City government · Telfair County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Jacksonville took in $329 thousand and spent $235 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fines and other54%State tax money19%Fees for services (water, sewer)9.4%City taxes8.8%County and local tax money8.5%

What stands out

49%

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

City taxes8.8%

Other taxes

7.3%$24 thousand

What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes and alcoholic beverage taxes

Insurance premium taxes$13 thousand
Alcoholic beverage taxes$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax

1.5%$5 thousand

Fees for services9.4%

Fees for services

9.4%$31 thousand

What's in fees for servicesWater and sewer

Water$19 thousand
Sewer$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money19%

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

From the state

19%$64 thousand

County and local tax money8.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

8.5%$28 thousand

Fines and other54%

Fines

49%$162 thousand

Interest, rents and other

4.6%$15 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails62%Running the government and other costs24%Sent to other local governments11%Interest on debt2.1%Roads, transit and parking0.9%

What stands out

62%

of Jacksonville'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%

Police, fire, courts and jails

62%$146 thousand

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection

Police$140 thousand
Fire protection$6 thousand

Running the government and other costs

24%$56 thousand

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)$28 thousand
Other and not broken out$26 thousand
Government buildings$2 thousand

Sent to other local governments

11%$26 thousand

What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out

Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$26 thousand

Interest on debt

2.1%$5 thousand

Roads, transit and parking

0.9%$2 thousand

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways

Roads and highways$2 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Jacksonville. 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 Jacksonville 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.