City government · Woodson County, KS

Yates Center's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Yates Center took in $1.9 million and spent $1.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes48%Fees for services (water, sewer)44%Fines and other4.4%State tax money3.9%

What stands out

24%

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

City taxes48%

Sales tax
24%$457 thousand
Property tax
19%$357 thousand
Other taxes
4.5%$85 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; motor vehicle licenses and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$78 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$3 thousand
  • Other licenses$3 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services44%

Fees for services
44%$832 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$556 thousand
  • Sewer$265 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money3.9%

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

From the state
3.9%$74 thousand

Fines and other4.4%

Fines
3.7%$70 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.7%$14 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities41%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Running the government and other costs14%Roads, transit and parking11%Parks, recreation and libraries9.8%All other spending2.8%

What stands out

10%

of Yates Center's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
41%$598 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$498 thousand
  • Sewer systems$100 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$309 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$254 thousand
  • Fire protection$41 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$14 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$213 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$213 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$168 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$168 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.8%$145 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$82 thousand
  • Libraries$63 thousand
Interest on debt
2.3%$34 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$28 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$6 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.5%$8 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$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Yates Center. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Yates Center 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.