City government · Jasper County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Jasper took in $32.4 million and spent $22.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)54%Fines and other27%City taxes17%County and local tax money2.3%

What stands out

26%

of Jasper's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 3%.

City taxes17%

Sales tax
12%$3.8 million
Property tax
4.2%$1.4 million
Other taxes
1.4%$464 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere and public utility taxes
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$332 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$132 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services54%

Fees for services
54%$17.4 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 3 more
  • Electric power$12.0 million
  • Water$2.2 million
  • Garbage collection$1.7 million
  • Sewer$1.6 million
  • Other service charges$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money<0.1%

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

From the state
<0.1%$15 thousand

County and local tax money2.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.3%$743 thousand

Fines and other27%

Interest, rents and other
26%$8.4 million
Fines
0.8%$269 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities69%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Roads, transit and parking7.3%Running the government and other costs6.8%Parks, recreation and libraries2.6%All other spending0.6%

What stands out

69%

of Jasper'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
69%$15.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Electric power$11.7 million
  • Sewer systems$1.4 million
  • Water supply$1.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.0 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$3.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$2.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$302 thousand
  • Fire protection$294 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$217 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.3%$1.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.6 million
Running the government and other costs
6.8%$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)$1.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$333 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$156 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.6%$577 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$296 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$281 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$141 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$141 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Jasper. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Jasper 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.