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Trinidad · FY2023 municipal finance benchmarks

Las Animas County · Southern Colorado · home rule municipality · Pop. 8,091 (2025 estimate); FY2023 per-resident figures use 8,241 · Census finance data FY2016, FY2018, FY2019, FY2020, FY2021, FY2022, FY2023

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

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FY2023 in brief

Trinidad collected $4,931 per resident (including city-run utilities), 38% above the median of the 97 Colorado municipalities reporting that year, 13% below its peers. Tax revenue per resident sits 48% below its peers, but in line with the state median. Debt per resident runs 96% below peers.

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)

$4,931
13% below peers
Includes city-owned utilities
Peer median
$5,680
CO median · 97 with a published figure
$3,580
Position
Higher than 67% of the 97 reporting
5-year changenominal dollars
+4.2%/yr
How Colorado compares on revenue per resident

Expenditures per resident (definition)

$5,200
19% above peers
Includes city-owned utilities
Peer median
$4,363
CO median · 91 with a published figure
$3,680
Position
Higher than 71% of the 91 reporting
5-year changenominal dollars
+7.8%/yr

Tax revenue per resident (definition)

$1,757
48% below peers
Peer median
$3,390
CO median · 90 with a published figure
$1,726
Position
Higher than 52% of the 90 reporting
5-year changenominal dollars
+1.0%/yr

Debt per resident (definition)

$257
96% below peers
Peer median
$7,031
CO median · 91 with a published figure
$2,130
Position
Higher than 7% of the 91 reporting
5-year changenominal dollars
−16.9%/yr
How Colorado compares on debt per resident

How this number was calculated

Revenue per resident · $4,931
Reported by the city to the Census Bureau

  1. 1Metric

    $4,931 Total revenue divided by population

    = Total revenue ÷ population

    Full definition: Revenue per resident

  2. 2Inputs

    Total revenue $40.6M ÷ population 8,241 (2023 estimate)

  3. 3Census line items

    • A61 Parks & recreation charges
    • A80 Sewer charges
    • A81 Solid waste charges
    • A89 General government (other) charges
    • A91 Water utility charges
    • A92 Electric utility charges
    • A93 Gas utility charges
    • C89 State aid
    • D89 Local government aid
    • T01 Property tax
    • T09 General sales tax
    • T19 Selective sales taxes (lodging, utilities, etc.)
    • T28 Licenses & permits
    • T29 Licenses & permits
    • U01 Special assessments
    • U20 Interest earnings
    • U30 Fines & forfeits
    • U99 Miscellaneous

  4. 4Source file

What the numbers mean

  • Trinidad runs city-owned utilities, which add 37.9% 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
  • Trinidad relies on sales tax more than most Colorado municipalities. Tourism and regional retail can raise sales tax per resident because non-residents pay it.

Where the money comes from and where it goes

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

The biggest difference from peers is General government: $2,184 per resident, 4.3× the peer median. On the revenue side, utility & transit charges is 3.5× peers.

Money in

Revenue

$4,931
per resident13% below peers
Money in: Trinidad revenue per resident by category, FY2023, against the peer median. Open a category for its lines and Census item codes.
CategoryPer residentvs peers
$1,8673.5×peers $535
$1,472in line withpeers $1,488
$59912% abovepeers $534
$4292.1×peers $201
$28060% belowpeers $706
$199in line withpeers $204
$8536% belowpeers $133
Peer median of 5 peers · Colorado median of 97 reporting

Money out

Spending

$5,200
per resident19% above peers
Money out: Trinidad spending per resident by category, FY2023, against the peer median. Open a category for its lines and Census item codes.
CategoryPer residentvs peers
$2,1844.3×peers $511
$2,1314.3×peers $499
$66722% abovepeers $547
$19874% belowpeers $770
$2192% belowpeers $272
None reported · peers $218$0None reported
None reported · peers $17$0None reported
Peer median of 5 peers · Colorado median of 91 reporting

Trinidad 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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Trinidad compared with its peer municipalities, FY2023, per resident
MunicipalityRevenueExpendituresTax revenueSales taxDebt
TrinidadUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 37.9% 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.$4,931$5,200$1,757$1,472$257
Fort LuptonUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 7.8% 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.$6,892$4,363$3,390$1,488$7,515
SheridanUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 0.4% 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.Regional hub: Sales tax per resident is 2.2× the Colorado median.$5,680$5,621$3,782$2,564$24,519
Estes ParkUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 44.3% 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.Regional hub: Sales tax per resident is 3.5× the Colorado median.$11,394$11,678$4,347$3,994$6,548
Federal HeightsUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 16.3% 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.$1,820$1,633$1,004$955Not reported for this year
FlorenceUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 58.7% 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.$2,262$1,535$783$491$3,058
Peer median$5,680$4,363$3,390$1,488$7,031

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 $4,187 to FY2023 $4,931.$0$2.8K$5.7K’16’18’19’20’21’22’23Peer median FY2016: $2,287Peer median FY2018: $4,204Peer median FY2019: $4,554Peer median FY2020: $2,920Peer median FY2021: $2,268Peer median FY2022: $5,185Peer median FY2023: $5,680Colorado median FY2016: $1,746 (all 224 municipalities reporting)Colorado median FY2021: $2,476 (all 227 municipalities reporting)FY2016: $4,187FY2018: $4,006FY2019: $4,457FY2020: $4,605FY2021: $4,761FY2022: $5,096FY2023: $4,931

