Town Hall · Yates

Yates, IL town hall & government

Yates spent $518,000 in the year to April 30, 2022, about $808 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Yates's government.

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Yates's money goes

Spent
$518,000
fiscal year to April 30, 2022
Per resident
$808
typical Illinois cities: $1,403
Long-term debt
$24,000
$37 per resident
Water & other utilities
$233,00045%
Administration & buildings
$213,00041%
Roads & transportation
$48,0009%
Police
$11,0002%
Interest on debt
$3,0001%
Other
$10,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • Interest, fines & other 39%
  • From the state 19%
  • Fees & charges 16%
  • Utility sales 16%
  • Property taxes 9%

Yates didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce

Who works for Yates

Full-time staff
3
3 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$40,800
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
1
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
1 full-time2 part
Sewer & trash
1 full-time
Water & other utilities
1 full-time
Administration & buildings
0 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Farmington Central Community Unit School District 265

Yates's K–12 school district, shared with Farmington, Hanna City, Salem, Trivoli, Farmington and Logan. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,377
Illinois: $21,567
Students
1,236
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$2.5 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Illinois districts overall: 52% local, 38% state, 10% federal

  • Local 48%
  • State 44%
  • Federal 8%

Of the $13,377 per pupil, $6,935 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.

Property tax

What homeowners in Yates pay

Typical tax bill
$2,270
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
2.34%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$97,100
owner-occupied

The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Yates's government

Town hall & decisions in Yates →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Yates

Yates is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representative Eric Sorensen. J. B. Pritzker is governor.

All of Yates's representatives, with contacts →

Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

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