Pitkin · FY2021 municipal finance benchmarks

Name: Pitkin, CO municipal finance benchmarks
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Gunnison County · Central Mountains & Resort · statutory town · Pop. 74 (2025 estimate); FY2021 per-resident figures use 76 · Census finance data FY2016, FY2021

Latest Census Bureau finance data for Pitkin: 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

Pitkin collected $1,737 per resident, 30% below the median of the 227 Colorado municipalities reporting that year. Tax revenue per resident sits 10% 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)

$1,737

26% below peers

Peer median: $2,341
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 28% of the 227 reporting
5-year changenominal dollars: +13.4%/yr

How Colorado compares on revenue per resident

Expenditures per resident (definition)

$789

35% below peers

Peer median: $1,219
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 5% of the 220 reporting
5-year changenominal dollars: +8.6%/yr

Tax revenue per resident (definition)

$1,184

10% above CO median

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: Higher than 54% of the 201 reporting
5-year changenominal dollars: +7.8%/yr

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 · $1,737

Reported by the city to the Census Bureau

1Metric
$1,737 Total revenue divided by population
= Total revenue ÷ population
Full definition: Revenue per resident
2Inputs
Total revenue $132K ÷ population 76 (2021 estimate)
3Census line items
- C89 State aid
- D89 Local government aid
- T01 Property tax
- T09 General sales tax
- T24 Licenses & permits
- U20 Interest earnings
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

With about 76 residents, small changes in Pitkin'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 Pitkin; the gold tick is the peer median. How categories work

The biggest difference from peers is Transportation: $421 per resident, 4.4× the peer median. On the revenue side, intergovernmental is 57% below peers.

Money in

Revenue

$1,737

per resident26% below peers

Money in: Pitkin 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
	$855	$0	No peer comparisonpeers $0	49%

General sales tax $855 · peers $0 General sales and use tax. Census line items T09 General sales tax
	$539	$1,261	57% below peerspeers $1,261	31%

State aid $408 · peers $467 Local government aid $132 · peers $0 Grants and shared revenue from federal, state and local governments. Census line items C89 State aid D89 Local government aid
Peer median unavailable	$316	Peer median unavailable	No peer comparison	18%

Property tax $316 Property tax levied by the municipality. Census line items T01 Property tax
Peer median unavailable	$13	Peer median unavailable	No peer comparison	1%

Licenses & permits $13 Lodging, utility, tobacco and other selective sales taxes, licenses and permits, and other taxes. Census line items T24 Licenses & permits
	$13	$0	No peer comparisonpeers $0	1%

Interest earnings $13 · peers $0 Interest earnings, fines, rents, special assessments, donations and sales of property. Census line items U20 Interest earnings

Peer median of 3 peers · Colorado median of 227 reporting

Money out

Spending

$789

per resident35% below peers

Money out: Pitkin 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
	$421	$96	4.4× peerspeers $96	53%

Streets & highways $421 · peers $96 Streets and highways, transit, parking and airports. Census line items E44 Streets & highways
	$276	$507	45% below peerspeers $507	35%

General government (other) $184 · peers $452 Judicial & legal $92 · peers $0 Administration, finance, legal and courts, public buildings and other general government. Census line items E25 Judicial & legal E89 General government (other)
	$92	$90	in line with peerspeers $90	12%

Libraries $66 · peers $0 Parks & recreation $26 · peers $90 Parks and recreation, libraries, housing and community development. Census line items E52 Libraries E61 Parks & recreation
None reported · peers $239	$0	$239	None reported	0%

Pitkin reported nothing in this category for FY2021. Water, sewer, solid waste, electric and gas utilities, and natural resources.

Peer median of 3 peers · Colorado median of 220 reporting

Pitkin 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

Pitkin compared with its peer municipalities, FY2021, per resident
Municipality	Revenue	Expenditures	Tax revenue	Sales tax	Debt
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
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
Moffat	$3,467	Withheld Moffat · Expenditures per resident · FY2021 Reason: Expenditures per resident is 23% 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	Not reported for this year	Not reported for this year
Peer median	$2,341	$1,219	Benchmark unavailable	Benchmark unavailable	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.

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

Peer group changed in FY2021. 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
Year	This city	Peer median	Colorado median
FY2016	$928	$985	$1,746 (224 reporting)
FY2021	$1,737	$2,341	$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	$522	Benchmark unavailable	$1,749 (196 reporting)
FY2021	$789	$1,219	$2,208 (220 reporting)

Tax revenue per resident

Fiscal year · nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation

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Tax revenue per resident by fiscal year
Year	This city	Peer median	Colorado median
FY2016	$812	Benchmark unavailable	$705 (193 reporting)
FY2021	$1,184	Benchmark unavailable	$1,072 (201 reporting)

Questions about Pitkin’s finances

How much revenue does Pitkin collect per resident?: Pitkin collected $1,737 per resident in FY2021, 30% below the median of the 227 Colorado municipalities reporting that year. See the figure
How does Pitkin's spending per resident compare with similar cities?: Pitkin spent $789 per resident in FY2021, 35% below the median of its peers: Montezuma, Marble and Moffat. See the figure
Which cities is Pitkin compared with?: Pitkin is compared with Montezuma, Marble and Moffat: 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): +2.0%/yr; 2021 estimate
Median household income: $73.8K; 2021 estimate
Poverty rate: 0.0%; 2021 estimate
Median home value: $286.1K; 2021 estimate
Housing vacancy rate: 82.6%; 2021 estimate

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Also in Central Mountains & Resort

Montezuma$1,027 · FY2021
Sawpit$1,576 · FY2021
Black Hawk
Marble$2,341 · FY2021
Silver Plume$2,874 · FY2021
Ophir$3,282 · 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: Pitkin, 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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Pitkin · 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

Pitkin and its peers

Trends

Questions about Pitkin’s finances

Community context

Explore further

Also in Central Mountains & Resort

Sources

Transportation is Pitkin’s largest difference from its peers (4.4× the peer median in FY2021). See how that line moves month to month in your own budget-vs-actual.