Town government · Delaware County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Yorktown took in $11.3 million and spent $9.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes35%Fees for services (sewer, water)34%State tax money23%County and local tax money4.5%Fines and other3.3%

What stands out

23%

of Yorktown's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 7%.

Town taxes35%

Property tax

34%$3.8 million

Other taxes

1.0%$113 thousand

What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more

Public utility taxes$72 thousand
Occupation and business licenses$39 thousand
Motor vehicle licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services34%

Fees for services

34%$3.9 million

What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more

Sewer$2.3 million
Water$945 thousand
Garbage collection$626 thousand
Parks and recreation$16 thousand
Other government-run businesses$1 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%$2 thousand

State tax money23%

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

From the state

23%$2.6 million

County and local tax money4.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

4.5%$506 thousand

Fines and other3.3%

Interest, rents and other

3.0%$344 thousand

Fines

0.3%$29 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities35%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Roads, transit and parking14%Running the government and other costs11%Interest on debt8.0%All other spending13%

What stands out

6.1%

of Yorktown's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities

35%$3.3 million

What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more

Sewer systems$1.5 million
Water supply$1.2 million
Garbage and solid waste$589 thousand

Police, fire, courts and jails

18%$1.7 million

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection

Police$1.2 million
Fire protection$525 thousand

Roads, transit and parking

14%$1.3 million

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways

Roads and highways$1.3 million

Running the government and other costs

11%$1.0 million

What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more

Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$904 thousand
Finance, tax collection and budgeting$102 thousand
Other government-run businesses$9 thousand
Other and not broken out$5 thousand

Interest on debt

8.0%$746 thousand

What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt

Interest on general debt$724 thousand
Interest on water supply debt$22 thousand

Parks, recreation and libraries

6.2%$578 thousand

What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation

Parks and recreation$578 thousand

Housing and community development

6.1%$565 thousand

Social services

0.7%$66 thousand

What's in social servicesOther public welfare

Other public welfare$66 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Yorktown. 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 Town of Yorktown 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.