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South Jordan's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), South Jordan took in $112 million and spent $72.8 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 taxes61%Fees for services (garbage collection, sewer)17%Fines and other13%State tax money8.6%Federal tax money0.5%

What stands out

21%

of South Jordan's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 7.8%.

City taxes61%

Property tax
29%$32.8 million
Sales tax
21%$23.7 million
Other taxes
11%$12.3 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$9.2 million
  • Other licenses$2.6 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$247 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$218 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services17%

Fees for services
17%$19.2 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 4 more
  • Other service charges$7.2 million
  • Garbage collection$5.5 million
  • Sewer$3.5 million
  • Parks and recreation$2.0 million
  • Other government-run businesses$509 thousand
  • Road charges$471 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.5%

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

From the federal government
0.5%$530 thousand

State tax money8.6%

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

From the state
8.6%$9.6 million

Fines and other13%

Interest, rents and other
12%$13.6 million
Fines
0.5%$571 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs39%Police, fire, courts and jails29%Housing and community development9.9%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.9%Parks, recreation and libraries6.5%All other spending8.2%

What stands out

39%

of South Jordan's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 16%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
39%$28.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$19.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$5.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.6 million
  • Government buildings$1.2 million
  • Other government-run businesses$274 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
29%$21.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$9.4 million
  • Police$8.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.6 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.5 million
Housing and community development
9.9%$7.2 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.9%$5.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$4.6 million
  • Sewer systems$1.2 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.5%$4.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$4.7 million
Roads, transit and parking
5.3%$3.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.8 million
Interest on debt
2.0%$1.5 million
Social services
0.5%$365 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$365 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$272 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$272 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of South Jordan. 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 South Jordan 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.