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Severance · FY2023 municipal finance benchmarks

Weld County · Northern Front Range · statutory town · Pop. 11,841 (2025 estimate); FY2023 per-resident figures use 10,869 · Census finance data FY2016, FY2018, FY2019, FY2020, FY2021, FY2022, FY2023

Latest Census Bureau finance data for Severance: FY2023. Retrieved Oct 2026. Newer years are added when the Census Bureau publishes them. Why the lag?

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FY2023 in brief

Severance collected $1,775 per resident (including city-run utilities), 50% below the median of the 97 Colorado municipalities reporting that year, in line with its peers. Tax revenue per resident sits 54% below its peers, and 66% below the state median.

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

Compared with

Nearest on population, household income and region

FY2023 headline figures

Revenue per resident (definition)

$1,775
in line with peers
Includes city-owned utilities
Peer median
$1,840
CO median · 97 with a published figure
$3,580
Position
Higher than 7% of the 97 reporting
5-year changenominal dollars
−15.1%/yr
How Colorado compares on revenue per resident

Expenditures per resident (definition)

$1,852
40% below peers
Includes city-owned utilities
Peer median
$3,094
CO median · 91 with a published figure
$3,680
Position
Higher than 12% of the 91 reporting
5-year changenominal dollars
+4.1%/yr

Tax revenue per resident (definition)

$589
54% below peers
Peer median
$1,290
CO median · 90 with a published figure
$1,726
Position
Higher than 2% of the 90 reporting
5-year changenominal dollars
−9.0%/yr

How this number was calculated

Revenue per resident · $1,775
Reported by the city to the Census Bureau

  1. 1Metric

    $1,775 Total revenue divided by population

    = Total revenue ÷ population

    Full definition: Revenue per resident

  2. 2Inputs

    Total revenue $19.3M ÷ population 10,869 (2023 estimate)

  3. 3Census line items

    • A44 Streets & highways charges
    • A80 Sewer charges
    • A89 General government (other) charges
    • A91 Water utility charges
    • C89 State aid
    • D89 Local government aid
    • T01 Property tax
    • T09 General sales tax
    • T20 Licenses & permits
    • T28 Licenses & permits
    • T29 Licenses & permits
    • U01 Special assessments
    • U20 Interest earnings
    • U30 Fines & forfeits
    • U40 Rents
    • U99 Miscellaneous

  4. 4Source file

What the numbers mean

  • Severance runs city-owned utilities, which add 18.9% 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

Where the money comes from and where it goes

Per resident, FY2023. Bars show Severance; the gold tick is the peer median. How categories work

The biggest difference from peers is General government: $336 per resident, 72% below the peer median. On the revenue side, sales tax is 71% below peers.

Money in

Revenue

$1,775
per residentin line with peers
Money in: Severance revenue per resident by category, FY2023, against the peer median. Open a category for its lines and Census item codes.
CategoryPer residentvs peers
$33564% abovepeers $204
$3123.8×peers $82
$29971% belowpeers $1,016
$27449% abovepeers $184
$2665.9×peers $45
$1806% abovepeers $170
$11013% abovepeers $97
Peer median of 5 peers · Colorado median of 97 reporting

Money out

Spending

$1,852
per resident40% below peers
Money out: Severance spending per resident by category, FY2023, against the peer median. Open a category for its lines and Census item codes.
CategoryPer residentvs peers
$1,0153.4×peers $298
$33672% belowpeers $1,188
$17860% belowpeers $444
$16223% belowpeers $210
$16259% belowpeers $390
None reported · peers $66$0None reported
Peer median of 4 peers · Colorado median of 91 reporting

Severance 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, FY2023. How peers are chosen

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Severance compared with its peer municipalities, FY2023, per resident
MunicipalityRevenueExpendituresTax revenueSales taxDebt
SeveranceUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 18.9% of total revenue in FY2023. Revenue and spending per resident include them, so cities that run their own utilities read higher than cities that don't.$1,775$1,852$589$299Not reported for this year
Timnath$3,490$3,500$2,599$1,613$4,720
BerthoudUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 19.7% of total revenue in FY2023. Revenue and spending per resident include them, so cities that run their own utilities read higher than cities that don't.$1,417$648$381Not reported for this year
MonumentUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 25.6% of total revenue in FY2023. Revenue and spending per resident include them, so cities that run their own utilities read higher than cities that don't.$1,840$2,688$1,222$1,016$1,521
Lone TreeRegional hub: Sales tax per resident is 2.8× the Colorado median.$5,157$4,664$3,564$3,183$551
FrederickUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 11.3% of total revenue in FY2023. Revenue and spending per resident include them, so cities that run their own utilities read higher than cities that don't.$1,796$2,194$1,290$860$170
Peer median$1,840$3,094$1,290$1,016Not 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.

