Las Animas, CO town hall & government
Las Animas spent $9.2 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $3,941 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Las Animas's government.
Where Las Animas's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Utility sales 56%
- Sales taxes 18%
- Fees & charges 17%
- Property taxes 3%
- Other taxes & licenses 2%
- From other local governments 2%
- From the state 1%
- Interest, fines & other 1%
Who works for Las Animas
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Las Animas didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.
Las Animas School District RE-1
Las Animas's K–12 school district. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
Where the district's money comes from Colorado districts overall: 55% local, 37% state, 8% federal
- Local 17%
- State 56%
- Federal 27%
Of the $13,593 per pupil, $6,002 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.
Which schools Las Animas kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Las Animas pay
The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate.
Contact Las Animas's government
Who represents Las Animas
Las Animas is represented in Congress by Senators Michael F. Bennet and John W. Hickenlooper and Representative Lauren Boebert. Jared Polis is governor.
Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.