Orivian

Nederland · FY2016 municipal finance benchmarks

Boulder County · Denver Metro · statutory town · Pop. 1,463 (2025 estimate); FY2016 per-resident figures use 1,552 · Census finance data FY2016, FY2017, FY2021

You’re viewing FY2016. See the latest view (FY2021). Latest Census Bureau finance data for Nederland: FY2021. Retrieved Oct 2026. Newer years are added when the Census Bureau publishes them. Why the lag?

City website (opens in a new tab)

Compare

FY2016 in brief

Nederland collected $2,488 per resident (including city-run utilities), 42% above the median of the 224 Colorado municipalities reporting that year, 2.2× its peers. Tax revenue per resident sits 3.2× its peers, and 86% above the state median. Debt per resident runs 2.6× 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)

$2,488
2.2× peers
Includes city-owned utilities
Peer median
$1,124
CO median · 224 with a published figure
$1,746
Position
Higher than 69% 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)

$3,088
2.0× peers
Includes city-owned utilities
Peer median
$1,534
CO median · 196 with a published figure
$1,749
Position
Higher than 75% of the 196 reporting
5-year changenominal dollars
Not enough history for a 5-year change

Tax revenue per resident (definition)

$1,313
3.2× peers
Peer median
$407
CO median · 193 with a published figure
$705
Position
Higher than 81% of the 193 reporting
5-year changenominal dollars
Not enough history for a 5-year change

Debt per resident (definition)

$3,547
2.6× peers
Peer median
$1,352
CO median · 220 with a published figure
$1,072
Position
Higher than 87% 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 · $2,488
Includes Census estimates for 90% of revenue

  1. 1Metric

    $2,488 Total revenue divided by population

    = Total revenue ÷ population

    Full definition: Revenue per resident

  2. 2Inputs

    Total revenue $3.9M ÷ population 1,552 (2016 estimate)

  3. 3Census line items

    • A80 Sewer charges
    • A89 General government (other) charges
    • A91 Water utility charges
    • B46 Federal aid
    • C46 State aid
    • C80 State aid
    • C89 State aid
    • D80 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
    • T24 Licenses & permits
    • T28 Licenses & permits
    • T29 Licenses & permits
    • U11 Sale of property
    • U20 Interest earnings
    • U30 Fines & forfeits
    • U50 Private donations
    • U99 Miscellaneous

  4. 4Source file

What the numbers mean

  • Nederland runs city-owned utilities, which add 10.4% 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 1,552 residents, small changes in Nederland's budget move per-resident figures a lot. Compare several years, not one.
  • Debt per resident is 2.6× the peer median. One large bond issue can do this; check the city's annual financial report for what it funded.
  • Part of Nederland's FY2016 revenue is a Census Bureau estimate, not a reported figure. How estimates are handled

Where the money comes from and where it goes

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

The biggest difference from peers is Utilities & environment: $1,691 per resident, 4.4× the peer median. On the revenue side, sales tax is 3.3× peers.

Money in

Revenue

$2,488
per resident2.2× peers
Money in: Nederland revenue per resident by category, FY2016, against the peer median. Open a category for its lines and Census item codes.
CategoryPer residentvs peers
$6773.3×peers $206
$44773% abovepeers $258
$4123.1×peers $135
$37467% abovepeers $224
$25915% abovepeers $225
$2233.4×peers $66
$9633% abovepeers $72
Peer median of 4 peers · Colorado median of 224 reporting

Money out

Spending

$3,088
per resident2.0× peers
Money out: Nederland spending per resident by category, FY2016, against the peer median. Open a category for its lines and Census item codes.
CategoryPer residentvs peers
$1,6914.4×peers $384
$43553% abovepeers $284
Peer median unavailable$371No peer comparison
$32954% belowpeers $719
$1443.9×peers $37
$1183.3×peers $36
Peer median of 3 peers · Colorado median of 196 reporting

Nederland 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

Open in Compare
Nederland compared with its peer municipalities, FY2016, per resident
MunicipalityRevenueExpendituresTax revenueSales taxDebt
NederlandUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 10.4% 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.$2,488$3,088$1,313$677$3,547
AultUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 20.0% 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.$1,107$1,051$272$137$571
KerseyUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 24.9% 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.$764$435$246$938
KeenesburgUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 20.0% 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.$1,142$1,534$378$166$1,352
BennettUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 14.7% 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 1.8× the Colorado median.$2,188$3,863$1,224$998$4,043
Peer median$1,124$1,534$407$206$1,352

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 $2,488 to FY2021 $3,649.$0$1.8K$3.6K’16’17’21Peer median FY2016: $1,124Peer median FY2017: $2,824Peer median FY2021: $3,075Colorado median FY2016: $1,746 (all 224 municipalities reporting)Colorado median FY2021: $2,476 (all 227 municipalities reporting)FY2016: $2,488FY2017: $2,640FY2021: $3,649

Fiscal year · nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation

Peer group changed in FY2017, FY2021. Peers are matched each year, so the peer median can step when the group changes.

