City government · Jackson County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Jackson took in $95.0 million and spent $106 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes29%Fees for services (water, sewer)26%Federal tax money20%State tax money13%Fines and other10%County and local tax money2.0%

What stands out

20%

of Jackson's money comes from federal tax money.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 1.2%.

City taxes29%

Property tax
17%$16.0 million
Individual income tax
12%$11.0 million
Other taxes
0.3%$329 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$329 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services26%

Fees for services
26%$24.4 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$11.2 million
  • Sewer$6.7 million
  • Other service charges$5.6 million
  • Parks and recreation$712 thousand
  • Parking$214 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money20%

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

From the federal government
20%$18.7 million

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$12.7 million

County and local tax money2.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.0%$1.9 million

Fines and other10%

Interest, rents and other
10%$9.7 million
Fines
0.2%$173 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities30%Running the government and other costs28%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Roads, transit and parking16%Parks, recreation and libraries4.9%Interest on debt3.1%

What stands out

28%

of Jackson'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
30%$31.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$26.3 million
  • Water supply$5.0 million
Running the government and other costs
28%$29.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$18.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$9.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.4 million
  • Government buildings$418 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$19.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$10.7 million
  • Fire protection$7.4 million
  • Inspections and regulation$971 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$783 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$17.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$17.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.9%$5.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$5.2 million
Interest on debt
3.1%$3.3 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$3.3 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$31 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Jackson. 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 Jackson 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.