City government · Yuma County, CO

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Yuma took in $10.3 million and spent $9.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)50%City taxes35%Fines and other11%State tax money4.0%Federal tax money0.9%

What stands out

24%

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

City taxes35%

Sales tax
24%$2.5 million
Property tax
8.1%$837 thousand
Other taxes
2.0%$202 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 3 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$98 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$80 thousand
  • Other licenses$12 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$10 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services50%

Fees for services
50%$5.1 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 4 more
  • Electric power$3.1 million
  • Sewer$817 thousand
  • Water$706 thousand
  • Garbage collection$463 thousand
  • Airport$45 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$26 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.9%

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

From the federal government
0.9%$90 thousand

State tax money4.0%

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

From the state
4.0%$412 thousand

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
11%$1.1 million
Fines
0.2%$18 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities52%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Health and hospitals11%Running the government and other costs11%Roads, transit and parking5.7%Parks, recreation and libraries4.8%

What stands out

11%

of Yuma's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
52%$4.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$2.9 million
  • Water supply$837 thousand
  • Sewer systems$539 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$443 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$1.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$1.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$88 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$66 thousand
  • Fire protection$64 thousand
Health and hospitals
11%$1.0 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.0 million
Running the government and other costs
11%$961 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$445 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$229 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$222 thousand
  • Government buildings$65 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.7%$513 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$313 thousand
  • Airports$200 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.8%$431 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$249 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$182 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Yuma. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of City of Yuma 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.