Marble · FY2021 municipal finance benchmarks

Name: Marble, CO municipal finance benchmarks
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Gunnison County · Central Mountains & Resort · statutory town · Pop. 133 (2025 estimate); FY2021 per-resident figures use 138 · Census finance data FY2016, FY2021

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

City website (opens in a new tab)

Fiscal yearCompare

FY2021 in brief

Marble collected $2,341 per resident (including city-run utilities), 5% below the median of the 227 Colorado municipalities reporting that year, in line with its peers. Debt per resident runs 30% above the state median.

Tax revenue per resident withheld: Tax revenue per resident is 21% 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)

$2,341

in line with peers

Includes city-owned utilities

Peer median: $2,306
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 44% of the 227 reporting
5-year changenominal dollars: +18.2%/yr

How Colorado compares on revenue per resident

Expenditures per resident (definition)

$1,957

54% above peers

Includes city-owned utilities

Peer median: $1,274
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 43% of the 220 reporting
5-year changenominal dollars: +57.3%/yr

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)

$1,833

30% above CO median

Peer median: Benchmark unavailable
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 61% of the 199 reporting
5-year changenominal dollars: +56.5%/yr

How Colorado compares on debt per resident

How this number was calculated

Revenue per resident · $2,341

Reported by the city to the Census Bureau

1Metric
$2,341 Total revenue divided by population
= Total revenue ÷ population
Full definition: Revenue per resident
2Inputs
Total revenue $323K ÷ population 138 (2021 estimate)
3Census line items
- A61 Parks & recreation charges
- A91 Water utility charges
- C89 State aid
- T01 Property tax
- T29 Licenses & permits
- U40 Rents
- U50 Private donations
- U99 Miscellaneous
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

Marble runs city-owned utilities, which add 5.0% 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 138 residents, small changes in Marble'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 Marble; the gold tick is the peer median. How categories work

The biggest difference from peers is General government: $1,000 per resident, 76% above the peer median. On the revenue side, Marble reports no sales tax; peers collect $855 per resident.

Money in

Revenue

$2,341

per residentin line with peers

Money in: Marble 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
	$1,261	$407	3.1× peerspeers $407	54%

State aid $1,261 · peers $341 Grants and shared revenue from federal, state and local governments. Census line items C89 State aid
	$457	$3	178.0× peerspeers $3	20%

Rents $232 · peers $0 Miscellaneous $145 · peers $0 Private donations $80 · peers $0 Interest earnings, fines, rents, special assessments, donations and sales of property. Census line items U40 Rents U50 Private donations U99 Miscellaneous
	$232	$62	3.8× peerspeers $62	10%

Parks & recreation charges $232 · peers $0 Charges for services such as sewer, trash, recreation, parking and airports. Census line items A61 Parks & recreation charges
	$116	$136	15% below peerspeers $136	5%

Water utility charges $116 · peers $136 Revenue of city-owned water, electric, gas and transit systems. Census line items A91 Water utility charges
None reported · peers $855	$0	$855	None reported	0%

Marble reported nothing in this category for FY2021. General sales and use tax.
	Withheld Marble · Property tax · FY2021 Reason: Tax revenue per resident is 21% 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.	$528	Withheldpeers $528	Withheld

Property tax Withheld Marble · Property tax · FY2021 Reason: Tax revenue per resident is 21% 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 $528 Property tax levied by the municipality. Census line items T01 Property tax
	Withheld Marble · Other taxes · FY2021 Reason: Tax revenue per resident is 21% 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.	$13	Withheldpeers $13	Withheld

Licenses & permits Withheld Marble · Licenses & permits · FY2021 Reason: Tax revenue per resident is 21% 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 $13 Lodging, utility, tobacco and other selective sales taxes, licenses and permits, and other taxes. Census line items T29 Licenses & permits

Peer median of 4 peers · Colorado median of 227 reporting

Money out

Spending

$1,957

per resident54% above peers

Money out: Marble 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
	$1,000	$569	76% above peerspeers $569	51%

