City government · Amador County, CA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Jackson took in $12.4 million and spent $10.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)58%City taxes30%State tax money4.0%Federal tax money3.0%Fines and other3.0%County and local tax money1.7%

What stands out

10%

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

City taxes30%

Property tax

12%$1.4 million

Sales tax

10%$1.3 million

Other taxes

8.1%$997 thousand

What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 3 more

Other selective sales taxes$491 thousand
Other licenses$211 thousand
Public utility taxes$195 thousand
Occupation and business licenses$67 thousand
Real estate and stock transfer taxes$33 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services58%

Fees for services

58%$7.2 million

What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more

Sewer$3.3 million
Water$2.5 million
Other service charges$1.1 million
Road charges$247 thousand
Parks and recreation$25 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.0%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government

3.0%$371 thousand

State tax money4.0%

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

From the state

4.0%$494 thousand

County and local tax money1.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

1.7%$205 thousand

Fines and other3.0%

Interest, rents and other

1.8%$220 thousand

Fines

1.2%$146 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities38%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Running the government and other costs20%Roads, transit and parking11%Interest on debt4.8%All other spending4.4%

What stands out

22%

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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities

38%$3.9 million

What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems

Water supply$2.1 million
Sewer systems$1.8 million

Police, fire, courts and jails

22%$2.2 million

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more

Police$1.7 million
Fire protection$321 thousand
Inspections and regulation$191 thousand

Running the government and other costs

20%$2.0 million

What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more

Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.7 million
Other and not broken out$350 thousand
Other government-run businesses$12 thousand

Roads, transit and parking

11%$1.1 million

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways

Roads and highways$1.1 million

Interest on debt

4.8%$482 thousand

What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt

Interest on general debt$426 thousand
Interest on water supply debt$56 thousand

Parks, recreation and libraries

3.1%$310 thousand

What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation

Parks and recreation$310 thousand

Housing and community development

1.4%$140 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 June 30, 2022. 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.