Show data table
Revenue per resident by fiscal year
YearThis cityPeer medianColorado median
FY2016$2,488$1,124$1,746 (224 reporting)
FY2017$2,640$2,824$2,694 (35 reporting, sample year)
FY2021$3,649$3,075$2,476 (227 reporting)
Expenditures per resident
FY2016 $3,088 to FY2021 $2,463.$0$1.5K$3.1K’16’17’21Peer median FY2016: $1,534Peer median FY2017: $2,769Peer median FY2021: $1,363Colorado median FY2016: $1,749 (all 224 municipalities reporting)Colorado median FY2021: $2,208 (all 227 municipalities reporting)FY2016: $3,088FY2017: $2,286FY2021: $2,463

Fiscal year · nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation

Peer group changed in FY2017, FY2021. Peers are matched each year, so the peer median can step when the group changes.

Show data table
Expenditures per resident by fiscal year
YearThis cityPeer medianColorado median
FY2016$3,088$1,534$1,749 (196 reporting)
FY2017$2,286$2,769$2,663 (35 reporting, sample year)
FY2021$2,463$1,363$2,208 (220 reporting)
Tax revenue per resident
FY2016 $1,313 to FY2021 $1,971.$0$985.4$2K’16’17’21Peer median FY2016: $407Peer median FY2017: $706Peer median FY2021: $1,619Colorado median FY2016: $705 (all 224 municipalities reporting)Colorado median FY2021: $1,072 (all 227 municipalities reporting)FY2016: $1,313FY2017: $1,505FY2021: $1,971

Fiscal year · nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation

Peer group changed in FY2017, FY2021. Peers are matched each year, so the peer median can step when the group changes.

Show data table
Tax revenue per resident by fiscal year
YearThis cityPeer medianColorado median
FY2016$1,313$407$705 (193 reporting)
FY2017$1,505$706$1,098 (34 reporting, sample year)
FY2021$1,971$1,619$1,072 (201 reporting)
Debt per resident
FY2016 $3,547 to FY2021 $432.$0$1.8K$3.5K’16’17’21Peer median FY2016: $1,352Peer median FY2017: $1,062Peer median FY2021: $1,300Colorado median FY2016: $1,072 (all 224 municipalities reporting)Colorado median FY2021: $1,411 (all 227 municipalities reporting)FY2016: $3,547FY2017: $3,307FY2021: $432

Fiscal year · nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation

Peer group changed in FY2017, FY2021. Peers are matched each year, so the peer median can step when the group changes.

Show data table
Debt per resident by fiscal year
YearThis cityPeer medianColorado median
FY2016$3,547$1,352$1,072 (220 reporting)
FY2017$3,307$1,062$1,482 (34 reporting, sample year)
FY2021$432$1,300$1,411 (199 reporting)

Questions about Nederland’s finances

How much revenue does Nederland collect per resident?
Nederland collected $2,488 per resident in FY2016, 42% above the median of the 224 Colorado municipalities reporting that year. See the figure
How does Nederland's spending per resident compare with similar cities?
Nederland spent $3,088 per resident in FY2016, 2.0× the median of its peers: Ault, Kersey, Keenesburg and Bennett. See the figure
How much debt does Nederland have per resident?
Nederland carried $3,547 of debt per resident in FY2016, 2.6× its peers' median. See the figure
Which cities is Nederland compared with?
Nederland is compared with Ault, Kersey, Keenesburg and Bennett: 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)
+1.2%/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

Explore further

Also in Denver Metro

Revenue per resident, latest published year.

Sources

Dataset: Nederland, CO municipal finance benchmarks

Free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (opens in a new tab). Please credit “Source: Orivian Municipal Index, orivian.ai/benchmarks”. See the data use terms.

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

Utilities & environment is Nederland’s largest difference from its peers (4.4× the peer median in FY2016). See how that line moves month to month in your own budget-vs-actual.

Orivian applies the same sourced, governed approach to your city's own budget-vs-actual data.

See how it worksTalk to us
Book a walkthrough