Town government · Barnstable County, MA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Yarmouth took in $113 million and spent $110 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes72%Fees for services (parks and recreation, garbage collection)21%State tax money4.1%Federal tax money2.6%Fines and other1.0%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

21%

of Yarmouth's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 8.8%.

Town taxes72%

Property tax
65%$73.6 million
Other taxes
6.5%$7.3 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$5.9 million
  • Other licenses$1.4 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services21%

Fees for services
21%$23.2 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 5 more
  • Other service charges$5.6 million
  • Parks and recreation$5.5 million
  • Garbage collection$4.7 million
  • Water$4.6 million
  • Sewer$2.7 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$11 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.6%

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

From the federal government
2.6%$2.9 million

State tax money4.1%

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

From the state
4.1%$4.7 million

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$183 thousand

Fines and other1.0%

Interest, rents and other
1.0%$1.1 million
Fines
<0.1%$10 thousand

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments39%Running the government and other costs25%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Water, sewer, trash and utilities11%Parks, recreation and libraries4.9%All other spending3.0%

What stands out

39%

of Yarmouth's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Sent to other local governments
39%$43.1 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$42.9 million
  • Sent to the state government$191 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$27.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$19.2 million
  • Government buildings$4.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.6 million
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$18.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$8.8 million
  • Police$8.2 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$111 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
11%$12.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$6.7 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$4.1 million
  • Sewer systems$1.8 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.9%$5.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$4.5 million
  • Libraries$925 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
1.9%$2.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.1 million
Interest on debt
0.4%$483 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$461 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$461 thousand
Social services
0.1%$155 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$155 thousand
Housing and community development
0.1%$113 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Yarmouth. 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 Town of Yarmouth 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.