ZIP 65109 · Jefferson City, MO

Five governments run on your community's money

This page shows every government that serves ZIP 65109: the state, county, city or town and school district, and where each one's money comes from and goes.

Each government is shown for its own newest fiscal year on file, so the years differ. Figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau's Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, the government's own report or, for Missouri governments, the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, as named under Sources and more.

Where do my taxes go in 65109?
65109 is served by the State of Missouri, Cole County, Jefferson City School District, the City of Jefferson City and Cole County School District R-5. In each one's latest recorded fiscal year, State of Missouri spent $47.4 billion (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Cole County spent $52.1 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2023), Jefferson City School District spent $173 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2025), City of Jefferson City spent $89.5 million (fiscal year ended October 31, 2023) and Cole County School District R-5 spent $9.7 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2025). Each government's money is separate.

Which governments collect property tax in 65109?
Of the governments serving 65109, Jefferson City School District collected $75.2 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2025), State of Missouri collected $46.1 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), City of Jefferson City collected $7.3 million (fiscal year ended October 31, 2023), Cole County collected $6.8 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2023) and Cole County School District R-5 collected $4.0 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2025) in property tax. These are each government's total collections, not a bill for 65109.

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From the state down to your schools: where each one's money comes from and goes.

See the full budget for: Cole County, Jefferson City, Jefferson City School District and Cole County School District R-5

Why not this year? Missouri governments with newer filings show school district figures from the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (for 2025). Each other figure is the newest year the U.S. Census Bureau has published for that government, so the years differ and are not the current year. Most governments post their current budget on their own website.

Where property tax goes in 65109

Jefferson City School District$75.2 million

49% of its $152 million in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2025

State of Missouri$46.1 million

0.1% of its $46.1 billion in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2024

City of Jefferson City$7.3 million

8.4% of its $87.5 million in revenue · fiscal year ended October 31, 2023 · estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau

Cole County$6.8 million

13% of its $54.6 million in revenue · fiscal year ended December 31, 2023

Cole County School District R-5$4.0 million

44% of its $9.0 million in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2025

These are each government's total property tax collections, not your bill. Your own bill is split by each government's tax rate, shown on your property tax bill.

Your county

Cole County

$52.1 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended December 31, 2023.

Where the money comes from

County taxes64%State tax money16%Fees for services14%Fines and other5.6%
Full Cole County breakdown

What stands out

48%

of Cole County's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 4.2%.

County taxes64%

Sales tax
48%$26.1 million
Property tax
13%$6.8 million
Other taxes
3.8%$2.1 million
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes and other selective sales taxes
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$2.1 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$27 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services14%

Fees for services
14%$7.9 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$7.9 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$8.7 million

Fines and other5.6%

Interest, rents and other
5.6%$3.1 million
Cole County page →

Where the money goes

Police, fire, courts and jails36%Roads, transit and parking32%Running the government and other costs22%Health and hospitals9.6%Parks, recreation and libraries0.2%

What stands out

32%

of Cole County's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 8.9%.

Full Cole County breakdown

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
36%$18.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$17.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.3 million
Roads, transit and parking
32%$16.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$16.9 million
Running the government and other costs
22%$11.4 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)$5.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$4.7 million
  • Government buildings$1.2 million
Health and hospitals
9.6%$5.0 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$5.0 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$113 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$113 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$23 thousand
Cole County page →

Your city

City of Jefferson City

$89.5 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended October 31, 2023. Estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau

About 20% of this ZIP is in Jefferson City.

Where the money comes from

City taxes58%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)25%State tax money11%Fines and other6.8%
Full Jefferson City breakdown

What stands out

37%

of Jefferson City's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

City taxes58%

Sales tax
37%$32.0 million
Other taxes
13%$11.2 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$10.1 million
  • Other licenses$1.1 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
8.4%$7.3 million

Fees for services25%

Fees for services
25%$21.7 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 2 more
  • Sewer$14.4 million
  • Other service charges$3.6 million
  • Parks and recreation$3.4 million
  • Transit fares$269 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$9.3 million

Fines and other6.8%

Interest, rents and other
5.2%$4.5 million
Fines
1.6%$1.4 million
Jefferson City page →

Where the money goes

Police, fire, courts and jails26%Running the government and other costs23%Water, sewer, trash and utilities22%Parks, recreation and libraries17%Roads, transit and parking11%All other spending2.2%

What stands out

17%

of Jefferson City's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 5.6%.

Full Jefferson City breakdown

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$22.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$12.8 million
  • Fire protection$8.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$804 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$731 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$20.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$15.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.2 million
  • Other government-run businesses$6 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
22%$19.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$19.5 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
17%$15.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$15.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
11%$9.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$6.9 million
  • Public transit$2.8 million
Interest on debt
1.5%$1.3 million
Environment and natural resources
0.7%$627 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$627 thousand
Jefferson City page →

Your schools

Jefferson City School District

$173 million budget in fiscal year 2025 (ended June 30, 2025), from the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

About 83% of this ZIP is in Jefferson City School District.

