Williamsburg · FY2016 municipal finance benchmarks

Name: Williamsburg, CO municipal finance benchmarks
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Fremont County · Southern Colorado · statutory town · Pop. 789 (2025 estimate); FY2016 per-resident figures use 651 · Census finance data FY2016, FY2021

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

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FY2016 in brief

Williamsburg collected $501 per resident (including city-run utilities), 71% below the median of the 224 Colorado municipalities reporting that year, 24% below its peers. Debt per resident runs 11% above the state median.

Tax revenue per resident withheld: Tax revenue per resident is 15% of the peer median

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)

$501

24% below peers

Includes city-owned utilities

Peer median: $660
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 3% 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)

$429

35% below peers

Includes city-owned utilities

Peer median: $657
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 7% of the 196 reporting
5-year changenominal dollars: Not enough history for a 5-year change

Tax revenue per resident (definition)

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: Not reported for this year
5-year changenominal dollars: Withheld with this year's value

Debt per resident (definition)

$1,192

11% above CO median

Peer median: Benchmark unavailable
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 55% 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 · $501

Reported by the city to the Census Bureau

1Metric
$501 Total revenue divided by population
= Total revenue ÷ population
Full definition: Revenue per resident
2Inputs
Total revenue $326K ÷ population 651 (2016 estimate)
3Census line items
- A91 Water utility charges
- C46 State aid
- C89 State aid
- T01 Property tax
- T09 General sales tax
- T19 Selective sales taxes (lodging, utilities, etc.)
- T27 Licenses & permits
- T29 Licenses & permits
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

Williamsburg runs city-owned utilities, which add 75.8% 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 651 residents, small changes in Williamsburg's budget move per-resident figures a lot. Compare several years, not one.

Where the money comes from and where it goes

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

The biggest difference from peers is General government: $28 per resident, 89% below the peer median. On the revenue side, Williamsburg reports no other revenue; peers collect $33 per resident.

Money in

Revenue

$501

per resident24% below peers

Money in: Williamsburg 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
	$379	$0	No peer comparisonpeers $0	76%

Water utility charges $379 · peers $0 Revenue of city-owned water, electric, gas and transit systems. Census line items A91 Water utility charges
	$54	$81	33% below peerspeers $81	11%

State aid $54 · peers $30 Grants and shared revenue from federal, state and local governments. Census line items C46 State aid C89 State aid
None reported · peers $33	$0	$33	None reported	0%

Williamsburg reported nothing in this category for FY2016. Interest earnings, fines, rents, special assessments, donations and sales of property.
None reported · peers $23	$0	$23	None reported	0%

Williamsburg reported nothing in this category for FY2016. Charges for services such as sewer, trash, recreation, parking and airports.
	Withheld Williamsburg · Property tax · FY2016 Reason: Tax revenue per resident is 15% 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.	$229	Withheldpeers $229	Withheld

Property tax Withheld Williamsburg · Property tax · FY2016 Reason: Tax revenue per resident is 15% 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. · peers $229 Property tax levied by the municipality. Census line items T01 Property tax
	Withheld Williamsburg · Sales tax · FY2016 Reason: Sales tax per resident is 12% of the peer median; tax revenue per resident is 15% 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.	$157	Withheldpeers $157	Withheld

General sales tax Withheld Williamsburg · General sales tax · FY2016 Reason: Sales tax per resident is 12% of the peer median; tax revenue per resident is 15% 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. · peers $157 General sales and use tax. Census line items T09 General sales tax
	Withheld Williamsburg · Other taxes · FY2016 Reason: Tax revenue per resident is 15% 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.	$42	Withheldpeers $42	Withheld

Licenses & permits Withheld Williamsburg · Licenses & permits · FY2016 Reason: Tax revenue per resident is 15% 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. · peers $30 Selective sales taxes (lodging, utilities, etc.) Withheld Williamsburg · Selective sales taxes (lodging, utilities, etc.) · FY2016 Reason: Tax revenue per resident is 15% 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. · peers $0 Lodging, utility, tobacco and other selective sales taxes, licenses and permits, and other taxes. Census line items T19 Selective sales taxes (lodging, utilities, etc.) T27 Licenses & permits T29 Licenses & permits

Peer median of 4 peers · Colorado median of 224 reporting

Money out

Spending

$429

per resident35% below peers

Money out: Williamsburg 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
	$295	$0	No peer comparisonpeers $0	69%

Water utility $293 · peers $0 Natural resources $2 · peers $0 Water, sewer, solid waste, electric and gas utilities, and natural resources. Census line items E59 Natural resources E91 Water utility M91 Water utility
	$49	$0	No peer comparisonpeers $0	11%

