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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Yale took in $232 thousand and spent $341 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes51%Fines and other17%State tax money15%Fees for services (garbage collection)8.6%County and local tax money8.6%

What stands out

16%

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

City taxes51%

Property tax
35%$82 thousand
Sales tax
16%$36 thousand
Other taxes
0.4%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.6%

Fees for services
8.6%$20 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection
  • Garbage collection$20 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$34 thousand

County and local tax money8.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
8.6%$20 thousand

Fines and other17%

Interest, rents and other
17%$39 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs48%Water, sewer, trash and utilities29%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Parks, recreation and libraries6.5%Roads, transit and parking5.9%Health and hospitals0.6%

What stands out

48%

of Yale's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
48%$162 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$122 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$23 thousand
  • Government buildings$9 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$8 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
29%$99 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$80 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$19 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$36 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$35 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.5%$22 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$21 thousand
  • Libraries$1 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.9%$20 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$20 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$2 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Yale. 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 Yale 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.