Fiscal year · nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation

Peer group changed in FY2018, 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$4,187$2,287$1,746 (224 reporting)
FY2018$4,006$4,204$2,529 (75 reporting, sample year)
FY2019$4,457$4,554$2,694 (73 reporting, sample year)
FY2020$4,605$2,920$2,739 (76 reporting, sample year)
FY2021$4,761$2,268$2,476 (227 reporting)
FY2022$5,096$5,185$3,031 (72 reporting, sample year)
FY2023$4,931$5,680$3,580 (97 reporting, sample year)
Expenditures per resident
FY2016 $3,824 to FY2023 $5,200.$0$2.9K$5.8K’16’18’19’20’21’22’23Peer median FY2016: $2,578Peer median FY2018: $5,758Peer median FY2019: $4,480Peer median FY2020: $2,296Peer median FY2021: $1,218Peer median FY2022: $4,786Peer median FY2023: $4,363Colorado median FY2016: $1,749 (all 224 municipalities reporting)Colorado median FY2021: $2,208 (all 227 municipalities reporting)FY2016: $3,824FY2018: $3,579FY2019: $4,051FY2020: $3,499FY2021: $4,262FY2022: $5,080. Excludes equipment purchases and payments to other governments, which Census stopped reporting after FY2021.FY2023: $5,200. 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, 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$3,824$2,578$1,749 (196 reporting)
FY2018$3,579$5,758$2,387 (74 reporting, sample year)
FY2019$4,051$4,480$2,759 (71 reporting, sample year)
FY2020$3,499$2,296$2,485 (74 reporting, sample year)
FY2021$4,262$1,218$2,208 (220 reporting)
FY2022$5,080$4,786$3,025 (71 reporting, sample year)
FY2023$5,200$4,363$3,680 (91 reporting, sample year)
Tax revenue per resident
FY2016 $1,292 to FY2023 $1,757.$0$1.8K$3.6K’16’18’19’20’21’22’23Peer median FY2016: $1,090Peer median FY2018: $2,656Peer median FY2019: $2,845Peer median FY2020: $837Peer median FY2021: $1,376Peer median FY2022: $3,553Peer median FY2023: $3,390Colorado median FY2016: $705 (all 224 municipalities reporting)Colorado median FY2021: $1,072 (all 227 municipalities reporting)FY2016: $1,292FY2018: $1,668FY2019: $1,830FY2020: $2,071FY2021: $2,191FY2022: $1,954FY2023: $1,757

Fiscal year · nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation

Peer group changed in FY2018, 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$1,292$1,090$705 (193 reporting)
FY2018$1,668$2,656$1,173 (70 reporting, sample year)
FY2019$1,830$2,845$1,187 (71 reporting, sample year)
FY2020$2,071$837$1,238 (72 reporting, sample year)
FY2021$2,191$1,376$1,072 (201 reporting)
FY2022$1,954$3,553$1,631 (71 reporting, sample year)
FY2023$1,757$3,390$1,726 (90 reporting, sample year)
Debt per resident
FY2016 $830 to FY2023 $257.$0$3.5K$7K’16’18’19’20’21’22’23Peer median FY2016: $2,012Peer median FY2018: $2,276Peer median FY2019: $3,535Peer median FY2020: $4,841Peer median FY2021: $1,564Peer median FY2022: $5,056Peer median FY2023: $7,031Colorado median FY2016: $1,072 (all 224 municipalities reporting)Colorado median FY2021: $1,411 (all 227 municipalities reporting)FY2016: $830FY2018: $649FY2019: $636FY2020: $547FY2021: $253FY2022: $255FY2023: $257

Fiscal year · nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation

Peer group changed in FY2018, FY2020, FY2021, FY2022, 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$830$2,012$1,072 (220 reporting)
FY2018$649$2,276$1,644 (70 reporting, sample year)
FY2019$636$3,535$1,627 (69 reporting, sample year)
FY2020$547$4,841$1,798 (71 reporting, sample year)
FY2021$253$1,564$1,411 (199 reporting)
FY2022$255$5,056$2,068 (73 reporting, sample year)
FY2023$257$7,031$2,130 (91 reporting, sample year)

Questions about Trinidad’s finances

How much revenue does Trinidad collect per resident?
Trinidad collected $4,931 per resident in FY2023, 38% above the median of the 97 Colorado municipalities reporting that year. See the figure
How does Trinidad's spending per resident compare with similar cities?
Trinidad spent $5,200 per resident in FY2023, 19% above the median of its peers: Fort Lupton, Sheridan, Estes Park, Federal Heights and Florence. See the figure
How much debt does Trinidad have per resident?
Trinidad carried $257 of debt per resident in FY2023, 96% below its peers' median. See the figure
Which cities is Trinidad compared with?
Trinidad is compared with Fort Lupton, Sheridan, Estes Park, Federal Heights and Florence: 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)
+0.2%/yr
2023 estimate
Median household income
$50.8K
2023 estimate
Poverty rate
18.5%
2023 estimate
Median home value
$196.9K
2023 estimate
Housing vacancy rate
11.5%
2023 estimate

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Sources

Dataset: Trinidad, 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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