Sheridan Lake · FY2016 municipal finance benchmarks

Name: Sheridan Lake, CO municipal finance benchmarks
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Kiowa County · Eastern Plains · statutory town · Pop. 56 (2025 estimate); FY2016 per-resident figures use 81 · Census finance data FY2016, FY2021

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

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FY2016 in brief

Sheridan Lake collected $1,012 per resident (including city-run utilities), 42% below the median of the 224 Colorado municipalities reporting that year, 24% above its peers. Tax revenue per resident sits 84% below the state median. Debt per resident runs 68% below peers.

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)

$1,012

24% above peers

Includes city-owned utilities

Peer median: $819
CO median · 224 with a published figure Median of the 224 Colorado municipalities with FY2016 Census finance data. In FY2016 and FY2021 the Census covers every municipality; in other years it surveys a sample, mostly larger cities.: $1,746
Position: Higher than 26% 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)

$222

85% below peers

Includes city-owned utilities

Peer median: $1,519
CO median · 196 with a published figure Median of the 196 Colorado municipalities with FY2016 Census finance data. In FY2016 and FY2021 the Census covers every municipality; in other years it surveys a sample, mostly larger cities.: $1,749
Position: Higher than 2% of the 196 reporting
5-year changenominal dollars: Not enough history for a 5-year change

Tax revenue per resident (definition)

$111

84% below CO median

Peer median: Benchmark unavailable
CO median · 193 with a published figure Median of the 193 Colorado municipalities with FY2016 Census finance data. In FY2016 and FY2021 the Census covers every municipality; in other years it surveys a sample, mostly larger cities.: $705
Position: Higher than 9% of the 193 reporting
5-year changenominal dollars: Not enough history for a 5-year change

Debt per resident (definition)

$185

68% below peers

Peer median: $587
CO median · 220 with a published figure Median of the 220 Colorado municipalities with FY2016 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 17% 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 · $1,012

Includes Census estimates for 100% of revenue

1Metric
$1,012 Total revenue divided by population
= Total revenue ÷ population
Full definition: Revenue per resident
2Inputs
Total revenue $82K ÷ population 81 (2016 estimate)
3Census line items
- A80 Sewer charges
- A81 Solid waste charges
- A89 General government (other) charges
- A91 Water utility charges
- T01 Property tax
- U11 Sale of property
- U99 Miscellaneous
4Source file
- Annual Survey of State & Local Government Finances 2017 - Individual Unit File
  Value for
  FY2016
  Survey file
  2017
  The 2017 Census survey covers fiscal years ending July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2017, so a fiscal year ending December 31, 2016 is FY2016.
  Retrieved October 12, 2026 · View source: Annual Survey of State & Local Government Finances 2017 - Individual Unit File (opens in a new tab)
- Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2020 - incorporated places
  Value for
  FY2016
  Source year
  2020
  Retrieved October 7, 2026 · View source: Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2020 - incorporated places (opens in a new tab)

What the numbers mean

Sheridan Lake runs city-owned utilities, which add 23.2% 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 81 residents, small changes in Sheridan Lake's budget move per-resident figures a lot. Compare several years, not one.
Part of Sheridan Lake's FY2016 revenue is a Census Bureau estimate, not a reported figure. How estimates are handled

Where the money comes from and where it goes

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

The biggest difference from peers is Utilities & environment: $37 per resident, 90% below the peer median. On the revenue side, fees & charges is 62% above peers.

Money in

Revenue

$1,012

per resident24% above peers

Money in: Sheridan Lake revenue per resident by category, FY2016, against the peer median. Open a category for its lines and Census item codes.
Category	Per resident	Peer median	vs peers	Share of revenue
	$481	$297	62% above peerspeers $297	48%

Sewer charges $198 · peers $163 Solid waste charges $148 · peers $28 General government (other) charges $136 · peers $5 Charges for services such as sewer, trash, recreation, parking and airports. Includes Census Bureau estimates for this year. Census line items A80 Sewer charges A81 Solid waste charges A89 General government (other) charges
	$235	$321	27% below peerspeers $321	23%

Water utility charges $235 · peers $321 Revenue of city-owned water, electric, gas and transit systems. Includes Census Bureau estimates for this year. Census line items A91 Water utility charges
	$185	$85	2.2× peerspeers $85	18%

Miscellaneous $136 · peers $14 Sale of property $49 · peers $0 Interest earnings, fines, rents, special assessments, donations and sales of property. Includes Census Bureau estimates for this year. Census line items U11 Sale of property U99 Miscellaneous
Peer median unavailable	$111	Peer median unavailable	No peer comparison	11%

Property tax $111 Property tax levied by the municipality. Includes Census Bureau estimates for this year. Census line items T01 Property tax
None reported · peers $107	$0	$107	None reported	0%

Sheridan Lake reported nothing in this category for FY2016. Grants and shared revenue from federal, state and local governments.

