City government · Siskiyou County, CA

Yreka's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Yreka took in $17.9 million and spent $14.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes46%Fees for services (water, sewer)37%Federal tax money7.8%Fines and other4.7%State tax money3.9%County and local tax money1.1%

What stands out

25%

of Yreka's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes46%

Sales tax
25%$4.5 million
Property tax
11%$1.9 million
Other taxes
10%$1.8 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; public utility taxes and 4 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.3 million
  • Public utility taxes$268 thousand
  • Other licenses$186 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$89 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$39 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services37%

Fees for services
37%$6.6 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$3.1 million
  • Sewer$2.8 million
  • Other service charges$379 thousand
  • Garbage collection$240 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.8%

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

From the federal government
7.8%$1.4 million

State tax money3.9%

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

From the state
3.9%$707 thousand

County and local tax money1.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.1%$192 thousand

Fines and other4.7%

Interest, rents and other
4.6%$831 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$15 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails34%Water, sewer, trash and utilities34%Running the government and other costs14%Roads, transit and parking9.0%Interest on debt4.5%All other spending4.6%

What stands out

34%

of Yreka's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
34%$4.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$3.8 million
  • Fire protection$735 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$179 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
34%$4.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$2.6 million
  • Water supply$2.1 million
Running the government and other costs
14%$2.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.6 million
  • Other and not broken out$365 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.0%$1.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$1.1 million
  • Public transit$198 thousand
Interest on debt
4.5%$626 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$494 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$132 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.5%$492 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$492 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.9%$124 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$124 thousand
Housing and community development
0.2%$22 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Yreka. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Yreka 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.