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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Jordan took in $14.1 million and spent $12.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes43%Fees for services (water, sewer)29%State tax money19%Fines and other5.4%County and local tax money3.2%Federal tax money1.0%

What stands out

41%

of Jordan's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

City taxes43%

Property tax
41%$5.7 million
Other taxes
1.8%$259 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Other licenses$244 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$13 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services29%

Fees for services
29%$4.0 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 4 more
  • Water$1.8 million
  • Sewer$1.4 million
  • Other service charges$568 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$234 thousand
  • Road charges$66 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.0%

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

From the federal government
1.0%$139 thousand

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$2.7 million

County and local tax money3.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.2%$454 thousand

Fines and other5.4%

Interest, rents and other
5.1%$723 thousand
Fines
0.2%$33 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking39%Water, sewer, trash and utilities21%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Running the government and other costs11%Parks, recreation and libraries5.1%All other spending7.4%

What stands out

39%

of Jordan's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
39%$4.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.9 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
21%$2.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$1.6 million
  • Water supply$1.0 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$2.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$1.6 million
  • Fire protection$437 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$105 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$1.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$236 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.1%$646 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$614 thousand
  • Libraries$32 thousand
Interest on debt
5.0%$630 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$563 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$67 thousand
Housing and community development
2.4%$305 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Jordan. 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 Jordan 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.