Peer median of 4 peers · Colorado median of 224 reporting

Money out

Spending

$222

per resident85% below peers

Money out: Sheridan Lake spending per resident by category, FY2016, against the peer median. Open a category for its lines and Census item codes.
Category	Per resident	Peer median	vs peers	Share of spending
	$99	$307	68% below peerspeers $307	44%

Central staff services $74 · peers $245 Judicial & legal $25 · peers $0 Administration, finance, legal and courts, public buildings and other general government. Includes Census Bureau estimates for this year. Census line items E25 Judicial & legal E29 Central staff services
	$62	$15	4.1× peerspeers $15	28%

Libraries $62 · peers $0 Parks and recreation, libraries, housing and community development. Includes Census Bureau estimates for this year. Census line items E52 Libraries
	$37	$387	90% below peerspeers $387	17%

Sewer $12 · peers $179 Water utility $12 · peers $142 Solid waste $12 · peers $66 Water, sewer, solid waste, electric and gas utilities, and natural resources. Includes Census Bureau estimates for this year. Census line items E80 Sewer E81 Solid waste E91 Water utility
	$12	$30	59% below peerspeers $30	6%

Interest on debt $12 · peers $30 Interest paid on the municipality's debt. Includes Census Bureau estimates for this year. Census line items I89 Interest on debt
	$12	$0	No peer comparisonpeers $0	6%

Streets & highways $12 · peers $0 Streets and highways, transit, parking and airports. Includes Census Bureau estimates for this year. Census line items E44 Streets & highways
None reported · peers $292	$0	$292	None reported	0%

Sheridan Lake reported nothing in this category for FY2016. Police, fire protection, inspection and corrections.

Peer median of 3 peers · Colorado median of 196 reporting

Sheridan Lake 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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Sheridan Lake compared with its peer municipalities, FY2016, per resident
Municipality	Revenue	Expenditures	Tax revenue	Sales tax	Debt
Sheridan LakeUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 23.2% 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.	$1,012	$222	$111	Not reported for this year	$185
VilasUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 16.2% 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.	$1,689	$1,519	Withheld Vilas · Tax revenue per resident · FY2016 Reason: Tax revenue per resident is 3.7x the peer median We don't publish figures that fail our quality checks until they're verified against the city's audited financial report.	$255	$3,415
VonaUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 53.4% 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.	$689	Withheld Vona · Expenditures per resident · FY2016 Reason: Expenditures per resident is 26% 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 Vona · Tax revenue per resident · FY2016 Reason: Tax revenue per resident is 29% 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	$623
HaswellUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 69.2% 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.	$582	$373	Withheld Haswell · Tax revenue per resident · FY2016 Reason: Tax revenue per resident is 31% 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	$552
Two ButtesUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 23.7% 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.	$950	Withheld Two Buttes · Expenditures per resident · FY2016 Reason: Expenditures per resident is 10% 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.	$100	Not reported for this year	$175
Peer median	$819	$1,519	Benchmark unavailable	Not reported for this year	$587

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	$1,012	$819	$1,746 (224 reporting)
FY2021	$446	$893	$2,476 (227 reporting)

Expenditures 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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Expenditures per resident by fiscal year
Year	This city	Peer median	Colorado median
FY2016	$222	$1,519	$1,749 (196 reporting)
FY2021	$304	$831	$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	$111	Benchmark unavailable	$705 (193 reporting)
FY2021	$71	$145	$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	$185	$587	$1,072 (220 reporting)
FY2021	—	—	—

Questions about Sheridan Lake’s finances

How much revenue does Sheridan Lake collect per resident?: Sheridan Lake collected $1,012 per resident in FY2016, 42% below the median of the 224 Colorado municipalities reporting that year. See the figure
How does Sheridan Lake's spending per resident compare with similar cities?: Sheridan Lake spent $222 per resident in FY2016, 85% below the median of its peers: Vilas, Vona, Haswell and Two Buttes. See the figure
How much debt does Sheridan Lake have per resident?: Sheridan Lake carried $185 of debt per resident in FY2016, 68% below its peers' median. See the figure
Which cities is Sheridan Lake compared with?: Sheridan Lake is compared with Vilas, Vona, Haswell and Two Buttes: 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): −1.0%/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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Also in Eastern Plains

Paoli$420 · FY2021
Haswell$1,028 · FY2021
Two Buttes$1,406 · FY2021
Vona$1,659 · FY2021
Campo$1,122 · FY2022
Vilas$1,689 · FY2016
Pritchett$1,164 · FY2022
Crook$893 · FY2021

Revenue per resident, latest published year.

Sources

Annual Survey of State & Local Government Finances 2017 - Individual Unit File · 2017 survey file
U.S. Census Bureau
Retrieved October 12, 2026View source: Annual Survey of State & Local Government Finances 2017 - Individual Unit File (opens in a new tab)
Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2020 - incorporated places · 2020
U.S. Census Bureau
Retrieved October 7, 2026View source: Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2020 - incorporated places (opens in a new tab)

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Sheridan Lake · FY2016 municipal finance benchmarks

FY2016 in brief

FY2016 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

Sheridan Lake and its peers

Trends

Questions about Sheridan Lake’s finances

Community context

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Also in Eastern Plains

Sources

Utilities & environment is Sheridan Lake’s largest difference from its peers (90% below the peer median in FY2016). See how that line moves month to month in your own budget-vs-actual.