Borough government · Yakutat City and Borough, AK

Yakutat Borough's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Yakutat Borough took in $6.0 million and spent $7.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes42%State tax money24%Fines and other14%Fees for services (ports and waterways, sewer)11%Federal tax money9.5%

What stands out

28%

of Yakutat Borough's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 1.6%.

Borough taxes42%

Sales tax
28%$1.7 million
Property tax
9.9%$596 thousand
Other taxes
4.5%$271 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and occupation and business licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$263 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$639 thousand
What's in fees for servicesPorts and waterways; sewer and 2 more
  • Ports and waterways$284 thousand
  • Sewer$168 thousand
  • Water$168 thousand
  • Other school charges$19 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.5%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
9.5%$568 thousand

State tax money24%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
24%$1.4 million

Fines and other14%

Interest, rents and other
14%$850 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges36%Running the government and other costs23%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Roads, transit and parking13%Water, sewer, trash and utilities10%All other spending4.2%

What stands out

36%

of Yakutat Borough's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
36%$2.8 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$2.8 million
Running the government and other costs
23%$1.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$755 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$724 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$327 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$1.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$853 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$137 thousand
  • Fire protection$48 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$1.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingPorts and harbors and roads and highways
  • Ports and harbors$834 thousand
  • Roads and highways$199 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
10%$801 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$294 thousand
  • Water supply$294 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$213 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.8%$138 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$138 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.6%$125 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$125 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.9%$68 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$68 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Yakutat Borough. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of Yakutat Borough itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.