How is Yatesville run?
Yatesville’s town government spent $28,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $78 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Yatesville didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Yatesville is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
About $78 per resident a year, or $0.21 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 50%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Yatesville didn’t report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Yatesville yet
Every year of Yatesville’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the town reported none of its dollars for 2022. Estimates are shown above, labeled, but never ranked against places that reported or drawn as a trend.
How Town Hall compares budgets →The typical homeowner pays $1,113 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.71% of the home’s value, vs 0.77% across Georgia.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Yatesville’s rate.
Can I afford it? →The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the estimate has a wide margin.
Tax bills are one input to Yatesville’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Yatesville →
Who’s in charge in Yatesville
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Upson County School District
Yatesville’s K–12 school district, shared with Thomaston. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $15,222 per pupil, $8,738 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
Georgia districts overall: 49% local, 39% state, 12% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Yatesville’s votes are counted by county
Georgia reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Yatesville alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Upson County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican69.7%9,528 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat30.0%4,098 votesOthers: 0.3% (36 votes).
Most votes in Upson County: Donald J Trump
Georgia: Trump 50.7%, Harris 48.5%
100% of Yatesville lies in Upson County. Every 2024 race in Upson County is on the county’s page.
Upson County’s 2024 results →Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.
Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017. All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Yatesville.
- 1Your townTown governmentLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Georgia HouseState representatives
- 3Georgia SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Georgia
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Yatesville’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Yatesville’s government
How much does Yatesville spend per resident?
About $78 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Yatesville didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $66,000.
What is the property tax rate in Yatesville?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,113 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.71% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.77% across Georgia. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the town’s assessor.
Who runs Yatesville’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Yatesville yet.
How did Yatesville vote in 2024?
Georgia counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Yatesville alone. Upson County, where 100% of Yatesville lies, voted Trump 69.7%, Harris 30.0% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Yatesville?
0 full-time and 10 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $7,170 (about $86,040 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Yatesville in the state legislature?
State Senate District 18 (Steven McNeel) and State House District 134 (Robert Dickey). The House district also covers six other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Yatesville’s government
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (for Yatesville, the Bureau’s estimates); day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →