Town government · Clark County, WA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Yacolt took in $966 thousand and spent $913 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes73%State tax money16%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)7.0%Fines and other3.2%

What stands out

31%

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

Town taxes73%

Sales tax
31%$304 thousand
Property tax
24%$233 thousand
Other taxes
18%$173 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$95 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$41 thousand
  • Other licenses$23 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.0%

Fees for services
7.0%$68 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 3 more
  • Sewer$51 thousand
  • Other service charges$6 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand
  • Electric power$5 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$157 thousand

Fines and other3.2%

Interest, rents and other
3.2%$31 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs45%Parks, recreation and libraries25%Roads, transit and parking19%Police, fire, courts and jails5.4%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.4%All other spending2.1%

What stands out

25%

of Yacolt'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%

Running the government and other costs
45%$411 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; government buildings and 3 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$160 thousand
  • Government buildings$113 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$95 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$26 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$17 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
25%$229 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$229 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
19%$174 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$174 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.4%$49 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$44 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$5 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.4%$31 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$31 thousand
Housing and community development
1.8%$16 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Yacolt. 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 Yacolt 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.