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Olathe · FY2016 municipal finance benchmarks

Montrose County · Western Slope · statutory town · Pop. 1,927 (2025 estimate); FY2016 per-resident figures use 1,804 · Census finance data FY2016, FY2021, FY2023

You’re viewing FY2016. See the latest view (FY2021). Latest Census Bureau finance data for Olathe: FY2023. Retrieved Oct 2026. Newer years are added when the Census Bureau publishes them. Why the lag?

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FY2016 in brief

Olathe collected $787 per resident (including city-run utilities), 55% below the median of the 224 Colorado municipalities reporting that year, 73% below its peers. Tax revenue per resident sits 55% below the state median. Debt per resident runs 48% below 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)

$787
73% below peers
Includes city-owned utilities
Peer median
$2,883
CO median · 224 with a published figure
$1,746
Position
Higher than 11% 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)

$502
82% below peers
Includes city-owned utilities
Peer median
$2,814
CO median · 196 with a published figure
$1,749
Position
Higher than 8% of the 196 reporting
5-year changenominal dollars
Not enough history for a 5-year change

Tax revenue per resident (definition)

$317
55% below CO median
Peer median
Benchmark unavailable
CO median · 193 with a published figure
$705
Position
Higher than 21% of the 193 reporting
5-year changenominal dollars
Not enough history for a 5-year change

Debt per resident (definition)

$745
48% below peers
Peer median
$1,439
CO median · 220 with a published figure
$1,072
Position
Higher than 39% 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 · $787
Reported by the city to the Census Bureau

  1. 1Metric

    $787 Total revenue divided by population

    = Total revenue ÷ population

    Full definition: Revenue per resident

  2. 2Inputs

    Total revenue $1.4M ÷ population 1,804 (2016 estimate)

  3. 3Census line items

    • A80 Sewer charges
    • A81 Solid waste charges
    • A91 Water utility charges
    • B46 Federal aid
    • C30 State aid
    • C46 State aid
    • C89 State aid
    • T01 Property tax
    • T09 General sales tax
    • T15 Selective sales taxes (lodging, utilities, etc.)
    • T24 Licenses & permits
    • T28 Licenses & permits
    • U01 Special assessments

  4. 4Source file

What the numbers mean

  • Olathe runs city-owned utilities, which add 17.9% 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 1,804 residents, small changes in Olathe's budget move per-resident figures a lot. Compare several years, not one.

Where the money comes from and where it goes

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

The biggest difference from peers is General government: $274 per resident, 73% below the peer median. On the revenue side, utility & transit charges is 75% below peers.

Money in

Revenue

$787
per resident73% below peers
Money in: Olathe revenue per resident by category, FY2016, against the peer median. Open a category for its lines and Census item codes.
CategoryPer residentvs peers
$25944% belowpeers $461
Peer median unavailable$220No peer comparison
$14175% belowpeers $572
Peer median unavailable$55No peer comparison
$5381% belowpeers $277
Peer median unavailable$43No peer comparison
$1677% belowpeers $69
Peer median of 4 peers · Colorado median of 224 reporting

Money out

Spending

$502
per resident82% below peers
Money out: Olathe spending per resident by category, FY2016, against the peer median. Open a category for its lines and Census item codes.
CategoryPer residentvs peers
$27473% belowpeers $1,024
$19845% belowpeers $360
$3050% belowpeers $60
None reported · peers $700$0None reported
None reported · peers $331$0None reported
None reported · peers $202$0None reported
Peer median of 4 peers · Colorado median of 196 reporting

Olathe 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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Olathe compared with its peer municipalities, FY2016, per resident
MunicipalityRevenueExpendituresTax revenueSales taxDebt
OlatheUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 17.9% 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.$787$502$317$220$745
Pagosa Springs$3,435$4,043$2,721
CedaredgeUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 18.7% 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.$2,050$1,585$327$188$381
PaoniaUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 51.4% 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.$2,331$1,355$514$332$1,439
Del NorteUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 6.8% 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.$11,164$9,286$2,927
Peer median$2,883$2,814Benchmark unavailable$332$1,439