Interest on debt $49 · peers $0 Interest paid on the municipality's debt. Includes Census Bureau estimates for this year. Census line items I91 Interest on debt
	$43	$94	54% below peerspeers $94	10%

Streets & highways $43 · peers $94 Streets and highways, transit, parking and airports. Census line items E44 Streets & highways
	$28	$245	89% below peerspeers $245	6%

Central staff services $14 · peers $158 General public buildings $8 · peers $0 Judicial & legal $5 · peers $5 Financial administration $2 · peers $0 Administration, finance, legal and courts, public buildings and other general government. Census line items E23 Financial administration E25 Judicial & legal E29 Central staff services E31 General public buildings
	$9	$56	83% below peerspeers $56	2%

Parks & recreation $9 · peers $56 Parks and recreation, libraries, housing and community development. Census line items E61 Parks & recreation
	$5	$39	88% below peerspeers $39	1%

Protective inspection & regulation $5 · peers $0 Police, fire protection, inspection and corrections. Census line items E66 Protective inspection & regulation

Peer median of 4 peers · Colorado median of 196 reporting

Williamsburg 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

Open in Compare

Williamsburg compared with its peer municipalities, FY2016, per resident
Municipality	Revenue	Expenditures	Tax revenue	Sales tax	Debt
WilliamsburgUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 75.8% 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.	$501	$429	Withheld Williamsburg · Tax revenue per resident · FY2016 Reason: Tax revenue per resident is 15% 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 Williamsburg · Sales tax per resident · FY2016 Reason: Sales tax per resident is 12% 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.	$1,192
Silver Cliff	$470	$504	$323	$157	Not reported for this year
Green Mountain Falls	$761	$814	$578	$200	Not reported for this year
Westcliffe	$679	$318	Withheld Westcliffe · Tax revenue per resident · FY2016 Reason: Tax revenue per resident is 4.1x the peer median We don't publish figures that fail our quality checks until they're verified against the city's audited financial report.	$582	Not reported for this year
La VetaUtilities: City-owned utilities (water, electric, gas, transit) brought in 20.3% 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.	$641	$810	$229	Not reported for this year	Not reported for this year
Peer median	$660	$657	Benchmark unavailable	Benchmark unavailable	Benchmark unavailable

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	$501	$660	$1,746 (224 reporting)
FY2021	$723	$1,748	$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	$429	$657	$1,749 (196 reporting)
FY2021	$523	$1,198	$2,208 (220 reporting)

Tax revenue per resident

Fiscal year · nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation

FY2016 withheld: Tax revenue per resident is 15% of the peer median
FY2021 withheld: Tax revenue per resident is 11% of the peer median

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Tax revenue per resident by fiscal year
Year	This city	Peer median	Colorado median
FY2016	Withheld (Tax revenue per resident is 15% of the peer median)	Benchmark unavailable	$705 (193 reporting)
FY2021	Withheld (Tax revenue per resident is 11% of the peer median)	Benchmark unavailable	$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	$1,192	Benchmark unavailable	$1,072 (220 reporting)
FY2021	$876	$213	$1,411 (199 reporting)

Questions about Williamsburg’s finances

How much revenue does Williamsburg collect per resident?: Williamsburg collected $501 per resident in FY2016, 71% below the median of the 224 Colorado municipalities reporting that year. See the figure
How does Williamsburg's spending per resident compare with similar cities?: Williamsburg spent $429 per resident in FY2016, 35% below the median of its peers: Silver Cliff, Green Mountain Falls, Westcliffe and La Veta. See the figure
How much debt does Williamsburg have per resident?: Williamsburg carried $1,192 of debt per resident in FY2016, 11% above the Colorado median. See the figure
Which cities is Williamsburg compared with?: Williamsburg is compared with Silver Cliff, Green Mountain Falls, Westcliffe and La Veta: 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): −0.1%/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 Southern Colorado

La Veta$1,913 · FY2021
Silver Cliff$1,161 · FY2022
Rockvale$1,222 · FY2021
Westcliffe$2,311 · FY2021
Coal Creek$735 · FY2016
Boone
Brookside$702 · FY2016
Rye$769 · FY2016

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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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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Williamsburg · 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

Williamsburg and its peers

Trends

Questions about Williamsburg’s finances

Community context

Explore further

Also in Southern Colorado

Sources

General government is Williamsburg’s largest difference from its peers (89% below the peer median in FY2016). See how that line moves month to month in your own budget-vs-actual.