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Yorktown, IN town hall & government

Yorktown spent $9.3 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $797 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Yorktown's money goes

Spent
$9.3 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$797
typical Indiana cities: $2,259
Long-term debt
$26.6 million
$2,272 per resident
Sewer & trash
$2.1 million23%
Roads & transportation
$1.3 million14%
Water & other utilities
$1.2 million13%
Police
$1.2 million13%
Administration & buildings
$1 million11%
Interest on debt
$724,0008%
Parks & libraries
$578,0006%
Housing & development
$565,0006%
Fire
$525,0006%
Health & welfare
$66,0001%
Other
$14,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 34%
  • Fees & charges 26%
  • From the state 23%
  • Utility sales 8%
  • From other local governments 4%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
  • Sales taxes 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
  • From the federal government <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Yorktown

Full-time staff
34
4 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$55,000
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
10
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
11 full-time2 part
Sewer & trash
7 full-time
Administration & buildings
6 full-time
Water & other utilities
4 full-time
Roads & transportation
3 full-time
Parks & libraries
1 full-time
Fire
0 full-time1 part
Health & welfare
0 full-time1 part
Other
2 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Yorktown Community Schools

Yorktown's K–12 school district. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$11,389
Indiana: $13,688
Students
2,767
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$35.4 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Indiana districts overall: 33% local, 56% state, 11% federal

  • Local 21%
  • State 70%
  • Federal 9%

Of the $11,389 per pupil, $6,439 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 Yorktown pay

Typical tax bill
$1,545
a year · Indiana typical $1,614
Effective rate
0.83%
of home value · Indiana 0.74%
Typical home value
$186,700
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.

Local

Contact Yorktown's government

🏛️ Official websiteyorktownindiana.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Yorktown →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Yorktown

Yorktown is represented in Congress by Senators Todd Young and Jim Banks and Representative Victoria Spartz. Mike Braun is governor.

All of Yorktown'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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