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Walden · FY2016 municipal finance benchmarks

Jackson County · Central Mountains & Resort · statutory town · Pop. 529 (2025 estimate); FY2016 per-resident figures use 594 · Census finance data FY2016, FY2021

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

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FY2016 in brief

Walden collected $3,332 per resident (including city-run utilities), 91% above the median of the 224 Colorado municipalities reporting that year. Tax revenue per resident sits 43% below its peers, but 18% above the state median. Debt per resident runs 21.8× peers.

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

Compared with

Nearest on population, household income and region

FY2016 headline figures

Revenue per resident (definition)

$3,332
91% above CO median
Includes city-owned utilities
Peer median
Benchmark unavailable
CO median · 224 with a published figure
$1,746
Position
Higher than 80% 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)

$3,530
2.0× CO median
Includes city-owned utilities
Peer median
Benchmark unavailable
CO median · 196 with a published figure
$1,749
Position
Higher than 83% of the 196 reporting
5-year changenominal dollars
Not enough history for a 5-year change

Tax revenue per resident (definition)

$835
43% below peers
Peer median
$1,456
CO median · 193 with a published figure
$705
Position
Higher than 63% of the 193 reporting
5-year changenominal dollars
Not enough history for a 5-year change

Debt per resident (definition)

$5,146
21.8× peers
Peer median
$236
CO median · 220 with a published figure
$1,072
Position
Higher than 93% 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 · $3,332
Reported by the city to the Census Bureau

  1. 1Metric

    $3,332 Total revenue divided by population

    = Total revenue ÷ population

    Full definition: Revenue per resident

  2. 2Inputs

    Total revenue $2M ÷ population 594 (2016 estimate)

  3. 3Census line items

    • A80 Sewer charges
    • A91 Water utility charges
    • A93 Gas utility charges
    • C30 State aid
    • C46 State aid
    • C80 State aid
    • C89 State aid
    • D30 Local government aid
    • D46 Local government aid
    • T01 Property tax
    • T09 General sales tax
    • T15 Selective sales taxes (lodging, utilities, etc.)
    • T20 Licenses & permits
    • T24 Licenses & permits
    • T28 Licenses & permits
    • T99 Other taxes
    • U20 Interest earnings
    • U99 Miscellaneous

  4. 4Source file

What the numbers mean

  • Walden runs city-owned utilities, which add 60.7% 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 594 residents, small changes in Walden's budget move per-resident figures a lot. Compare several years, not one.
  • Debt per resident is 21.8× the peer median. One large bond issue can do this; check the city's annual financial report for what it funded.
  • Too few comparable municipalities reported this year to form a peer group, so comparisons use the Colorado median.

Where the money comes from and where it goes

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

Money in

Revenue

$3,332
per resident
Money in: Walden revenue per resident by category, FY2016, against the peer median. Open a category for its lines and Census item codes.
CategoryPer residentvs peers
Peer median unavailable$2,024No peer comparison
Peer median unavailable$621No peer comparison
Peer median unavailable$231No peer comparison
Peer median unavailable$187No peer comparison
Peer median unavailable$113No peer comparison
Peer median unavailable$101No peer comparison
Peer median unavailable$56No peer comparison
Peer median of 2 peers · Colorado median of 224 reporting

Money out

Spending

$3,530
per resident
Money out: Walden spending per resident by category, FY2016, against the peer median. Open a category for its lines and Census item codes.
CategoryPer residentvs peers
Peer median unavailable$2,465No peer comparison
Peer median unavailable$510No peer comparison
Peer median unavailable$264No peer comparison
Peer median unavailable$140No peer comparison
Peer median unavailable$114No peer comparison
Peer median unavailable$37No peer comparison
Peer median of 1 peers · Colorado median of 196 reporting

Walden 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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Walden compared with its peer municipalities, FY2016, per resident
MunicipalityRevenueExpendituresTax revenueSales taxDebt
WaldenUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 60.7% 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.$3,332$3,530$835$621$5,146
SilvertonUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 15.3% 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.Regional hub: Sales tax per resident is 2.7× the Colorado median.$3,535$3,307$1,971$1,502$283
FairplayUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 26.7% 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.Regional hub: Sales tax per resident is 1.9× the Colorado median.$2,099$1,456$1,025$177
Peer medianBenchmark unavailableBenchmark unavailable$1,456$1,264$236

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 $3,332 to FY2021 $4,010.$0$2K$4K’16’21Peer median FY2021: $2,535Colorado median FY2016: $1,746 (all 224 municipalities reporting)Colorado median FY2021: $2,476 (all 227 municipalities reporting)FY2016: $3,332FY2021: $4,010

Fiscal year · nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation

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Revenue per resident by fiscal year
YearThis cityPeer medianColorado median
FY2016$3,332Benchmark unavailable$1,746 (224 reporting)
FY2021$4,010$2,535$2,476 (227 reporting)
Expenditures per resident
FY2016 $3,530 to FY2021 $4,292.$0$2.1K$4.3K’16’21Peer median FY2021: $1,577Colorado median FY2016: $1,749 (all 224 municipalities reporting)Colorado median FY2021: $2,208 (all 227 municipalities reporting)FY2016: $3,530FY2021: $4,292

Fiscal year · nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation

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Expenditures per resident by fiscal year
YearThis cityPeer medianColorado median
FY2016$3,530Benchmark unavailable$1,749 (196 reporting)
FY2021$4,292$1,577$2,208 (220 reporting)
Tax revenue per resident
FY2016 $835 to FY2021 $997.$0$728.2$1.5K’16’21Peer median FY2016: $1,456Peer median FY2021: $989Colorado median FY2016: $705 (all 224 municipalities reporting)Colorado median FY2021: $1,072 (all 227 municipalities reporting)FY2016: $835FY2021: $997

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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Tax revenue per resident by fiscal year
YearThis cityPeer medianColorado median
FY2016$835$1,456$705 (193 reporting)
FY2021$997$989$1,072 (201 reporting)
Debt per resident
FY2016 $5,146 to FY2021 $2,768.$0$2.6K$5.1K’16’21Peer median FY2016: $236Peer median FY2021: $1,219Colorado median FY2016: $1,072 (all 224 municipalities reporting)Colorado median FY2021: $1,411 (all 227 municipalities reporting)FY2016: $5,146FY2021: $2,768

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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Debt per resident by fiscal year
YearThis cityPeer medianColorado median
FY2016$5,146$236$1,072 (220 reporting)
FY2021$2,768$1,219$1,411 (199 reporting)

Questions about Walden’s finances

How much revenue does Walden collect per resident?
Walden collected $3,332 per resident in FY2016, 91% above the median of the 224 Colorado municipalities reporting that year. See the figure
How does Walden's spending per resident compare with similar cities?
Walden spent $3,530 per resident in FY2016, 2.0× the Colorado median. There was no peer group to compare with that year. See the figure
How much debt does Walden have per resident?
Walden carried $5,146 of debt per resident in FY2016, 21.8× its peers' median. See the figure
Which cities is Walden compared with?
Walden is compared with Silverton and Fairplay: 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)
0.0%/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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Sources

Dataset: Walden, 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.

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