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Fiscal Impact Analysis
The City of Littleton, CO

PUBLIC SAFETY COST ALLOCATION APPROACH

Public safety costs are allocated to residential and nonresidential development using a proportionate
share methodology.

Proportionate Share Calculation
A proportionate share calculation allocates demand from residential and nonresidential development
based on characteristics of population, labor force, and jobs in the City. Based on this analysis and
shown in Figure 23, 65 percent of demand is from residential development and 35 percent from
nonresidential development.

FIGURE 23: PROPORTIONATE SHARE FACTORS
City of Littleton
Proportionate Share
Demand Units in 2015 Demand Person Proportionate
Residential Hours/Day Hours Share
Estimated Residents in City of Littleton [1] 44,553

Residents Not Working 48% 21,592 20 431,840
Workers Living in City of Littleton [2] 52% 22,961
Residents Working in City of Littleton [2] 12% 2,726 14 38,164
Residents Working outside of City of Littleton 20,235 14 283,290
Residential Subtotal 753,294 65%

Nonresidential
Non-Working Residents 21,592 4 86,368
Jobs Located in City of Littleton [2] 32,227

Residents Working in City of Littleton 2,726 10 27,260
Non-Resident Workers City of Littleton 29,501 10 295,010
Nonresidential Subtotal 408,638 35%

TOTAL 1,161,932 100%
[1] Source: U.S. Census Bureau 2011-2015 American Community Survey 5-Yr Estimates
[2] Source: US Census, OnTheMap Application

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