City government · Kendall County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2024), Yorkville took in $44.4 million and spent $49.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes35%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)34%State tax money23%Fines and other6.5%County and local tax money1.3%

What stands out

8.6%

of Yorkville's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

City taxes35%

Property tax
14%$6.0 million
Other taxes
13%$5.9 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$2.6 million
  • Other licenses$2.1 million
  • Public utility taxes$1.1 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
8.6%$3.8 million

Fees for services34%

Fees for services
34%$14.9 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 3 more
  • Water$5.8 million
  • Other service charges$4.6 million
  • Garbage collection$2.0 million
  • Sewer$1.7 million
  • Parks and recreation$798 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$19 thousand

State tax money23%

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

From the state
23%$10.3 million

County and local tax money1.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.3%$585 thousand

Fines and other6.5%

Interest, rents and other
6.2%$2.8 million
Fines
0.3%$119 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities34%Running the government and other costs32%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Parks, recreation and libraries8.7%Roads, transit and parking8.5%All other spending3.8%

What stands out

32%

of Yorkville's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 18%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
34%$16.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$16.0 million
  • Sewer systems$758 thousand
Running the government and other costs
32%$16.1 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)$14.1 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$628 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$6.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$6.6 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.7%$4.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$3.3 million
  • Libraries$1.0 million
Roads, transit and parking
8.5%$4.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.2 million
Interest on debt
2.0%$1.0 million
Sent to other local governments
1.8%$874 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$874 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Yorkville. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended April 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of City of Yorkville 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.