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THORNTON CITY finances

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THORNTON CITY

City or town in Colorado (Adams County area). Fiscal year 2024 (year ends 12/31); population 143,282.

Other years: 2024 · 2022

Summary

WhatAmountCensus item codes
Taxes$209.0 millionT
Charges and fees$92.9 millionA
Other general revenue$59.4 millionU
From the federal government$8.6 millionB
From the state government$9.7 millionC
From local governments$15.5 millionD
Spending: current operations$249.3 millionE
Spending: construction$93.6 millionF
Spending: other capital outlay$0G
Spending: interest on debt$7.7 millionI
Spending: assistance and subsidies$0J
Payments to other governments$4.4 millionL M Q S
General revenue$395.1 millionT A U B C D
Direct spending$350.7 millionE F G I J
Debt at year end$228.1 million49U + 64V

Spending by function

Function (Census name)Current operations + construction + capital
Water Utilities$70.1 million
Police Protection$59.4 million
Parks & Rec$54.0 million
Central Staff$37.8 million
Local Fire Protection$37.7 million
Regular Highways$32.1 million
Sewerage$21.4 million
Solid Waste Mgt$7.2 million
Financial Adm$6.9 million
General Public Bldg-Curr Oper$6.2 million
Judicial$4.9 million
Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper$2.7 million
Protective Inspection$2.5 million

Every item reported

CodeCensus descriptionAmount
19UBeg LT Debt O/S NEC$237.9 million
39ULTD Ret-Unsp-Other NEC$9.7 million
49ULTD Debt O/S-Unsp-Other NEC$228.1 million
A61Parks & Recreation Charges$8.6 million
A80Sewerage Charges$18.9 million
A81Solid Waste Charges$6.1 million
A89All Other NEC Charges$5.4 million
A91Water Utilities Revenue$53.9 million
B89Federal IG Other$8.6 million
C89State IG Other$9.7 million
D89Local IG Other$15.5 million
E23Financial Adm-Curr Operation$6.9 million
E24Local Fire Protection Curr Operation$32.8 million
E25Judicial-Current Operation$4.9 million
E29Central Staff-Curr Operation$25.6 million
E31General Public Bldg-Curr Oper$6.2 million
E44Regular Highways-Current Oper$14.6 million
E50Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper$2.7 million
E61Parks & Rec-Current Operation$30.2 million
E62Police Protection-Current Oper$54.7 million
E66Protective Inspection-Curr Op$2.5 million
E80Sewerage-Current Operation$17.3 million
E81Solid Waste Mgt - Current Oper$6.5 million
E91Water Utilities-Current Oper$44.3 million
F24Local Fire Protection Construction$4.9 million
F29Central Staff-Construction$12.2 million
F44Regular Highways-Construction$17.5 million
F61Parks & Rec-Construction$23.8 million
F62Police Protection-Construction$4.7 million
F80Sewerage-Construction$4.1 million
F81Solid Waste Mgt-Construction$707,000
F91Water Utilities-Construction$25.8 million
I89General Interest on Debt$4.0 million
I91Water Utilities-Interest$3.7 million
M89General NEC-IG-Local NEC$4.4 million
T01Property Tax$32.2 million
T09Total General Sales Taxes$150.0 million
T15Public Utilities Tax$10.9 million
T19Other Selective Sales Taxes$7,000
T20Alcoholic Beverage License Tax$31,000
T24Motor Vehicle License$1.3 million
T29Other License Tax$8.8 million
T99Taxes, NEC$5.7 million
U11Sale of Property 2/$168,000
U20Interest Earnings$69,000
U30Fines & Forfeits$1.5 million
U40Rents$1.9 million
U41Royalties$13.9 million
U50Donations From Private Sources$2,000
U99Misc General Revenue NEC$41.9 million

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 082001161328.