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Jackson's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Jackson took in $17.3 million and spent $13.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes55%Fees for services (water, sewer)18%Fines and other16%State tax money11%

What stands out

46%

of Jackson's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes55%

Sales tax
46%$7.9 million
Other taxes
7.3%$1.3 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses and motor fuel taxes
  • Other licenses$1.1 million
  • Motor fuel taxes$139 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
2.0%$347 thousand

Fees for services18%

Fees for services
18%$3.0 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$2.4 million
  • Sewer$609 thousand
  • Other service charges$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money11%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
11%$1.9 million

Fines and other16%

Interest, rents and other
16%$2.8 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs33%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Water, sewer, trash and utilities19%Roads, transit and parking17%Parks, recreation and libraries4.0%All other spending3.9%

What stands out

24%

of Jackson's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
33%$4.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Other and not broken out$3.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.4 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$3.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$2.7 million
  • Fire protection$214 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$184 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$26 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
19%$2.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$2.0 million
  • Sewer systems$512 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$2.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$2.2 million
  • Airports$48 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.0%$533 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$279 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$254 thousand
Interest on debt
2.7%$366 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$289 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$77 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.1%$149 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$149 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Jackson. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Jackson itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.