City government · Thurston County, WA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Yelm took in $19.2 million and spent $16.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes43%Fees for services (sewer, water)42%State tax money14%Fines and other0.6%

What stands out

16%

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

City taxes43%

Other taxes
19%$3.7 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 5 more
  • Public utility taxes$1.1 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$971 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$936 thousand
  • Other licenses$666 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$29 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$21 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
16%$3.1 million
Property tax
8.0%$1.5 million

Fees for services42%

Fees for services
42%$8.1 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$4.1 million
  • Water$3.8 million
  • Other service charges$193 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$2.6 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%$6 thousand

Fines and other0.6%

Interest, rents and other
0.3%$64 thousand
Fines
0.3%$60 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities50%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Running the government and other costs15%Parks, recreation and libraries6.2%Roads, transit and parking4.4%All other spending4.1%

What stands out

50%

of Yelm's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
50%$8.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$4.9 million
  • Water supply$3.4 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$3.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$2.8 million
  • Courts and legal services$478 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$118 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$3 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$2.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.6 million
  • Other and not broken out$460 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$293 thousand
  • Government buildings$147 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.2%$1.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$988 thousand
  • Libraries$49 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.4%$734 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$734 thousand
Interest on debt
3.1%$510 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$278 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$232 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.7%$117 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$117 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.2%$29 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$29 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$13 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$13 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$11 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$11 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Yelm. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Yelm 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.