City government · Jackson County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Jackson took in $45.5 million and spent $30.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)61%City taxes15%County and local tax money13%Fines and other5.5%Federal tax money5.2%

What stands out

13%

of Jackson's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes15%

Individual income tax
9.6%$4.4 million
Other taxes
3.4%$1.6 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 7 more
  • Public utility taxes$653 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$443 thousand
  • Motor fuel taxes$365 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$55 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$18 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$13 thousand
  • Other licenses$2 thousand
  • Tobacco taxes$1 thousand
  • Amusement licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
2.1%$959 thousand
Business income tax
0.3%$131 thousand

Fees for services61%

Fees for services
61%$27.7 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 5 more
  • Electric power$19.9 million
  • Sewer$4.2 million
  • Water$2.5 million
  • Garbage collection$915 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$70 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$66 thousand
  • Parking$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.2%

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

From the federal government
5.2%$2.3 million

County and local tax money13%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
13%$6.0 million

Fines and other5.5%

Interest, rents and other
5.5%$2.5 million

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities78%Roads, transit and parking7.6%Police, fire, courts and jails7.5%Running the government and other costs5.0%Interest on debt1.5%Parks, recreation and libraries0.5%

What stands out

78%

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
78%$23.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Electric power$18.3 million
  • Sewer systems$2.7 million
  • Water supply$1.9 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$732 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.6%$2.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.5%$2.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$1.9 million
  • Fire protection$298 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$23 thousand
Running the government and other costs
5.0%$1.5 million
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)$880 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$338 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$292 thousand
Interest on debt
1.5%$455 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on electric power debt; interest on general debt and 1 more
  • Interest on electric power debt$297 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$138 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$20 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$147 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$147 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 December 31, 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.