peers $53	$0	$53	None reported	0%

Mancos reported nothing in this category for FY2021. Interest earnings, fines, rents, special assessments, donations and sales of property.

Peer median of 4 peers · Colorado median of 227 reporting

Money out

Spending

$2,158

per resident39% below peers

Money out: Mancos 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
	$1,425	$217	6.6× peerspeers $217	66%

Parks & recreation $1,425 · peers $217 incl. $1,323 construction incl. $1,323 construction Parks and recreation, libraries, housing and community development. Census line items E61 Parks & recreation F61 Parks & recreation
	$462	$407	14% above peerspeers $407	21%

Police $462 · peers $407 incl. $253 construction incl. $253 construction Police, fire protection, inspection and corrections. Census line items E62 Police F62 Police
	$140	$1,050	87% below peerspeers $1,050	6%

Sewer $70 · peers $531 Water utility $70 · peers $304 Water, sewer, solid waste, electric and gas utilities, and natural resources. Census line items E80 Sewer E91 Water utility
	$131	$1,056	88% below peerspeers $1,056	6%

Central staff services $92 · peers $195 Financial administration $39 · peers $194 Administration, finance, legal and courts, public buildings and other general government. Census line items E23 Financial administration E29 Central staff services
None reported · peers $715	$0	$715	None reported	0%

Mancos reported nothing in this category for FY2021. Streets and highways, transit, parking and airports.
None reported · peers $24	$0	$24	None reported	0%

Mancos reported nothing in this category for FY2021. Interest paid on the municipality's debt.
None reported · peers $5	$0	$5	None reported	0%

Mancos reported nothing in this category for FY2021. Health, hospitals and public welfare.

Peer median of 4 peers · Colorado median of 220 reporting

Mancos 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

Mancos compared with its peer municipalities, FY2021, per resident
Municipality	Revenue	Expenditures	Tax revenue	Sales tax	Debt
MancosUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 9.3% 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.	$2,703	$2,158	$1,226	$1,081	Not reported for this year
RidgwayUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 15.7% 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 1.8× the Colorado median.	$3,618	$2,481	$2,053	$1,553	$1,371
FraserUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 16.2% 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 5.0× the Colorado median.	$7,865	$4,813	$4,929	$4,342	$72
IgnacioUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 15.2% 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 2.6× the Colorado median.	$5,129	$4,332	$2,333	$2,261	Not reported for this year
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
Peer median	$4,670	$3,529	$2,233	$2,261	Not reported for this year

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 4.1x 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 4.1x the peer median)	Benchmark unavailable	$1,746 (224 reporting)
FY2021	$2,703	$4,670	$2,476 (227 reporting)

Expenditures per resident

Fiscal year · nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation

FY2016 withheld: Expenditures per resident is 3.9x 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 3.9x the peer median)	Benchmark unavailable	$1,749 (196 reporting)
FY2021	$2,158	$3,529	$2,208 (220 reporting)

Tax revenue per resident

Fiscal year · nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation

FY2016 withheld: Tax revenue per resident is 6.4x 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 6.4x the peer median)	Benchmark unavailable	$705 (193 reporting)
FY2021	$1,226	$2,233	$1,072 (201 reporting)

Debt per resident

Fiscal year · nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation

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Debt per resident by fiscal year
Year	This city	Peer median	Colorado median
FY2016	$2,952	$1,439	$1,072 (220 reporting)
FY2021	—	—	—

Questions about Mancos’s finances

How much revenue does Mancos collect per resident?: Mancos collected $2,703 per resident in FY2021, 9% above the median of the 227 Colorado municipalities reporting that year. See the figure
How does Mancos's spending per resident compare with similar cities?: Mancos spent $2,158 per resident in FY2021, 39% below the median of its peers: Ridgway, Fraser, Ignacio and Georgetown. See the figure
Which cities is Mancos compared with?: Mancos is compared with Ridgway, Fraser, Ignacio and Georgetown: 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): −2.5%/yr; 2021 estimate
Median household income: $57K; 2021 estimate
Poverty rate: 6.7%; 2021 estimate
Median home value: $239.3K; 2021 estimate
Housing vacancy rate: 15.7%; 2021 estimate

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Also in Southwest

Dolores$2,484 · FY2023
Ignacio$4,995 · FY2022
Silverton$5,664 · FY2021
Pagosa Springs$3,435 · FY2016
Dove Creek
Rico$1,918 · FY2021
Bayfield$1,800 · FY2021
Cortez$3,373 · FY2023

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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Mancos · 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

Mancos and its peers

Trends

Questions about Mancos’s finances

Community context

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Also in Southwest

Sources

Parks, libraries & community is Mancos’s largest difference from its peers (6.6× the peer median in FY2021). See how that line moves month to month in your own budget-vs-actual.