THORNTON CITY finances
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THORNTON CITY
City or town in Colorado (Adams County area). Fiscal year 2022 (year ends 12/31); population 148,113.
Other years: 2024 · 2022
Summary
| What | Amount | Census item codes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxes | $184.2 million | T |
| Charges and fees | $88.2 million | A |
| Other general revenue | $62.9 million | U |
| From the federal government | $3.4 million | B |
| From the state government | $8.7 million | C |
| From local governments | $12.9 million | D |
| Spending: current operations | $204.8 million | E |
| Spending: construction | $105.6 million | F |
| Spending: other capital outlay | $0 | G |
| Spending: interest on debt | $9.6 million | I |
| Spending: assistance and subsidies | $0 | J |
| Payments to other governments | $4.0 million | L M Q S |
| General revenue | $360.3 million | T A U B C D |
| Direct spending | $320.0 million | E F G I J |
| Debt at year end | $250.4 million | 49U + 64V |
Spending by function
| Function (Census name) | Current operations + construction + capital |
|---|---|
| Water Utilities | $81.6 million |
| Police Protection | $50.1 million |
| Parks & Rec | $48.2 million |
| Regular Highways | $33.8 million |
| Local Fire Protection | $30.0 million |
| Central Staff | $23.4 million |
| Sewerage | $17.2 million |
| Solid Waste Mgt | $6.2 million |
| Financial Adm | $5.6 million |
| General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $5.0 million |
| Judicial | $4.5 million |
| Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $2.4 million |
| Protective Inspection | $2.3 million |
Every item reported
| Code | Census description | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 19U | Beg LT Debt O/S NEC | $262.2 million |
| 39U | LTD Ret-Unsp-Other NEC | $11.8 million |
| 49U | LTD Debt O/S-Unsp-Other NEC | $250.4 million |
| A61 | Parks & Recreation Charges | $6.2 million |
| A80 | Sewerage Charges | $16.2 million |
| A81 | Solid Waste Charges | $5.9 million |
| A89 | All Other NEC Charges | $4.9 million |
| A91 | Water Utilities Revenue | $55.0 million |
| B89 | Federal IG Other | $3.4 million |
| C89 | State IG Other | $8.7 million |
| D89 | Local IG Other | $12.9 million |
| E23 | Financial Adm-Curr Operation | $5.6 million |
| E24 | Local Fire Protection Curr Operation | $26.0 million |
| E25 | Judicial-Current Operation | $4.5 million |
| E29 | Central Staff-Curr Operation | $21.0 million |
| E31 | General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $5.0 million |
| E44 | Regular Highways-Current Oper | $12.2 million |
| E50 | Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $2.4 million |
| E61 | Parks & Rec-Current Operation | $24.0 million |
| E62 | Police Protection-Current Oper | $44.3 million |
| E66 | Protective Inspection-Curr Op | $2.3 million |
| E80 | Sewerage-Current Operation | $13.1 million |
| E81 | Solid Waste Mgt - Current Oper | $5.3 million |
| E91 | Water Utilities-Current Oper | $39.0 million |
| F24 | Local Fire Protection Construction | $4.0 million |
| F29 | Central Staff-Construction | $2.5 million |
| F44 | Regular Highways-Construction | $21.6 million |
| F61 | Parks & Rec-Construction | $24.2 million |
| F62 | Police Protection-Construction | $5.8 million |
| F80 | Sewerage-Construction | $4.1 million |
| F81 | Solid Waste Mgt-Construction | $857,000 |
| F91 | Water Utilities-Construction | $42.6 million |
| I89 | General Interest on Debt | $5.3 million |
| I91 | Water Utilities-Interest | $4.3 million |
| M89 | General NEC-IG-Local NEC | $4.0 million |
| T01 | Property Tax | $29.6 million |
| T09 | Total General Sales Taxes | $135.1 million |
| T15 | Public Utilities Tax | $9.3 million |
| T20 | Alcoholic Beverage License Tax | $36,000 |
| T24 | Motor Vehicle License | $1.5 million |
| T29 | Other License Tax | $7.0 million |
| T99 | Taxes, NEC | $1.7 million |
| U01 | Special Assessments | $896,000 |
| U11 | Sale of Property 2/ | $6.4 million |
| U20 | Interest Earnings | $4,000 |
| U30 | Fines & Forfeits | $1.7 million |
| U40 | Rents | $2.2 million |
| U41 | Royalties | $8.9 million |
| U50 | Donations From Private Sources | $1,000 |
| U99 | Misc General Revenue NEC | $42.9 million |
Source: State and local government finances 2022, Census of Governments: every local government (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 082001161328.