City government · Jackson County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Jackson took in $15.5 million and spent $19.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, liquor stores)77%City taxes11%State tax money10%Federal tax money1.3%Fines and other0.5%County and local tax money0.4%

What stands out

77%

of Jackson'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 taxes11%

Property tax
10%$1.6 million
Other taxes
0.8%$126 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$79 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$47 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services77%

Fees for services
77%$11.9 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; liquor stores and 7 more
  • Electric power$7.2 million
  • Liquor stores$1.7 million
  • Water$1.2 million
  • Sewer$1.1 million
  • Hospital bills$449 thousand
  • Garbage collection$163 thousand
  • Road charges$27 thousand
  • Other service charges$5 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.3%

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

From the federal government
1.3%$199 thousand

State tax money10%

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

From the state
10%$1.6 million

County and local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.4%$59 thousand

Fines and other0.5%

Interest, rents and other
0.4%$66 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$11 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities54%Running the government and other costs18%Roads, transit and parking16%Police, fire, courts and jails5.2%Health and hospitals3.3%All other spending3.8%

What stands out

54%

of Jackson's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
54%$10.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 3 more
  • Electric power$5.4 million
  • Sewer systems$1.9 million
  • Water supply$1.5 million
  • Liquor stores$1.4 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$157 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$3.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$3.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$471 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$56 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$3.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.2%$1.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$816 thousand
  • Fire protection$201 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.3%$647 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$647 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.9%$374 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$325 thousand
  • Libraries$49 thousand
Interest on debt
1.9%$361 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$274 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$87 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Jackson. 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 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.