City government · Yankton County, SD

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Yankton took in $49.5 million and spent $47.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes39%Fees for services (water, sewer)31%Fines and other12%Federal tax money10%State tax money6.5%County and local tax money1.1%

What stands out

27%

of Yankton's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

City taxes39%

Sales tax
27%$13.2 million
Property tax
11%$5.4 million
Other taxes
1.5%$762 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility licenses and 4 more
  • Other licenses$203 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$179 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$147 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$141 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$55 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$37 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services31%

Fees for services
31%$15.5 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 5 more
  • Water$7.8 million
  • Sewer$4.9 million
  • Garbage collection$1.4 million
  • Parks and recreation$892 thousand
  • Airport$465 thousand
  • Other service charges$33 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$21 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money10%

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

From the federal government
10%$5.2 million

State tax money6.5%

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

From the state
6.5%$3.2 million

County and local tax money1.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.1%$530 thousand

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
12%$5.7 million
Fines
<0.1%$7 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities28%Roads, transit and parking28%Parks, recreation and libraries20%Police, fire, courts and jails10%Running the government and other costs9.0%All other spending4.5%

What stands out

20%

of Yankton's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 5.6%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
28%$13.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$6.1 million
  • Water supply$4.4 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$3.0 million
Roads, transit and parking
28%$13.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$10.9 million
  • Airports$2.3 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
20%$9.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$8.7 million
  • Libraries$1.0 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
10%$5.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$4.1 million
  • Fire protection$820 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$102 thousand
Running the government and other costs
9.0%$4.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$668 thousand
  • Government buildings$225 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$132 thousand
Interest on debt
3.3%$1.6 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$1.0 million
  • Interest on general debt$521 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.9%$446 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$446 thousand
Housing and community development
0.3%$121 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Yankton. 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 City of Yankton 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.