Rockvale · FY2021 municipal finance benchmarks

Name: Rockvale, CO municipal finance benchmarks
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Fremont County · Southern Colorado · statutory town · Pop. 530 (2025 estimate); FY2021 per-resident figures use 528 · Census finance data FY2016, FY2021

Latest Census Bureau finance data for Rockvale: 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

Rockvale collected $1,222 per resident (including city-run utilities), 51% below the median of the 227 Colorado municipalities reporting that year, 34% below its peers. Debt per resident runs 75% below the state median.

Tax revenue per resident withheld: Tax revenue per resident is 16% 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)

$1,222

34% below peers

Includes city-owned utilities

Peer median: $1,838
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 13% of the 227 reporting
5-year changenominal dollars: Not enough history for a 5-year change

How Colorado compares on revenue per resident

Expenditures per resident (definition)

$926

43% below peers

Includes city-owned utilities

Peer median: $1,637
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 7% of the 220 reporting
5-year changenominal dollars: Not enough history for a 5-year change

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)

$360

75% below 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 16% of the 199 reporting
5-year changenominal dollars: −40.6%/yr

How Colorado compares on debt per resident

How this number was calculated

Revenue per resident · $1,222

Reported by the city to the Census Bureau

1Metric
$1,222 Total revenue divided by population
= Total revenue ÷ population
Full definition: Revenue per resident
2Inputs
Total revenue $645K ÷ population 528 (2021 estimate)
3Census line items
- A91 Water utility charges
- C89 State aid
- T01 Property tax
- T15 Selective sales taxes (lodging, utilities, etc.)
- T28 Licenses & permits
- 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

Rockvale runs city-owned utilities, which add 73.8% 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 528 residents, small changes in Rockvale'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 Rockvale; the gold tick is the peer median. How categories work

The biggest difference from peers is Transportation: $244 per resident, 80% above the peer median. On the revenue side, utility & transit charges is 4.9× peers.

Money in

Revenue

$1,222

per resident34% below peers

Money in: Rockvale 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
	$902	$182	4.9× peerspeers $182	74%

Water utility charges $902 · peers $182 Revenue of city-owned water, electric, gas and transit systems. Census line items A91 Water utility charges
	$81	$170	52% below peerspeers $170	7%

Miscellaneous $81 · peers $70 Interest earnings, fines, rents, special assessments, donations and sales of property. Census line items U99 Miscellaneous
	$72	$195	63% below peerspeers $195	6%

State aid $72 · peers $93 Grants and shared revenue from federal, state and local governments. Census line items C89 State aid
None reported · peers $22	$0	$22	None reported	0%

Rockvale reported nothing in this category for FY2021. Charges for services such as sewer, trash, recreation, parking and airports.
None reported	$0	Peer median unavailable	None reported	0%

Rockvale reported nothing in this category for FY2021. General sales and use tax.
	Withheld Rockvale · Property tax · FY2021 Reason: Tax revenue per resident is 16% 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.	Peer median unavailable	Withheld	Withheld

Property tax Withheld Rockvale · Property tax · FY2021 Reason: Tax revenue per resident is 16% 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. Property tax levied by the municipality. Census line items T01 Property tax
	Withheld Rockvale · Other taxes · FY2021 Reason: Tax revenue per resident is 16% 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.	Peer median unavailable	Withheld	Withheld

Licenses & permits Withheld Rockvale · Licenses & permits · FY2021 Reason: Tax revenue per resident is 16% 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. Selective sales taxes (lodging, utilities, etc.) Withheld Rockvale · Selective sales taxes (lodging, utilities, etc.) · FY2021 Reason: Tax revenue per resident is 16% 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. Lodging, utility, tobacco and other selective sales taxes, licenses and permits, and other taxes. Census line items T15 Selective sales taxes (lodging, utilities, etc.) T28 Licenses & permits

Peer median of 4 peers · Colorado median of 227 reporting

Money out

Spending

$926

per resident43% below peers

Money out: Rockvale 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
	$424	$390	9% above peerspeers $390	46%

General government (other) $424 · peers $203 Administration, finance, legal and courts, public buildings and other general government. Census line items E89 General government (other) M89 General government (other)
	$244	$136	80% above peerspeers $136	26%

Streets & highways $244 · peers $136 incl. $27 construction incl. $27 construction Streets and highways, transit, parking and airports. Census line items E44 Streets & highways F44 Streets & highways
	$235	$130	80% above peerspeers $130	25%

Water utility $235 · peers $129 Water, sewer, solid waste, electric and gas utilities, and natural resources. Census line items E91 Water utility
	$15	$0	No peer comparisonpeers $0	2%

Interest on debt $15 · peers $0 Interest paid on the municipality's debt. Includes Census Bureau estimates for this year. Census line items I89 Interest on debt
	$8	$44	83% below peerspeers $44	1%

Parks & recreation $8 · peers $44 Parks and recreation, libraries, housing and community development. Census line items E61 Parks & recreation
None reported · peers $63	$0	$63	None reported	0%

Rockvale reported nothing in this category for FY2021. Police, fire protection, inspection and corrections.

