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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Jasper took in $69.7 million and spent $57.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, gas)67%City taxes16%State tax money12%Fines and other4.8%County and local tax money0.3%

What stands out

67%

of Jasper's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 30%.

City taxes16%

Property tax
15%$10.7 million
Other taxes
0.3%$237 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$150 thousand
  • Other licenses$86 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services67%

Fees for services
67%$46.8 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; gas and 7 more
  • Electric power$31.8 million
  • Gas$5.6 million
  • Water$4.9 million
  • Sewer$3.9 million
  • Garbage collection$337 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$133 thousand
  • Other service charges$45 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$14 thousand
  • Parking$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$3 thousand

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$8.4 million

County and local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.3%$229 thousand

Fines and other4.8%

Interest, rents and other
4.7%$3.3 million
Fines
0.1%$90 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs61%Water, sewer, trash and utilities12%Parks, recreation and libraries11%Roads, transit and parking9.0%Police, fire, courts and jails6.6%All other spending1.1%

What stands out

61%

of Jasper's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 18%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
61%$34.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$32.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$266 thousand
  • Government buildings$221 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$9 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
12%$6.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Electric power$4.2 million
  • Sewer systems$2.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$266 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
11%$6.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$6.4 million
Roads, transit and parking
9.0%$5.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.6%$3.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$3.4 million
  • Fire protection$456 thousand
Housing and community development
0.8%$486 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$130 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Jasper. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of City of Jasper 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.