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 $1,258 to FY2023 $1,775.$0$2.1K$4.2K’16’18’19’20’21’22’23Peer median FY2016: $1,149Peer median FY2018: $4,204Peer median FY2019: $1,969Peer median FY2020: $2,254Peer median FY2021: $1,799Peer median FY2022: $2,857Peer median FY2023: $1,840Colorado median FY2016: $1,746 (all 224 municipalities reporting)Colorado median FY2021: $2,476 (all 227 municipalities reporting)FY2016: $1,258FY2018: $4,032FY2019: $3,923FY2020: $2,920FY2021: $2,338FY2022: $1,591FY2023: $1,775

Fiscal year · nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation

Peer group changed in FY2018, FY2019, FY2020, FY2021, FY2022, 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$1,258$1,149$1,746 (224 reporting)
FY2018$4,032$4,204$2,529 (75 reporting, sample year)
FY2019$3,923$1,969$2,694 (73 reporting, sample year)
FY2020$2,920$2,254$2,739 (76 reporting, sample year)
FY2021$2,338$1,799$2,476 (227 reporting)
FY2022$1,591$2,857$3,031 (72 reporting, sample year)
FY2023$1,775$1,840$3,580 (97 reporting, sample year)
Expenditures per resident
FY2016 $1,507 to FY2023 $1,852.$0$2.9K$5.8K’16’18’19’20’21’22’23Peer median FY2016: $1,133Peer median FY2018: $5,758Peer median FY2019: $3,227Peer median FY2020: $1,975Peer median FY2021: $1,408Peer median FY2022: $2,029Peer median FY2023: $3,094Colorado median FY2016: $1,749 (all 224 municipalities reporting)Colorado median FY2021: $2,208 (all 227 municipalities reporting)FY2016: $1,507FY2018: $1,513FY2019: $2,890FY2020: $2,296FY2021: $1,994FY2022: $1,302. Excludes equipment purchases and payments to other governments, which Census stopped reporting after FY2021.FY2023: $1,852. Excludes equipment purchases and payments to other governments, which Census stopped reporting after FY2021.

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.

Peer group changed in FY2018, FY2019, FY2020, FY2021, FY2022, FY2023, the same year as the census definition change. 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$1,507$1,133$1,749 (196 reporting)
FY2018$1,513$5,758$2,387 (74 reporting, sample year)
FY2019$2,890$3,227$2,759 (71 reporting, sample year)
FY2020$2,296$1,975$2,485 (74 reporting, sample year)
FY2021$1,994$1,408$2,208 (220 reporting)
FY2022$1,302$2,029$3,025 (71 reporting, sample year)
FY2023$1,852$3,094$3,680 (91 reporting, sample year)
Tax revenue per resident
FY2016 $418 to FY2023 $589.$0$1.3K$2.7K’16’18’19’20’21’22’23Peer median FY2016: $456Peer median FY2018: $2,656Peer median FY2019: $1,323Peer median FY2020: $1,404Peer median FY2021: $665Peer median FY2022: $1,688Peer median FY2023: $1,290Colorado median FY2016: $705 (all 224 municipalities reporting)Colorado median FY2021: $1,072 (all 227 municipalities reporting)FY2016: $418FY2018: $944FY2019: $988FY2020: $837FY2021: $716FY2022: $604FY2023: $589

Fiscal year · nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation

Peer group changed in FY2018, FY2019, FY2020, FY2021, FY2022, FY2023. Peers are matched each year, so the peer median can step when the group changes.

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Tax revenue per resident by fiscal year
YearThis cityPeer medianColorado median
FY2016$418$456$705 (193 reporting)
FY2018$944$2,656$1,173 (70 reporting, sample year)
FY2019$988$1,323$1,187 (71 reporting, sample year)
FY2020$837$1,404$1,238 (72 reporting, sample year)
FY2021$716$665$1,072 (201 reporting)
FY2022$604$1,688$1,631 (71 reporting, sample year)
FY2023$589$1,290$1,726 (90 reporting, sample year)

Questions about Severance’s finances

How much revenue does Severance collect per resident?
Severance collected $1,775 per resident in FY2023, 50% below the median of the 97 Colorado municipalities reporting that year. See the figure
How does Severance's spending per resident compare with similar cities?
Severance spent $1,852 per resident in FY2023, 40% below the median of its peers: Timnath, Berthoud, Monument, Lone Tree and Frederick. See the figure
Which cities is Severance compared with?
Severance is compared with Timnath, Berthoud, Monument, Lone Tree and Frederick: 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)
+15.5%/yr
2023 estimate
Median household income
$127.3K
2023 estimate
Poverty rate
3.3%
2023 estimate
Median home value
$493.8K
2023 estimate
Housing vacancy rate
0.0%
2023 estimate

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Revenue per resident, latest published year.

Sources

Dataset: Severance, 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

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