Town government · Washington County, TN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Jonesborough took in $16.3 million and spent $17.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, garbage collection)57%Town taxes32%Fines and other9.2%State tax money2.0%County and local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

16%

of Jonesborough's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes32%

Sales tax
16%$2.6 million
Property tax
13%$2.0 million
Other taxes
3.8%$620 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage taxes; other licenses and 2 more
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$351 thousand
  • Other licenses$148 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$116 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services57%

Fees for services
57%$9.2 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Water$7.6 million
  • Garbage collection$675 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$549 thousand
  • Other service charges$412 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money2.0%

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

From the state
2.0%$321 thousand

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$13 thousand

Fines and other9.2%

Interest, rents and other
7.4%$1.2 million
Fines
1.8%$299 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities43%Parks, recreation and libraries22%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Running the government and other costs8.3%Roads, transit and parking6.4%Interest on debt2.9%

What stands out

22%

of Jonesborough's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
43%$7.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$7.0 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$658 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
22%$3.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$3.9 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$3.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$1.9 million
  • Fire protection$1.1 million
Running the government and other costs
8.3%$1.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.3 million
  • Other and not broken out$151 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.4%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.1 million
Interest on debt
2.9%$514 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$287 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$227 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Jonesborough. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Jonesborough 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.