Photo: Jeffrey Beall · CC BY-SA 3.0Milliken spent less per resident in 2022 than 87% of similar cities
Milliken’s town government spent $6.8 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2023, about $783 per resident. Water and other utilities ($2.1 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Milliken is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
$753 per resident in 2022: less than 87% of them
Milliken’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($753 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 54 Colorado cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $1,533, and the middle half spent $1,060–$2,154. Milliken spent less than 87% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($1.3 million), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Colorado cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Milliken itself left out).
About $783 per resident a year, or $2.15 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 27%.
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Day-to-day spending is up 4% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Milliken reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.
Day-to-day spending by fiscal year
Per resident: 2022: $753 · 2023: $783.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $2,570 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.63% of the home’s value, vs 0.48% across Colorado.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Milliken’s rate.
Can I afford it? →The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate.
Tax bills are one input to Milliken’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Milliken →
Who’s in charge in Milliken
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Milliken’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The town posts agendas and minutes on town.milliken.co.us ↗.
One full-time town employee for every 136 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2023 finance file (8,696).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Johnstown-Milliken School District RE-5J
Milliken’s K–12 school district, shared with Johnstown, Berthoud. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $13,507 per pupil, $7,723 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
Colorado districts overall: 55% local, 37% state, 8% federal.
Weld County School District RE-1 · $17,712 per pupil
Greeley School District 6 · $14,735 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Milliken’s votes are counted by county
Colorado reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Milliken alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Weld County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican59.2%106,469 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat38.2%68,752 votesOthers: 2.6% (4,700 votes).
Most votes in Weld County: Donald J Trump
Colorado: Harris 54.1%, Trump 43.1%
100% of Milliken lies in Weld County. Every 2024 race in Weld County is on the county’s page.
Weld County’s 2024 results →Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.
Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017. All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Milliken.
- 1Your townTown governmentOfficials: town.milliken.co.us ↗
- 2Colorado HouseState representatives
- 3Colorado SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Colorado
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
How Milliken compares with the towns next door
Milliken spent $753 per resident in 2022; the 2 neighbors that reported 2022 spent $832 to $1,003. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.
Day-to-day spending in 2022, the last year every government was counted, for governments that reported it; hospital and utilities left out. Tax bill: the typical homeowner’s bill (Census ACS, 2020–24).
Reach Milliken’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Milliken’s government
How much does Milliken spend per resident?
About $783 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2023, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $753 was less than 87% of 54 Colorado cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Milliken?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $2,570 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.63% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.48% across Colorado. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see town.milliken.co.us.
Who runs Milliken’s government?
See town.milliken.co.us for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Milliken yet.
How did Milliken vote in 2024?
Colorado counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Milliken alone. Weld County, where 100% of Milliken lies, voted Trump 59.2%, Harris 38.2% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Milliken?
64 full-time and 8 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $361,613 (about $4.3M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Milliken in the state legislature?
State Senate District 23 (Barbara Kirkmeyer) and State House District 64 (Scott Slaugh). The House district also covers four other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Milliken’s government
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Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll; day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →