Town government · Routt County, CO

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Yampa took in $768 thousand and spent $651 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)56%Town taxes34%State tax money9.4%County and local tax money0.4%Fines and other0.3%

What stands out

22%

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

Town taxes34%

Sales tax
22%$166 thousand
Property tax
9.1%$70 thousand
Other taxes
3.0%$23 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility licenses; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility licenses$15 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$6 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services56%

Fees for services
56%$432 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater and sewer
  • Water$281 thousand
  • Sewer$151 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money9.4%

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

From the state
9.4%$72 thousand

County and local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.4%$3 thousand

Fines and other0.3%

Interest, rents and other
0.3%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities46%Running the government and other costs33%Roads, transit and parking16%Interest on debt2.6%Police, fire, courts and jails1.1%Sent to other local governments1.1%

What stands out

1.1%

of Yampa'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
46%$297 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$150 thousand
  • Sewer systems$147 thousand
Running the government and other costs
33%$217 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$107 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$106 thousand
  • Government buildings$4 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$106 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$106 thousand
Interest on debt
2.6%$17 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.1%$7 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$7 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.1%$7 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Yampa. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Yampa 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.