Littleton Demographics
Updated October 2006

• Littleton has a council/manager form of government with seven council members, three serving at-large and four representing legislative districts.
• The mayor and mayor pro tem are elected by council to two-year terms.
• The city manager, city attorney and municipal judges are appointed by council.
• The city manager is the chief administrative officer presiding over 11 departments.
• The Public Services department maintains 151 miles of streets, snow removal, traffic control, engineering, inspection and plan review, beautification, and sewer and storm drainage utilities.
• The Littleton Main Street Historic District was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.
• The nationally accredited Littleton Historical Museum features living history interpreters and attracts 100,000 visitors each year. It is the only museum in Colorado that is a Smithsonian Affiliate.
• Littleton's 659-acre South Platte Park is one of the largest suburban parks in the U.S.
• RTD's Southwest Light Rail has two stops in Littleton: downtown, and at Mineral Avenue and Santa Fe.
• Littleton has an internationally recognized economic development program which focuses on helping new and established Littleton businesses succeed. The Business/Industry Affairs department offers numerous services including demographics, business research, start-up information, custom mapping, marketing assistance and focus groups. The majority of services are free to any City of Littleton business.
• Littleton Housing Authority provides single family homes and apartments for people in need of assistance, and maintains the following senior living facilities: Amity Plaza, Bradley House, Geneva Village and the Libby Bortz Assisted Living Center for frail elderly.
• Citizen Response and Council Outreach — approximately 700 citizens attended city council's monthly breakfasts and citizen forums in 2005. Since 1992, these events have been well-received by the public, and are a unique opportunity to speak informally with city council and staff, and learn about upcoming and ongoing city projects.

Special Programs in Littleton

Omnibus and Shopping Cart senior transportation • Noise control • Curb, gutter and sidewalk replacement program • Pea Patches • Senior refunds • Support for community events such as Western Welcome Week and the Candlelight Walk • Town Hall Arts Center, city owned but privately operated, provides unique performing arts experiences for all ages.

Some interesting $$$ figures

• Littleton's general operating fund revenue for 2005 was $42,059,223. Taxes made up 61 percent of revenues for the general operating fund ($25.8 million), 23 percent from intergovernmental, and the remainder came from licenses and permits, fines, services and miscellaneous.
• About $21.8 million of the tax revenue comes from the three percent tax on retail sales, motor vehicles and the use tax. Prior to 2004, a one percent grocery tax generated about $600,000 in annual revenue. A referendum to repeal the tax was approved by voters in 2003. The tax will decrease to one-half percent in 2004 and will be eliminated in 2005.
• Littleton citizens pay only 6.662 mills in property tax, or an estimated $3.3 million annually. This translates to about $79 per capita per year. The mill levy has not increased since 1991.

For more information on the demographic trends of Littleton, contact the Business/Industy Affairs department at 303-795-3749 or email Jo Anne Ricca in the Business/Industry Affairs department.