County government · Jackson County, OR

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Jackson County took in $233 million and spent $195 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money33%County taxes25%Fees for services (airport, parks and recreation)17%Federal tax money16%Fines and other7.6%Local tax money1.3%

What stands out

16%

of Jackson County's money comes from federal tax money.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 3.6%.

County taxes25%

Property tax
23%$54.6 million
Other taxes
1.4%$3.3 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Other licenses$2.5 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$750 thousand
  • Amusement licenses$112 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services17%

Fees for services
17%$40.3 million
What's in fees for servicesAirport; other service charges and 3 more
  • Airport$19.6 million
  • Other service charges$11.2 million
  • Parks and recreation$7.0 million
  • Garbage collection$2.1 million
  • Road charges$397 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money16%

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

From the federal government
16%$37.7 million

State tax money33%

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

From the state
33%$76.8 million

Local tax money1.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.3%$3.0 million

Fines and other7.6%

Interest, rents and other
6.7%$15.6 million
Fines
0.9%$2.1 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails36%Roads, transit and parking25%Health and hospitals18%Running the government and other costs13%Parks, recreation and libraries5.8%All other spending1.5%

What stands out

25%

of Jackson County's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 8.9%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
36%$71.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$25.3 million
  • Prisons and jails$23.9 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$14.8 million
  • Courts and legal services$7.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
25%$49.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$26.4 million
  • Airports$22.8 million
Health and hospitals
18%$35.8 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$35.8 million
Running the government and other costs
13%$25.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$10.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$8.9 million
  • Other and not broken out$3.6 million
  • Government buildings$2.6 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.8%$11.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$11.1 million
  • Libraries$181 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.8%$1.5 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1.5 million
Interest on debt
0.7%$1.4 million
Housing and community development
<0.1%$70 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
<0.1%$20 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$20 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Jackson County. 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 Jackson County 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.