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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Jonesboro took in $2.5 million and spent $1.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)66%State tax money17%City taxes14%Fines and other1.4%County and local tax money1.1%

What stands out

66%

of Jonesboro's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

City taxes14%

Property tax
14%$346 thousand
Other taxes
0.1%$3 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services66%

Fees for services
66%$1.6 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$749 thousand
  • Sewer$722 thousand
  • Garbage collection$147 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$428 thousand

County and local tax money1.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.1%$26 thousand

Fines and other1.4%

Interest, rents and other
1.4%$34 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs46%Water, sewer, trash and utilities42%Roads, transit and parking6.2%Interest on debt5.0%Parks, recreation and libraries0.3%Police, fire, courts and jails0.2%

What stands out

46%

of Jonesboro's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
46%$850 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$588 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$262 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
42%$782 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$411 thousand
  • Water supply$371 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.2%$115 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$115 thousand
Interest on debt
5.0%$92 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$5 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
0.2%$4 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Jonesboro. 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 Jonesboro 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.