General government (other) $812 · peers $318 Judicial & legal $123 · peers $102 Financial administration $65 · peers $27 Administration, finance, legal and courts, public buildings and other general government. Census line items E23 Financial administration E25 Judicial & legal E89 General government (other)
	$384	$5	74.9× peerspeers $5	20%

Parks & recreation $384 · peers $5 Parks and recreation, libraries, housing and community development. Census line items E61 Parks & recreation
	$254	$281	10% below peerspeers $281	13%

Streets & highways $254 · peers $281 Streets and highways, transit, parking and airports. Census line items E44 Streets & highways
	$239	$531	55% below peerspeers $531	12%

Water utility $145 · peers $128 Natural resources $94 · peers $0 Water, sewer, solid waste, electric and gas utilities, and natural resources. Census line items E59 Natural resources E91 Water utility
	$80	$0	No peer comparisonpeers $0	4%

Interest on debt $80 · peers $0 Interest paid on the municipality's debt. Includes Census Bureau estimates for this year. Census line items I89 Interest on debt

Peer median of 4 peers · Colorado median of 220 reporting

Marble 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

Marble compared with its peer municipalities, FY2021, per resident
Municipality	Revenue	Expenditures	Tax revenue	Sales tax	Debt
MarbleUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 5.0% 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.	$2,341	$1,957	Withheld Marble · Tax revenue per resident · FY2021 Reason: Tax revenue per resident is 21% 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.	Not reported for this year	$1,833
OphirUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 8.3% 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.	$3,282	$1,328	$1,421	Withheld Ophir · Sales tax per resident · FY2021 Reason: Sales tax per resident is 8% 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.	Not reported for this year
Silver PlumeUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 13.5% 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.	$2,874	$3,930	$1,337	$920	Not reported for this year
Pitkin	$1,737	$789	$1,184	$855	Not reported for this year
Montezuma	$1,027	$1,219	$753	Not reported for this year	Not reported for this year
Peer median	$2,306	$1,274	Benchmark unavailable	Not reported for this year	Benchmark unavailable

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

Fiscal year · nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation

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Revenue per resident by fiscal year
Year	This city	Peer median	Colorado median
FY2016	$1,016	$941	$1,746 (224 reporting)
FY2021	$2,341	$2,306	$2,476 (227 reporting)

Expenditures per resident

Fiscal year · nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation

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Expenditures per resident by fiscal year
Year	This city	Peer median	Colorado median
FY2016	$203	Benchmark unavailable	$1,749 (196 reporting)
FY2021	$1,957	$1,274	$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 21% 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 21% of the peer median)	Benchmark unavailable	$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	$195	Benchmark unavailable	$1,072 (220 reporting)
FY2021	$1,833	Benchmark unavailable	$1,411 (199 reporting)

Questions about Marble’s finances

How much revenue does Marble collect per resident?: Marble collected $2,341 per resident in FY2021, 5% below the median of the 227 Colorado municipalities reporting that year. See the figure
How does Marble's spending per resident compare with similar cities?: Marble spent $1,957 per resident in FY2021, 54% above the median of its peers: Ophir, Silver Plume, Pitkin and Montezuma. See the figure
How much debt does Marble have per resident?: Marble carried $1,833 of debt per resident in FY2021, 30% above the Colorado median. See the figure
Which cities is Marble compared with?: Marble is compared with Ophir, Silver Plume, Pitkin and Montezuma: 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): +1.5%/yr; 2021 estimate
Median household income: $119K; 2021 estimate
Poverty rate: 2.2%; 2021 estimate
Median home value: $500K; 2021 estimate
Housing vacancy rate: 28.7%; 2021 estimate

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Also in Central Mountains & Resort

Black Hawk
Silver Plume$2,874 · FY2021
Ophir$3,282 · FY2021
Pitkin$1,737 · FY2021
Montezuma$1,027 · FY2021
Sawpit$1,576 · FY2021
Red Cliff$2,972 · FY2021
Alma$2,983 · 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)

Dataset: Marble, 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.

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Marble · 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

Marble and its peers

Trends

Questions about Marble’s finances

Community context

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Also in Central Mountains & Resort

Sources

General government is Marble’s largest difference from its peers (76% above the peer median in FY2021). See how that line moves month to month in your own budget-vs-actual.