The U.S. Census Bureau
 
 
Colorado State and Local Government Finances by Level of Government:  1996-97
(Thousand dollars. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text. 
Detail may not add to total because of rounding)      
          COLORADO
 
Geographic area and item State and local State Local
  governments¹ government governments¹
          1 2 3
       
Population (July 1, 1996, in thousands) 3,814 3,814 3,814
Personal Income (Calendar year 1996, in millions) 100,012 100,012 100,012
       
Revenue¹ 22,540,188 12,779,639 12,827,527
       
General revenue¹ 18,312,178 9,944,905 11,434,251
       
Intergovernmental revenue¹ 2,932,770 2,595,939 3,403,809
From Federal Government 2,932,770 2,577,625 355,145
From State government (¹) (X) 3,048,664
From local governments¹ (X) 18,314 (X)
       
General revenue from own sources 15,379,408 7,348,966 8,030,442
Taxes   10,099,939 5,290,131 4,809,808
Property 2,966,595 - 2,966,595
Sales and gross receipts 3,834,748 2,178,700 1,656,048
General 2,910,937 1,412,903 1,498,034
Selective 923,811 765,797 158,014
Motor fuel 490,850 490,847 3
Alcoholic beverage 24,534 24,397 137
Tobacco products 69,065 67,395 1,670
Public utilities 75,370 7,057 68,313
Other 263,992 176,101 87,891
Individual income 2,560,352 2,560,337 15
Corporate income 224,275 224,275 0
Motor vehicle license 167,741 139,184 28,557
Other taxes 346,228 187,635 158,593
       
Charges and miscellaneous general revenue 5,279,469 2,058,835 3,220,634
Current charges 3,340,999 1,187,138 2,153,861
Education 1,194,748 1,029,990 164,758
Institutions of higher education 1,046,248 1,019,624 26,624
School lunch sales (gross) 67,849 - 67,849
Hospitals 595,703 30,041 565,662
Highways 11,921 2,018 9,903
Airports 476,897 - 476,897
Parking facilities 13,960 (X) 13,960
Water transport and terminals - - -
       
Natural resources 26,063 16,605 9,458
Parks and recreation 151,488 2,209 149,279
Housing and community development 63,677 13,942 49,735
Sewerage 377,660 - 377,660
Solid waste management 50,832 4,500 46,332
Other charges 378,050 87,833 290,217
       
Miscellaneous general revenue 1,938,470 871,697 1,066,773
Interest earnings 992,689 419,078 573,611
Special assessments 88,047 - 88,047
Sale of property 15,563 3,888 11,675
Other general revenue 842,171 448,731 393,440
Other than general revenue 4,228,010 2,834,734 1,393,276
       
Utility revenue 1,244,455 - 1,244,455
Water supply 604,425 - 604,425
Electric power 502,610 - 502,610
Gas supply 92,415 - 92,415
Transit   45,005 - 45,005
       
Liquor store revenue - - -
       
Insurance trust revenue 2,983,555 2,834,734 148,821
Unemployment compensation 311,380 311,380 -
Employee retirement 2,135,258 1,986,437 148,821
Other insurance trust revenue 536,917 536,917 (X)
       
Expenditure¹ 20,618,714 10,861,228 12,812,055
       
By character and object:      
Intergovernmental expenditure¹ 7,505 3,017,473 44,601
Direct expenditure 20,611,209 7,843,755 12,767,454
Current operation 14,586,541 5,302,956 9,283,585
Capital outlay 2,972,330 742,649 2,229,681
Construction 2,070,590 543,477 1,527,113
Other 901,740 199,172 702,568
       
Assistance and subsidies 255,014 84,129 170,885
Interest on debt 1,257,925 239,340 1,018,585
Insurance benefits and repayments 1,539,399 1,474,681 64,718
Exhibit: Salaries and wages 6,874,741 2,083,044 4,791,697
       
Direct expenditure by function 20,611,209 7,843,755 12,767,454
Direct general expenditure 17,465,382 6,364,021 11,101,361
Capital outlay 2,571,196 742,526 1,828,670
Other direct general expenditure 14,894,186 5,621,495 9,272,691
       
