City government · Hinds County, MS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Jackson took in $351 million and spent $330 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money33%Fees for services (airport, sewer)28%City taxes26%Federal tax money10%Fines and other2.8%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

33%

of Jackson's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 6.4%.

City taxes26%

Property tax
23%$81.7 million
Other taxes
3.0%$10.4 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$8.5 million
  • Other licenses$1.4 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$446 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services28%

Fees for services
28%$97.5 million
What's in fees for servicesAirport; sewer and 6 more
  • Airport$35.6 million
  • Sewer$24.4 million
  • Water$22.6 million
  • Garbage collection$12.5 million
  • Other service charges$1.6 million
  • Transit fares$380 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$263 thousand
  • Parking$25 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money10%

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

From the federal government
10%$36.0 million

State tax money33%

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

From the state
33%$115 million

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$692 thousand

Fines and other2.8%

Interest, rents and other
2.5%$8.6 million
Fines
0.3%$1.1 million

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities37%Roads, transit and parking22%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Running the government and other costs11%Interest on debt5.4%All other spending6.9%

What stands out

37%

of Jackson's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 20%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
37%$121 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$56.3 million
  • Sewer systems$51.1 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$14.0 million
Roads, transit and parking
22%$72.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; airports and 2 more
  • Roads and highways$34.0 million
  • Airports$28.0 million
  • Public transit$10.5 million
  • Parking$35 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$60.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 3 more
  • Police$31.7 million
  • Fire protection$23.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$3.3 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.2 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.1 million
Running the government and other costs
11%$34.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$16.3 million
  • Other and not broken out$13.5 million
  • Government buildings$3.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.9 million
Interest on debt
5.4%$17.9 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$12.6 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$5.3 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.0%$16.5 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$14.6 million
  • Libraries$1.9 million
Housing and community development
1.2%$4.0 million
Social services
0.6%$2.1 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$2.1 million
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$142 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$142 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 September 30, 2023.

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.