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
FY2016 $787 to FY2021 $1,276. 1 year withheld.$0$1.4K$2.9K’16’21’23Peer median FY2016: $2,883Peer median FY2021: $2,448Colorado median FY2016: $1,746 (all 224 municipalities reporting)Colorado median FY2021: $2,476 (all 227 municipalities reporting)FY2016: $787FY2021: $1,276FY2023: withheld — Revenue per resident is 6% of the peer median

Fiscal year · nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation

  • FY2023 withheld: Revenue per resident is 6% of the peer median

Peer group changed in FY2021, 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$787$2,883$1,746 (224 reporting)
FY2021$1,276$2,448$2,476 (227 reporting)
FY2023Withheld (Revenue per resident is 6% of the peer median)Benchmark unavailable$3,580 (97 reporting, sample year)
Expenditures per resident
FY2016 $502 to FY2021 $1,123. 1 year withheld.$0$1.4K$2.8K’16’21’23Peer median FY2016: $2,814Peer median FY2021: $2,513Colorado median FY2016: $1,749 (all 224 municipalities reporting)Colorado median FY2021: $2,208 (all 227 municipalities reporting)FY2016: $502FY2021: $1,123FY2023: withheld — Expenditures per resident is 5% of the peer median

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 5% of the peer median

Peer group changed in FY2021, FY2023. 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$502$2,814$1,749 (196 reporting)
FY2021$1,123$2,513$2,208 (220 reporting)
FY2023Withheld (Expenditures per resident is 5% of the peer median)Benchmark unavailable$3,680 (91 reporting, sample year)
Tax revenue per resident
FY2016 $317 to FY2021 $464. 1 year withheld.$0$536$1.1K’16’21’23Peer median FY2021: $637Colorado median FY2016: $705 (all 224 municipalities reporting)Colorado median FY2021: $1,072 (all 227 municipalities reporting)FY2016: $317FY2021: $464FY2023: withheld — Tax revenue per resident is 7% of the peer median

Fiscal year · nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation

  • FY2023 withheld: Tax revenue per resident is 7% of the peer median
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Tax revenue per resident by fiscal year
YearThis cityPeer medianColorado median
FY2016$317Benchmark unavailable$705 (193 reporting)
FY2021$464$637$1,072 (201 reporting)
FY2023Withheld (Tax revenue per resident is 7% of the peer median)Benchmark unavailable$1,726 (90 reporting, sample year)
Debt per resident
FY2016 $745 to FY2023 $570.$0$12.4K$24.8K’16’21’23Peer median FY2016: $1,439Peer median FY2021: $1,231Peer median FY2023: $24,791Colorado median FY2016: $1,072 (all 224 municipalities reporting)Colorado median FY2021: $1,411 (all 227 municipalities reporting)FY2016: $745FY2021: $601FY2023: $570

Fiscal year · nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation

Peer group changed in FY2021, 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$745$1,439$1,072 (220 reporting)
FY2021$601$1,231$1,411 (199 reporting)
FY2023$570$24,791$2,130 (91 reporting, sample year)

Questions about Olathe’s finances

How much revenue does Olathe collect per resident?
Olathe collected $787 per resident in FY2016, 55% below the median of the 224 Colorado municipalities reporting that year. See the figure
How does Olathe's spending per resident compare with similar cities?
Olathe spent $502 per resident in FY2016, 82% below the median of its peers: Pagosa Springs, Cedaredge, Paonia and Del Norte. See the figure
How much debt does Olathe have per resident?
Olathe carried $745 of debt per resident in FY2016, 48% below its peers' median. See the figure
Which cities is Olathe compared with?
Olathe is compared with Pagosa Springs, Cedaredge, Paonia and Del Norte: 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)
−0.4%/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: Olathe, 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

General government is Olathe’s largest difference from its peers (73% below the peer median in FY2016). See how that line moves month to month in your own budget-vs-actual.

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