Town government · Westchester County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Yorktown took in $74.1 million and spent $70.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes45%Fees for services (water, parks and recreation)16%County and local tax money16%Fines and other15%Federal tax money5.5%State tax money3.2%

What stands out

16%

of Yorktown's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

Town taxes45%

Property tax
38%$28.5 million
Other taxes
6.4%$4.8 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 2 more
  • Other licenses$3.8 million
  • Public utility taxes$918 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$72 thousand
  • Amusement licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services16%

Fees for services
16%$11.9 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; parks and recreation and 3 more
  • Water$8.3 million
  • Parks and recreation$2.0 million
  • Other service charges$1.0 million
  • Sewer$546 thousand
  • Garbage collection$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.5%

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

From the federal government
5.5%$4.1 million

State tax money3.2%

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

From the state
3.2%$2.4 million

County and local tax money16%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
16%$11.6 million

Fines and other15%

Interest, rents and other
14%$10.3 million
Fines
0.9%$694 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities28%Running the government and other costs26%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Roads, transit and parking11%Parks, recreation and libraries11%All other spending4.5%

What stands out

28%

of Yorktown's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 4.5%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
28%$20.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$11.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$4.9 million
  • Sewer systems$3.9 million
Running the government and other costs
26%$18.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$11.1 million
  • Government buildings$3.9 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$13.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$11.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.1 million
  • Inspections and regulation$875 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$7.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$7.7 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
11%$7.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$5.1 million
  • Libraries$2.6 million
Social services
2.5%$1.8 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1.8 million
Health and hospitals
1.1%$751 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$751 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$320 thousand
Housing and community development
0.3%$190 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.1%$86 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$86 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$16 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$16 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.