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Data from U.S. Census Bureau · 2026 · Methodology
CitySpend

Pueblo, CO vs Centennial, CO

Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)

Summary

Pueblo spends 30616.0% more per capita than Centennial ($16,493/person difference). Centennial, CO has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (A, 80/100).

Fiscal Health Score

City A
Pueblo, CO
Pop. 111,430
C
53/100
Budget Balance1
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency82
Revenue Diversity0
Trend Direction50
City B
Centennial, CO
Pop. 107,702
A
80/100
Budget Balance100
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency100
Revenue Diversity0
Trend Direction50

Key Metrics

Metric
Pueblo
Centennial
Total Spending
$1.8B
$5.8M
Spending / Capita
$16,547
$54
Total Revenue
$1.0B
$26.2M
Revenue / Capita
$9,168
$243
Total Debt
$0
$0
Debt / Capita
$0
$0
Population
111,430
107,702
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0

Per Capita Spending by Department

Police
Pueblo$12
Centennial$0
Fire Protection
Pueblo$283
Centennial$0
Parks & Recreation
Pueblo$88
Centennial$54

Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)

PuebloCentennial
Property Tax
$42
$0
Sales Tax
$115
$0
Intergovernmental
$11,588
$243
Other
$1,069
$0

Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)

PuebloCentennial
Police
$12
$0
Fire Protection
$283
$0
Public Welfare
$694
$0
Parks & Recreation
$88
$54
Housing
$3,814
$0
Utilities
$3,526
$0
Other
$8,130
$0
C
Pueblo, CO
Fiscal Health Score: 53/100
Average fiscal health
A
Centennial, CO
Fiscal Health Score: 80/100
Excellent fiscal health

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