Raymer · FY2021 municipal finance benchmarks

Name: Raymer, CO municipal finance benchmarks
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Weld County · Northern Front Range · statutory town · Pop. 111 (2025 estimate); FY2021 per-resident figures use 108 · Census finance data FY2016, FY2021

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

Fiscal yearCompare

FY2021 in brief

Raymer collected $361 per resident, 85% below the median of the 227 Colorado municipalities reporting that year.

Generated from the figures below. Every number links to its Census source.

Revenue per resident (definition)

$361

85% below CO median

Peer median: Benchmark unavailable
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: Lowest of the 227 reporting
5-year changenominal dollars: +39.0%/yr

How Colorado compares on revenue per resident

Expenditures per resident (definition)

$500

77% below CO median

Peer median: Benchmark unavailable
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 1% of the 220 reporting
5-year changenominal dollars: Not enough history for a 5-year change

Tax revenue 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

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 · $361

Reported by the city to the Census Bureau

1Metric
$361 Total revenue divided by population
= Total revenue ÷ population
Full definition: Revenue per resident
2Inputs
Total revenue $39K ÷ population 108 (2021 estimate)
3Census line items
- C89 State aid
- D89 Local government aid
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 108 residents, small changes in Raymer's budget move per-resident figures a lot. Compare several years, not one.
Too few comparable municipalities reported this year to form a peer group, so comparisons use the Colorado median.

Where the money comes from and where it goes

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

Money in

Revenue

$361

per resident

Money in: Raymer 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
Peer median unavailable	$361	Peer median unavailable	No peer comparison	100%

State aid $222 Local government aid $139 Grants and shared revenue from federal, state and local governments. Census line items C89 State aid D89 Local government aid

Colorado median of 227 reporting

Money out

Spending

$500

per resident

Money out: Raymer 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
Peer median unavailable	$333	Peer median unavailable	No peer comparison	67%

General public buildings $167 Central staff services $120 General government (other) $37 Financial administration $9 Administration, finance, legal and courts, public buildings and other general government. Census line items E23 Financial administration E29 Central staff services E31 General public buildings E89 General government (other)
Peer median unavailable	$167	Peer median unavailable	No peer comparison	33%

Solid waste $102 Water utility $65 Water, sewer, solid waste, electric and gas utilities, and natural resources. Census line items E81 Solid waste E91 Water utility

Colorado median of 220 reporting

Raymer 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

Benchmark unavailable: there is no peer group for FY2021.

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

Show data table

Revenue per resident by fiscal year
Year	This city	Peer median	Colorado median
FY2016	$70	Benchmark unavailable	$1,746 (224 reporting)
FY2021	$361	Benchmark unavailable	$2,476 (227 reporting)

Expenditures per resident

Fiscal year · nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation

Show data table

Expenditures per resident by fiscal year
Year	This city	Peer median	Colorado median
FY2016	—	—	—
FY2021	$500	Benchmark unavailable	$2,208 (220 reporting)

Questions about Raymer’s finances

How much revenue does Raymer collect per resident?: Raymer collected $361 per resident in FY2021, 85% below the median of the 227 Colorado municipalities reporting that year. See the figure
How does Raymer's spending per resident compare with similar cities?: Raymer spent $500 per resident in FY2021, 77% below the Colorado median. There was no peer group to compare with that year. See the figure
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; 2021 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 Northern Front Range

Grover$1,325 · FY2021
Nunn$2,471 · FY2021
Gilcrest$1,696 · FY2021
Pierce$2,023 · FY2021
Kersey$2,476 · FY2021
Hudson$2,074 · FY2016
Keenesburg$6,132 · FY2021
La Salle$3,155 · FY2023

Revenue per resident, latest published year.

Sources

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: Raymer, 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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