City government · Jefferson County, KY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Jeffersontown took in $75.1 million and spent $76.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes36%County and local tax money32%Federal tax money19%Fees for services (hospital bills, parks and recreation)5.6%Fines and other3.9%State tax money3.2%

What stands out

32%

of Jeffersontown's money comes from county and other local tax money.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 0.8%.

City taxes36%

Individual income tax
22%$16.8 million
Property tax
6.8%$5.1 million
Other taxes
6.7%$5.0 million
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; other licenses and 2 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$4.2 million
  • Other licenses$536 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$164 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$160 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.6%

Fees for services
5.6%$4.2 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Hospital bills$3.8 million
  • Parks and recreation$385 thousand
  • Other service charges$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money19%

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

From the federal government
19%$14.4 million

State tax money3.2%

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

From the state
3.2%$2.4 million

County and local tax money32%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
32%$24.2 million

Fines and other3.9%

Fines
3.5%$2.6 million
Interest, rents and other
0.4%$302 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals56%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Roads, transit and parking12%Running the government and other costs4.1%Parks, recreation and libraries3.5%All other spending4.6%

What stands out

56%

of Jeffersontown's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
56%$42.8 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$42.8 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$15.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and inspections and regulation
  • Police$14.6 million
  • Inspections and regulation$382 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$9.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$9.5 million
Running the government and other costs
4.1%$3.2 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)$2.0 million
  • Other and not broken out$931 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$232 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.5%$2.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2.7 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.2%$1.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.7 million
Social services
1.5%$1.1 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1.1 million
Housing and community development
0.6%$479 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$273 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Jeffersontown. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of City of Jeffersontown 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.