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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Jacksonville took in $32.2 million and spent $27.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes35%State tax money31%Fees for services (water, sewer)29%Fines and other3.5%Federal tax money0.8%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

31%

of Jacksonville's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 7%.

City taxes35%

Property tax
22%$7.2 million
Sales tax
7.5%$2.4 million
Other taxes
4.9%$1.6 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$845 thousand
  • Other licenses$366 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$352 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services29%

Fees for services
29%$9.4 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$5.3 million
  • Sewer$3.0 million
  • Other service charges$749 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$366 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.8%

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

From the federal government
0.8%$258 thousand

State tax money31%

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

From the state
31%$10.1 million

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$69 thousand

Fines and other3.5%

Interest, rents and other
3.2%$1.0 million
Fines
0.3%$92 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails38%Running the government and other costs21%Water, sewer, trash and utilities19%Parks, recreation and libraries11%Roads, transit and parking9.8%All other spending2.6%

What stands out

38%

of Jacksonville's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
38%$10.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$5.7 million
  • Fire protection$3.8 million
  • Inspections and regulation$670 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$5.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other government-run businesses and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4.3 million
  • Other government-run businesses$616 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$343 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$241 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
19%$5.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$3.3 million
  • Sewer systems$1.9 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
11%$2.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$2.1 million
  • Libraries$754 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.8%$2.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.6 million
Interest on debt
2.3%$635 thousand
Social services
0.2%$65 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$65 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 December 31, 2021. 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.