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Yoder, WY town hall & government

Yoder spent $2.1 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $13,622 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Yoder's money goes

Spent
$2.1 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$13,622
typical Wyoming cities: $2,280
Long-term debt
$150,000
$962 per resident
Water & other utilities
$1.9 million90%
Roads & transportation
$90,0004%
Administration & buildings
$51,0002%
Sewer & trash
$28,0001%
Health & welfare
$17,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$8,000<1%
Parks & libraries
$4,000<1%
Fire
$3,000<1%
Interest on debt
$1,000<1%
Other
$14,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 54%
  • From the federal government 37%
  • Utility sales 5%
  • Fees & charges 2%
  • From other local governments 1%
  • Property taxes <1%
  • Interest, fines & other <1%
  • Sales taxes <1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Yoder

Full-time staff
1
8 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$44,400
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
0 full-time6 part
Water & other utilities
1 full-time1 part
Fire
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

Goshen County School District 1

Yoder's K–12 school district, shared with Fort Laramie, LaGrange, Lingle and Torrington. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$23,542
Wyoming: $20,645
Students
1,636
in the whole district
Long-term debt
None
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Wyoming districts overall: 39% local, 45% state, 16% federal

  • Local 28%
  • State 56%
  • Federal 16%

Of the $23,542 per pupil, $13,216 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 Yoder pay

Typical tax bill
$886
a year · Wyoming typical $1,767
Effective rate
0.55%
of home value · Wyoming 0.57%
Typical home value
$162,500
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 Yoder's government

Town hall & decisions in Yoder →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Yoder

Yoder is represented in Congress by Senators John Barrasso and Cynthia M. Lummis and Representative Harriet M. Hageman. Mark Gordon is governor.

All of Yoder'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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