City government · Madison County, TN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Jackson took in $127 million and spent $135 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes42%County and local tax money22%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)16%State tax money13%Fines and other3.9%Federal tax money3.1%

What stands out

22%

of Jackson's money comes from county and other local tax money.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 0.9%.

City taxes42%

Property tax
35%$44.6 million
Other taxes
6.7%$8.5 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; alcoholic beverage taxes and 2 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$3.6 million
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$2.5 million
  • Motor vehicle licenses$1.8 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$611 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services16%

Fees for services
16%$20.9 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 3 more
  • Garbage collection$16.5 million
  • Other service charges$1.4 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.2 million
  • Other government-run businesses$1.2 million
  • Electric power$585 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.1%

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

From the federal government
3.1%$3.9 million

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$15.9 million

County and local tax money22%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
22%$28.1 million

Fines and other3.9%

Interest, rents and other
2.2%$2.8 million
Fines
1.7%$2.1 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails44%Roads, transit and parking14%Water, sewer, trash and utilities13%Running the government and other costs11%Parks, recreation and libraries10%All other spending9.0%

What stands out

44%

of Jackson's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 25%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
44%$58.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$34.6 million
  • Fire protection$19.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$4.6 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$318 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$18.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$17.7 million
  • Parking$762 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
13%$16.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$16.9 million
Running the government and other costs
11%$14.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$5.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$4.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.7 million
  • Government buildings$2.6 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
10%$13.5 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$12.5 million
  • Libraries$960 thousand
Sent to other local governments
4.6%$6.3 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$6.3 million
Interest on debt
2.1%$2.8 million
Health and hospitals
1.1%$1.5 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.5 million
Environment and natural resources
1.1%$1.5 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1.5 million
Social services
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1 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 June 30, 2024. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

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.