DeJong House · Photo: Ammodramus · CC0How is Utica run?
Utica’s town government spent $75,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,119 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Utica didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Utica is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
About $1,119 per resident a year, or $3.07 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 37%.
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Revenue is well above spending. That usually means Utica collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted.
Utica 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 Utica yet
Every year of Utica’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 $540 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.03% of the home’s value, vs 1.06% across South Dakota.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Utica’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 Utica’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Utica →
Who’s in charge in Utica
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Yankton School District 63-3
Utica’s K–12 school district, shared with Mission Hill, Utica Township, Yankton, Mission Hill Township. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $11,763 per pupil, $6,474 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.
South Dakota districts overall: 50% local, 31% state, 19% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Utica’s votes are counted by county
South Dakota reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Utica alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Yankton County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican61.4%6,650 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat35.8%3,883 votesOthers: 2.8% (299 votes).
Most votes in Yankton County: Donald J Trump
South Dakota: Trump 63.4%, Harris 34.2%
100% of Utica lies in Yankton County. Every 2024 race in Yankton County is on the county’s page.
Yankton 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 Utica.
- 1Your townTown governmentLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2South Dakota HouseState representatives
- 3South Dakota SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of South Dakota
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Utica’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Utica’s government
How much does Utica spend per resident?
About $1,119 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Utica didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $87,000.
What is the property tax rate in Utica?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $540 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.03% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.06% across South Dakota. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the town’s assessor.
Who runs Utica’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Utica yet.
How did Utica vote in 2024?
South Dakota counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Utica alone. Yankton County, where 100% of Utica lies, voted Trump 61.4%, Harris 35.8% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Utica?
0 full-time and 7 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $2,136 (about $25,632 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Utica in the state legislature?
State Senate District 18 (Lauren Nelson) and State House District 18 (Julie Auch and Mike Stevens). The House district also covers 18 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Utica’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 (for Utica, 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 →