MESA COUNTY finances
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MESA COUNTY
County in Colorado (Mesa County area). Fiscal year 2024 (year ends 12/31); population 158,636.
Other years: 2024 · 2022
Summary
| What | Amount | Census item codes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxes | $101.3 million | T |
| Charges and fees | $16.6 million | A |
| Other general revenue | $4.8 million | U |
| From the federal government | $0 | B |
| From the state government | $89.5 million | C |
| From local governments | $5.1 million | D |
| Spending: current operations | $192.1 million | E |
| Spending: construction | $22.7 million | F |
| Spending: other capital outlay | $0 | G |
| Spending: interest on debt | $335,000 | I |
| Spending: assistance and subsidies | $0 | J |
| Payments to other governments | $128,000 | L M Q S |
| General revenue | $217.3 million | T A U B C D |
| Direct spending | $215.1 million | E F G I J |
| Debt at year end | $15.6 million | 49U + 64V |
Spending by function
| Function (Census name) | Current operations + construction + capital |
|---|---|
| General NEC | $68.4 million |
| Police Protection | $55.9 million |
| Welfare NEC | $37.2 million |
| Health | $17.3 million |
| Regular Highways | $11.1 million |
| Solid Waste Mgt | $5.8 million |
| Judicial | $5.4 million |
| Central Staff | $4.2 million |
| Parks & Rec | $4.0 million |
| Financial Adm | $3.1 million |
| Sewerage | $1.8 million |
| Misc Comm Act | $496,000 |
| Natural Resources NEC | $34,000 |
Every item reported
| Code | Census description | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 19U | Beg LT Debt O/S NEC | $16.6 million |
| 39U | LTD Ret-Unsp-Other NEC | $1.0 million |
| 49U | LTD Debt O/S-Unsp-Other NEC | $15.6 million |
| A03 | Misc Comrcial Act NEC Charges | $456,000 |
| A44 | Regular Highway Charges | $857,000 |
| A61 | Parks & Recreation Charges | $122,000 |
| A80 | Sewerage Charges | $244,000 |
| A81 | Solid Waste Charges | $6.6 million |
| A89 | All Other NEC Charges | $8.3 million |
| C89 | State IG Other | $89.5 million |
| D89 | Local IG Other | $5.1 million |
| E03 | Misc Comm Act-Current Oper | $438,000 |
| E23 | Financial Adm-Curr Operation | $3.1 million |
| E25 | Judicial-Current Operation | $5.4 million |
| E29 | Central Staff-Curr Operation | $4.2 million |
| E32 | Health-Current Operation | $17.3 million |
| E44 | Regular Highways-Current Oper | $10.2 million |
| E59 | Natural Resources NEC-Cur Op | $34,000 |
| E61 | Parks & Rec-Current Operation | $2.1 million |
| E62 | Police Protection-Current Oper | $54.1 million |
| E79 | Welfare NEC-Current Operation | $37.0 million |
| E80 | Sewerage-Current Operation | $731,000 |
| E81 | Solid Waste Mgt - Current Oper | $4.9 million |
| E89 | General NEC-Current Operation | $52.6 million |
| F03 | Misc Comm Act-Construction | $58,000 |
| F32 | Health-Construction | $78,000 |
| F44 | Regular Highways-Construction | $812,000 |
| F61 | Parks & Rec-Construction | $1.9 million |
| F62 | Police Protection-Construction | $1.9 million |
| F79 | Welfare NEC-Construction | $153,000 |
| F80 | Sewerage-Construction | $1.1 million |
| F81 | Solid Waste Mgt-Construction | $846,000 |
| F89 | General NEC-Construction | $15.8 million |
| I89 | General Interest on Debt | $335,000 |
| M89 | General NEC-IG-Local NEC | $128,000 |
| T01 | Property Tax | $31.5 million |
| T09 | Total General Sales Taxes | $66.4 million |
| T29 | Other License Tax | $3.4 million |
| U11 | Sale of Property 2/ | $938,000 |
| U20 | Interest Earnings | $3.0 million |
| U30 | Fines & Forfeits | $604,000 |
| U99 | Misc General Revenue NEC | $259,000 |
Source: State and local government finances 2024, annual survey sample of units (U.S. Census Bureau) (U.S. Census Bureau). Collected Nov 14, 2026 11:48 PM CST. Amounts as published (thousands of dollars in the file; shown in dollars). Group totals are sums of item codes by letter. Item code list: Census technical documentation. Government ID 081077123715.