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Silt · FY2021 municipal finance benchmarks

Garfield County · Western Slope · home rule municipality · Pop. 3,743 (2025 estimate); FY2021 per-resident figures use 3,577 · Census finance data FY2016, FY2021, FY2023

You’re viewing FY2021. See the latest view (FY2023). Latest Census Bureau finance data for Silt: FY2023. Retrieved Oct 2026. Newer years are added when the Census Bureau publishes them. Why the lag?

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FY2021 in brief

Silt collected $1,303 per resident (including city-run utilities), 47% below the median of the 227 Colorado municipalities reporting that year, 28% below its peers. Tax revenue per resident sits 54% below the state median. Debt per resident runs 19% below peers.

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

Compared with

Nearest on population, household income and region

FY2021 headline figures

Revenue per resident (definition)

$1,303
28% below peers
Includes city-owned utilities
Peer median
$1,800
CO median · 227 with a published figure
$2,476
Position
Higher than 15% of the 227 reporting
5-year changenominal dollars
+3.5%/yr
How Colorado compares on revenue per resident

Expenditures per resident (definition)

$1,562
20% below peers
Includes city-owned utilities
Peer median
$1,953
CO median · 220 with a published figure
$2,208
Position
Higher than 31% of the 220 reporting
5-year changenominal dollars
+3.5%/yr

Tax revenue per resident (definition)

$494
54% below CO median
Peer median
Benchmark unavailable
CO median · 201 with a published figure
$1,072
Position
Higher than 17% of the 201 reporting
5-year changenominal dollars
+3.9%/yr

Debt per resident (definition)

$591
19% below peers
Peer median
$731
CO median · 199 with a published figure
$1,411
Position
Higher than 24% of the 199 reporting
5-year changenominal dollars
+26.8%/yr
How Colorado compares on debt per resident

How this number was calculated

Revenue per resident · $1,303
Reported by the city to the Census Bureau

  1. 1Metric

    $1,303 Total revenue divided by population

    = Total revenue ÷ population

    Full definition: Revenue per resident

  2. 2Inputs

    Total revenue $4.7M ÷ population 3,577 (2021 estimate)

  3. 3Census line items

    • A80 Sewer charges
    • A81 Solid waste charges
    • A91 Water utility charges
    • C89 State aid
    • D89 Local government aid
    • T01 Property tax
    • T09 General sales tax
    • T19 Selective sales taxes (lodging, utilities, etc.)
    • T20 Licenses & permits
    • T24 Licenses & permits
    • T28 Licenses & permits
    • U20 Interest earnings
    • U30 Fines & forfeits
    • U41 Royalties

  4. 4Source file

What the numbers mean

  • Silt runs city-owned utilities, which add 17.6% 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 3,577 residents, small changes in Silt'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 Silt; the gold tick is the peer median. How categories work

The biggest difference from peers is Utilities & environment: $1,000 per resident, 69% above the peer median. On the revenue side, intergovernmental is 66% below peers.

Money in

Revenue

$1,303
per resident28% below peers
Money in: Silt revenue per resident by category, FY2021, against the peer median. Open a category for its lines and Census item codes.
CategoryPer residentvs peers
$411in line withpeers $424
Peer median unavailable$336No peer comparison
$22946% belowpeers $423
$15666% belowpeers $456
$9431% abovepeers $72
Peer median unavailable$63No peer comparison
$1430% abovepeers $11
Peer median of 5 peers · Colorado median of 227 reporting

Money out

Spending

$1,562
per resident20% below peers
Money out: Silt spending per resident by category, FY2021, against the peer median. Open a category for its lines and Census item codes.
CategoryPer residentvs peers
$1,00069% abovepeers $590
$25939% belowpeers $421
$10024% belowpeers $131
$9928% belowpeers $139
$8775% belowpeers $344
$1829% belowpeers $26
None reported · peers $4$0None reported
Peer median of 4 peers · Colorado median of 220 reporting