Education services:      
Education 6,455,568 2,212,908 4,242,660
Higher education 2,131,596 2,033,590 98,006
Elementary and secondary education 4,144,654 - 4,144,654
Other education 179,318 179,318 (X)
Libraries 127,302 1,097 126,205
     
Social services and income maintenance:      
Public welfare 2,294,488 1,718,026 576,462
Cash assistance payments 170,885 - 170,885
Vendor payments 1,374,995 1,356,566 18,429
Other public welfare 748,608 361,460 387,148
Hospitals 735,064 137,807 597,257
Health 355,774 216,303 139,471
Social insurance administration 41,049 41,049 -
Veterans' services - - (X)
     
Transportation:      
Highways 1,368,639 585,111 783,528
Air transportation (airports) 280,021 761 279,260
Parking facilities 13,375 (X) 13,375
Water transport and terminals 122 - 122
Transit subsidies 422 - 422
     
Public safety:      
Police protection 649,137 55,222 593,915
Fire protection 281,334 - 281,334
Correction 600,124 426,372 173,752
Protective inspection and regulation 101,219 73,719 27,500
     
Environment and housing:      
Natural resources 198,161 142,242 55,919
Parks and recreation 524,736 40,701 484,035
Housing and community development 289,040 33,384 255,656
Sewerage 330,340 - 330,340
Solid waste management 88,686 11,999 76,687
     
Governmental administration:      
Financial administration 346,644 145,314 201,330
Judicial and legal 286,620 146,456 140,164
General public buildings 104,570 12,538 92,032
Other government administration 234,731 29,447 205,284
Interest on general debt 1,085,535 235,860 849,675
     
General expenditure, n.e.c      
Miscellaneous commercial activities 5 - 5
Other and unallocable 672,676 97,705 574,971
     
Utilities 1,606,428 5,053 1,601,375
Capital outlay 401,134 123 401,011
Water supply 752,484 5,053 747,431
Electric power 492,151 - 492,151
Gas supply 89,976 - 89,976
Transit 271,817 - 271,817
     
Liquor store expenditure - - -
     
Insurance trust 1,539,399 1,474,681 64,718
Unemployment compensation 238,510 238,510 -
Employee retirement 952,103 887,385 64,718
Other insurance trust 348,786 348,786 (X)
     
Debt outstanding 19,439,970 3,402,235 16,037,735
     
Long-term 19,422,202 3,402,228 16,019,974
Full faith and credit 5,864,657 4,821 5,859,836
Nonguaranteed 13,557,545 3,397,407 10,160,138
Short-term 17,768 7 17,761
     
Long-term debt by purpose      
Education 4,067,000 975,466 3,091,534
Utilities 2,560,229 57,485 2,502,744
Other 12,794,973 2,369,277 10,425,696
     
Long-term debt issued 2,837,299 914,101 1,923,198
Long-term debt retired 2,923,306 1,088,549 1,834,757
Exhibit: Change in total debt during year -84,990 -174,487 89,497
     
Cash and security holdings 34,546,165 23,593,967 10,952,198
     
Insurance trust funds 18,774,322 17,240,765 1,533,557
By purpose:      
Unemployment compensation 534,063 534,063 -
Employee retirement 17,195,929 15,662,372 1,533,557
Workers' compensation 956,950 956,950 (X)
Miscellaneous 87,380 87,380 (X)
     
By type (Employee retirement funds):      
Cash and deposits 701,675 644,699 56,976
Securities 16,494,254 15,017,673 1,476,581
Federal 1,223,592 839,929 383,663
State and local government - - -
Nongovernment 15,270,662 14,177,744 1,092,918
     
Other than insurance trust funds 15,771,843 6,353,202 9,418,641
By purpose      
Offsets to debt 5,429,691 3,088,410 2,341,281
Bond funds 2,210,975 600,730 1,610,245
    Other   8,131,177 2,664,062 5,467,115
¹Duplicative intergovernmental transactions are excluded; see text.

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Governments Division
Created: January 18, 2001
Last revised: March 09 2001