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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Jackson took in $65.1 million and spent $69.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money31%County and local tax money24%Fees for services (sewer, water)18%Fines and other11%Federal tax money9.1%Town taxes7.9%

What stands out

24%

of Jackson's money comes from county and other local tax money.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 0.8%.

Town taxes7.9%

Other taxes
7.1%$4.6 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; public utility taxes and 2 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.9 million
  • Public utility taxes$1.0 million
  • Other licenses$902 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$796 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
0.7%$475 thousand

Fees for services18%

Fees for services
18%$11.5 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 5 more
  • Sewer$4.3 million
  • Water$3.5 million
  • Transit fares$1.3 million
  • Housing$1.2 million
  • Other service charges$1.2 million
  • Parks and recreation$28 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.1%

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

From the federal government
9.1%$5.9 million

State tax money31%

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

From the state
31%$20.3 million

County and local tax money24%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
24%$15.4 million

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
10%$6.5 million
Fines
0.6%$363 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking38%Running the government and other costs20%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Parks, recreation and libraries14%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.3%All other spending4.3%

What stands out

38%

of Jackson's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
38%$26.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; public transit and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$17.3 million
  • Public transit$8.8 million
  • Parking$71 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$13.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$8.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.6 million
  • Government buildings$2.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$411 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$14 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$12.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$7.8 million
  • Fire protection$3.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.0 million
  • Inspections and regulation$536 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
14%$9.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$9.7 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.3%$4.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$2.5 million
  • Water supply$1.9 million
Housing and community development
3.7%$2.5 million
Health and hospitals
0.6%$433 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$433 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$21 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Jackson. 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 Town 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.