Peer median of 4 peers · Colorado median of 220 reporting

Rockvale 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

Rockvale compared with its peer municipalities, FY2021, per resident
Municipality	Revenue	Expenditures	Tax revenue	Sales tax	Debt
RockvaleUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 73.8% 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.	$1,222	$926	Withheld Rockvale · Tax revenue per resident · FY2021 Reason: Tax revenue per resident is 16% 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	$360
Westcliffe	$2,311	$2,166	Withheld Westcliffe · Tax revenue per resident · FY2021 Reason: Tax revenue per resident is 11.1x the peer median We don't publish figures that fail our quality checks until they're verified against the city's audited financial report.	Withheld Westcliffe · Sales tax per resident · FY2021 Reason: Sales tax per resident is 68.2x 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
WilliamsburgUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 51.0% 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.	$723	$523	Withheld Williamsburg · Tax revenue per resident · FY2021 Reason: Tax revenue per resident is 11% 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.	Withheld Williamsburg · Sales tax per resident · FY2021 Reason: Sales tax per resident is 3% 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.	$876
NunnUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 14.7% 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.	$2,471	Not reported for this year	$1,041	Withheld Nunn · Sales tax per resident · FY2021 Reason: Sales tax per resident is 14% 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
Green Mountain Falls	$1,366	$1,108	$1,086	$422	Not reported for this year
Peer median	$1,838	$1,637	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

FY2016 withheld: Revenue per resident is 27.8x the peer median

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Revenue per resident by fiscal year
Year	This city	Peer median	Colorado median
FY2016	Withheld (Revenue per resident is 27.8x the peer median)	Benchmark unavailable	$1,746 (224 reporting)
FY2021	$1,222	$1,838	$2,476 (227 reporting)

Expenditures per resident

Fiscal year · nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation

FY2016 withheld: Expenditures per resident is 21.0x the peer median

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Expenditures per resident by fiscal year
Year	This city	Peer median	Colorado median
FY2016	Withheld (Expenditures per resident is 21.0x the peer median)	Benchmark unavailable	$1,749 (196 reporting)
FY2021	$926	$1,637	$2,208 (220 reporting)

Tax revenue per resident

Fiscal year · nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation

FY2021 withheld: Tax revenue per resident is 16% of the peer median

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Tax revenue per resident by fiscal year
Year	This city	Peer median	Colorado median
FY2016	—	—	—
FY2021	Withheld (Tax revenue per resident is 16% 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	$4,861	$1,204	$1,072 (220 reporting)
FY2021	$360	Benchmark unavailable	$1,411 (199 reporting)

Questions about Rockvale’s finances

How much revenue does Rockvale collect per resident?: Rockvale collected $1,222 per resident in FY2021, 51% below the median of the 227 Colorado municipalities reporting that year. See the figure
How does Rockvale's spending per resident compare with similar cities?: Rockvale spent $926 per resident in FY2021, 43% below the median of its peers: Westcliffe, Williamsburg, Nunn and Green Mountain Falls. See the figure
How much debt does Rockvale have per resident?: Rockvale carried $360 of debt per resident in FY2021, 75% below the Colorado median. See the figure
Which cities is Rockvale compared with?: Rockvale is compared with Westcliffe, Williamsburg, Nunn and Green Mountain Falls: 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: $53.4K; 2021 estimate
Poverty rate: 15.7%; 2021 estimate
Median home value: $162.9K; 2021 estimate
Housing vacancy rate: 15.7%; 2021 estimate

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Also in Southern Colorado

Westcliffe$2,311 · FY2021
Coal Creek$735 · FY2016
Silver Cliff$1,161 · FY2022
Boone
Williamsburg$723 · FY2021
Brookside$702 · FY2016
La Veta$1,913 · FY2021
Rye$769 · FY2016

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)

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Rockvale · 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

Rockvale and its peers

Trends

Questions about Rockvale’s finances

Community context

Explore further

Also in Southern Colorado

Sources

Transportation is Rockvale’s largest difference from its peers (80% above the peer median in FY2021). See how that line moves month to month in your own budget-vs-actual.