Town government · Jackson Parish, LA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Jonesboro took in $7.6 million and spent $7.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (housing, water)36%Town taxes35%Federal tax money24%Fines and other2.7%State tax money1.5%

What stands out

26%

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

Town taxes35%

Sales tax
26%$2.0 million
Property tax
5.7%$434 thousand
Other taxes
3.6%$275 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$136 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$131 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services36%

Fees for services
36%$2.7 million
What's in fees for servicesHousing; water and 2 more
  • Housing$1.0 million
  • Water$948 thousand
  • Sewer$408 thousand
  • Other service charges$367 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money24%

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

From the federal government
24%$1.8 million

State tax money1.5%

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

From the state
1.5%$111 thousand

Fines and other2.7%

Interest, rents and other
2.3%$173 thousand
Fines
0.4%$30 thousand

Where it goes

Housing and community development35%Water, sewer, trash and utilities20%Roads, transit and parking19%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Running the government and other costs9.4%All other spending0.9%

What stands out

35%

of Jonesboro's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Housing and community development
35%$2.7 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
20%$1.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$948 thousand
  • Sewer systems$299 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$258 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
19%$1.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$1.1 million
  • Airports$370 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$1.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$807 thousand
  • Fire protection$468 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$8 thousand
Running the government and other costs
9.4%$721 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$444 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$260 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$17 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$40 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$16 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$16 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$15 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$15 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Jonesboro. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Town 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.