Photo: Indiana Mosaic · CC BY-SA 4.0Yorktown spent less per resident in 2022 than 97% of similar cities
Yorktown’s town government spent $5.7 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, about $486 per resident. Water and other utilities ($949,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Yorktown is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
$651 per resident in 2022: less than 97% of them
Yorktown’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($651 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 35 Indiana cities of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $1,182, and the middle half spent $997–$1,616. Yorktown spent less than 97% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($3.6 million), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Indiana cities of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Yorktown itself left out).
About $486 per resident a year, or $1.33 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 33%.
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Day-to-day spending is down 21% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Yorktown 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: $651 · 2024: $486.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $1,545 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.83% of the home’s value, vs 0.74% across Indiana.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Yorktown’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 Yorktown’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Yorktown →
Who’s in charge in Yorktown
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Yorktown’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The town posts agendas and minutes on yorktownindiana.org ↗.
One full-time town employee for every 344 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (11,689).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Yorktown Community Schools
Yorktown’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $11,389 per pupil, $6,439 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.
Indiana districts overall: 33% local, 56% state, 11% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Yorktown.
- 1Your townTown governmentOfficials: yorktownindiana.org ↗
- 2Indiana HouseState representatives
- 3Indiana SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Indiana
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
How Yorktown compares with the towns next door
Yorktown spent $651 per resident in 2022. Most of its neighbors are townships, a different kind of government, so the like-for-like comparison is with similar cities, above. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Harrison Township | $9 | $1,610 |
| Center Township | $11 | $865 |
| Salem Township | $116 | $1,491 |
| Muncie | $1,894 | $894 |
| Richland Township | estimate | $1,314 |
| Yorktown | $651 | $1,545 |
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 Yorktown’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Yorktown’s government
How much does Yorktown spend per resident?
About $486 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $651 was less than 97% of 35 Indiana cities of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Yorktown?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,545 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.83% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.74% across Indiana. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see yorktownindiana.org.
Who runs Yorktown’s government?
See yorktownindiana.org for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Yorktown yet.
How many people work for Yorktown?
34 full-time and 4 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $160,485 (about $1.9M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Yorktown in the state legislature?
State Senate District 26 (Scott Alexander) and State House District 35 (Elizabeth Rowray). The House district also covers 23 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Yorktown’s government
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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 →