Silt 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
Silt compared with its peer municipalities, FY2021, per resident
MunicipalityRevenueExpendituresTax revenueSales taxDebt
SiltUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 17.6% 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.$1,303$1,562$494$336$591
Orchard CityUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 32.3% 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.$1,453$695Not reported for this year$516
New CastleUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 14.3% 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.$1,632$1,394$439$947
PalisadeUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 11.2% 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.$3,787$2,513$1,474
BayfieldUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 14.5% 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.$1,800$650Not reported for this year
RangelyUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 28.6% 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.$2,278$2,681$528$368$438
Peer median$1,800$1,953Benchmark unavailableBenchmark unavailable$731

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
FY2016 $1,095 to FY2023 $1,780.$0$5.3K$10.7K’16’21’23Peer median FY2016: $1,262Peer median FY2021: $1,800Peer median FY2023: $10,679Colorado median FY2016: $1,746 (all 224 municipalities reporting)Colorado median FY2021: $2,476 (all 227 municipalities reporting)FY2016: $1,095FY2021: $1,303FY2023: $1,780

Fiscal year · nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation

Peer group changed in FY2021, 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$1,095$1,262$1,746 (224 reporting)
FY2021$1,303$1,800$2,476 (227 reporting)
FY2023$1,780$10,679$3,580 (97 reporting, sample year)
Expenditures per resident
FY2016 $1,313 to FY2023 $2,738.$0$7.4K$14.8K’16’21’23Peer median FY2016: $1,526Peer median FY2021: $1,953Peer median FY2023: $14,842Colorado median FY2016: $1,749 (all 224 municipalities reporting)Colorado median FY2021: $2,208 (all 227 municipalities reporting)FY2016: $1,313FY2021: $1,562FY2023: $2,738. 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 FY2021, FY2023. 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$1,313$1,526$1,749 (196 reporting)
FY2021$1,562$1,953$2,208 (220 reporting)
FY2023$2,738$14,842$3,680 (91 reporting, sample year)
Tax revenue per resident
FY2016 $408 to FY2021 $494. 1 year withheld.$0$536$1.1K’16’21’23Peer median FY2016: $522Colorado median FY2016: $705 (all 224 municipalities reporting)Colorado median FY2021: $1,072 (all 227 municipalities reporting)FY2016: $408FY2021: $494FY2023: withheld — Tax revenue per resident is 12% of the peer median

Fiscal year · nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation

  • FY2023 withheld: Tax revenue per resident is 12% of the peer median
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Tax revenue per resident by fiscal year
YearThis cityPeer medianColorado median
FY2016$408$522$705 (193 reporting)
FY2021$494Benchmark unavailable$1,072 (201 reporting)
FY2023Withheld (Tax revenue per resident is 12% of the peer median)Benchmark unavailable$1,726 (90 reporting, sample year)
Debt per resident
FY2016 $180 to FY2023 $472.$0$2.1K$4.3K’16’21’23Peer median FY2016: $1,139Peer median FY2021: $731Peer median FY2023: $4,275Colorado median FY2016: $1,072 (all 224 municipalities reporting)Colorado median FY2021: $1,411 (all 227 municipalities reporting)FY2016: $180FY2021: $591FY2023: $472

Fiscal year · nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation

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

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Debt per resident by fiscal year
YearThis cityPeer medianColorado median
FY2016$180$1,139$1,072 (220 reporting)
FY2021$591$731$1,411 (199 reporting)
FY2023$472$4,275$2,130 (91 reporting, sample year)

Questions about Silt’s finances

How much revenue does Silt collect per resident?
Silt collected $1,303 per resident in FY2021, 47% below the median of the 227 Colorado municipalities reporting that year. See the figure
How does Silt's spending per resident compare with similar cities?
Silt spent $1,562 per resident in FY2021, 20% below the median of its peers: Orchard City, New Castle, Palisade, Bayfield and Rangely. See the figure
How much debt does Silt have per resident?
Silt carried $591 of debt per resident in FY2021, 19% below its peers' median. See the figure
Which cities is Silt compared with?
Silt is compared with Orchard City, New Castle, Palisade, Bayfield and Rangely: 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)
+3.3%/yr
2021 estimate
Median household income
$66.3K
2021 estimate
Poverty rate
6.2%
2021 estimate
Median home value
$333.4K
2021 estimate
Housing vacancy rate
2.6%
2021 estimate

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Sources

Dataset: Silt, 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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