City government · Yakima County, WA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Yakima took in $198 million and spent $182 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes48%Fees for services (sewer, water)33%Federal tax money9.1%State tax money5.2%Fines and other4.4%County and local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

20%

of Yakima's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 7.8%.

City taxes48%

Sales tax
20%$40.5 million
Other taxes
16%$32.1 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 6 more
  • Public utility taxes$23.1 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$2.5 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.8 million
  • Motor vehicle licenses$1.7 million
  • Amusement taxes$1.2 million
  • Other licenses$1.1 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$737 thousand
  • Amusement licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
11%$22.6 million

Fees for services33%

Fees for services
33%$65.7 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 8 more
  • Sewer$28.9 million
  • Water$12.1 million
  • Garbage collection$9.9 million
  • Other service charges$8.8 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$3.7 million
  • Airport$925 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$821 thousand
  • Transit fares$385 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$156 thousand
  • Road charges$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.1%

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

From the federal government
9.1%$18.1 million

State tax money5.2%

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

From the state
5.2%$10.3 million

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$109 thousand

Fines and other4.4%

Interest, rents and other
3.6%$7.1 million
Fines
0.8%$1.6 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails36%Water, sewer, trash and utilities25%Roads, transit and parking17%Running the government and other costs12%Parks, recreation and libraries4.6%All other spending5.2%

What stands out

36%

of Yakima's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 25%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
36%$66.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 3 more
  • Police$35.3 million
  • Fire protection$21.4 million
  • Prisons and jails$4.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$3.7 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.6 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
25%$45.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$25.7 million
  • Water supply$10.3 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$9.0 million
Roads, transit and parking
17%$31.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingPublic transit; roads and highways and 2 more
  • Public transit$14.5 million
  • Roads and highways$12.6 million
  • Airports$4.3 million
  • Parking$71 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$21.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$9.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$7.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.4 million
  • Other government-run businesses$366 thousand
  • Government buildings$278 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.6%$8.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$8.3 million
Environment and natural resources
2.8%$5.1 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$5.1 million
Housing and community development
1.3%$2.3 million
Interest on debt
1.1%$1.9 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$1.9 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$58 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$69 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$69 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Yakima. 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 Yakima 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.