Photo: IvoShandor · CC BY-SA 3.0How is Yorkville run?
Yorkville’s city government spent $23.1 million on day-to-day services in the year to April 30, 2024, about $969 per resident. Water and other utilities ($5.1 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Yorkville is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $969 per resident a year, or $2.65 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 29%.
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$899 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Yorkville’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($899 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 97 Illinois cities of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $1,105, and the middle half spent $794–$1,485. Yorkville spent less than 61% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($660,000), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Illinois cities of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Yorkville itself left out).
Day-to-day spending is up 21% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Yorkville reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.
Day-to-day spending by fiscal year
Per resident: 2022: $899 · 2023: $940 · 2024: $969. Per resident it went from $899 to $969 (up 8%), partly because the Census population behind it changed from 21,160 to 23,835.
full-time in March 2025, up from 94 in 2022.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $8,744 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 2.61% of the home’s value, vs 2.01% across Illinois.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Yorkville’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.
Tax bills are one input to Yorkville’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Yorkville →
Who’s in charge in Yorkville
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Yorkville’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on yorkville.il.us ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 231 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (23,835).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2025
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Newark Community High School District 18
Yorkville’s high school district, shared with Big Grove Township, Fox Township, Kendall Township, Lisbon, Millbrook and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $21,517 per pupil, $10,399 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.
Illinois districts overall: 52% local, 38% state, 10% federal.
Yorkville Community Unit School District 115 · $16,791 per pupil
Newark Community Consolidated School District 66 · $12,112 per pupil
Plano Community Unit School District 88 · $17,215 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Yorkville’s votes are counted by county
Illinois reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Yorkville alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Kendall County’s results.
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat49.2%32,977 votes
Donald J TrumpRepublican47.7%31,970 votesOthers: 3.0% (2,029 votes).
Most votes in Kendall County: Kamala D Harris
Illinois: Harris 54.4%, Trump 43.5%
100% of Yorkville lies in Kendall County. Every 2024 race in Kendall County is on the county’s page.
Kendall 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 Yorkville.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: yorkville.il.us ↗
- 2Illinois HouseYorkville is split between 2 districts
- 3Illinois SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Illinois
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
How Yorkville compares with the towns next door
Yorkville spent $899 per resident in 2022; the 6 neighbors that reported 2022 spent $41 to $829. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Bristol Township | $41 | $8,291 |
| Kendall Township | $178 | $9,323 |
| Fox Township | $248 | $9,823 |
| Oswego | $657 | $8,330 |
| Montgomery | $778 | $7,183 |
| Plano | $829 | $6,134 |
| Yorkville | $899 | $8,744 |
Day-to-day spending in 2022, the last year every government was counted, for governments that reported it; hospital and utilities left out. Tax bill: the typical homeowner’s bill (Census ACS, 2020–24).
Reach Yorkville’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Yorkville’s government
How much does Yorkville spend per resident?
About $969 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to April 30, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $899 was less than 61% of 97 Illinois cities of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Yorkville?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $8,744 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 2.61% of the typical home’s value, vs 2.01% across Illinois. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see yorkville.il.us.
Who runs Yorkville’s government?
See yorkville.il.us for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Yorkville yet.
How did Yorkville vote in 2024?
Illinois counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Yorkville alone. Kendall County, where 100% of Yorkville lies, voted Harris 49.2%, Trump 47.7% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Yorkville?
103 full-time and 48 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $837,829 (about $10.1M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Yorkville in the state legislature?
Yorkville is split among 2 State House districts and 2 State Senate districts, so your address decides. The Illinois Legislature’s lookup finds yours. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Yorkville’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; 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 →