Where the money comes from

School district taxes50%State tax money29%Federal tax money8.5%County and local tax money6.3%Fines and other4.3%Fees for services2.2%
Full Jefferson City School District breakdown

School district taxes50%

Property tax
49%$75.2 million
Other taxes
0.2%$251 thousand

Fees for services2.2%

Fees for services
2.2%$3.4 million

Federal tax money8.5%

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

From the federal government
8.5%$13.0 million

State tax money29%

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

From the state
29%$44.2 million

County and local tax money6.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
6.3%$9.5 million

Fines and other4.3%

Interest, rents and other
4.3%$6.5 million
Jefferson City School District page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges91%Debt payments (principal and interest)8.9%Sent to other local governments0.3%
Full Jefferson City School District breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
91%$157 million
Debt payments (principal and interest)
8.9%$15.4 million
Sent to other local governments
0.3%$579 thousand
Jefferson City School District page →

Cole County School District R-5

$9.7 million budget in fiscal year 2025 (ended June 30, 2025), from the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

About 12% of this ZIP is in Cole County School District R-5.

Where the money comes from

School district taxes44%State tax money40%Fees for services6.3%Federal tax money5.9%Fines and other3.9%County and local tax money0.3%
Full Cole County School District R-5 breakdown

School district taxes44%

Property tax
44%$4.0 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$454

Fees for services6.3%

Fees for services
6.3%$564 thousand

Federal tax money5.9%

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

From the federal government
5.9%$530 thousand

State tax money40%

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

From the state
40%$3.6 million

County and local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.3%$24 thousand

Fines and other3.9%

Interest, rents and other
3.9%$349 thousand
Cole County School District R-5 page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges90%Debt payments (principal and interest)9.2%Sent to other local governments0.7%
Full Cole County School District R-5 breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
90%$8.8 million
Debt payments (principal and interest)
9.2%$892 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.7%$65 thousand
Cole County School District R-5 page →

Your state

State of Missouri

$47.4 billion budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

Where the money comes from

Federal tax money43%State taxes39%Fees for services (hospital bills, college tuition)9.3%Fines and other8.3%Local tax money0.5%

What stands out

43%

of Missouri's money comes from federal tax money.A typical state government gets 35%.

Full Missouri breakdown

State taxes39%

Individual income tax
17%$7.75 billion
Sales tax
11%$5.26 billion
Other taxes
6.7%$3.08 billion
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes; insurance premium taxes and 14 more
  • Motor fuel taxes$1.03 billion
  • Insurance premium taxes$552 million
  • Amusement taxes$385 million
  • Motor vehicle licenses$317 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$232 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$224 million
  • Other licenses$101 million
  • Tobacco taxes$87.9 million
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$49.0 million
  • Hunting and fishing licenses$43.2 million
  • Public utility licenses$23.9 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$16.3 million
  • Driver's licenses$16.2 million
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$6.3 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$4.5 million
  • Amusement licenses$28 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Business income tax
3.6%$1.65 billion
Property tax
0.1%$46.1 million

Fees for services9.3%

Fees for services
9.3%$4.30 billion
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; college tuition and 8 more
  • Hospital bills$1.78 billion
  • College tuition$1.27 billion
  • University housing and dining$1.03 billion
  • Other service charges$177 million
  • Housing$24.8 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$12.7 million
  • Road charges$5.5 million
  • Parks and recreation$4.0 million
  • Other education charges$98 thousand
  • Water$25 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money43%

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

From the federal government
43%$19.9 billion

Local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From local governments
0.5%$228 million

Fines and other8.3%

Interest, rents and other
8.3%$3.82 billion
Fines
<0.1%$14.6 million
Missouri page →

Where the money goes

Social services33%Sent to local governments19%Health and hospitals17%Schools and colleges12%Running the government and other costs7.0%All other spending12%

What stands out

17%

of Missouri's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical state government spends 5.7%.

Full Missouri breakdown

Spending by category100%

Social services
33%$15.7 billion
What's in social servicesOther public welfare; welfare institutions and 2 more
  • Other public welfare$15.6 billion
  • Welfare institutions$93.0 million
  • Unemployment and social insurance offices$49.0 million
  • Veterans' services$8.8 million
Sent to local governments
19%$8.83 billion
What's in sent to local governmentsSent to school districts; sent to local governments: general support and 17 more
  • Sent to school districts$7.77 billion
  • Sent to local governments: general support$288 million
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$175 million
  • Sent to school districts (colleges)$171 million
  • Sent to local governments: roads and highways$140 million
  • Sent to local governments: natural resources, farming and conservation$71.8 million
  • Sent to local governments: housing and community development$55.6 million
  • Sent to local governments: prisons and jails$49.5 million
  • Sent to local governments: airports$25.8 million
  • Sent to local governments: courts and legal services$18.4 million
  • Sent to local governments: ports and harbors$14.9 million
  • Sent to the federal government$13.3 million
  • Sent to local governments: garbage and solid waste$11.9 million
  • Sent to local governments: libraries$9.4 million
  • Sent to local governments: police$3.8 million
  • Sent to local governments: other government administration$3.4 million
  • Sent to local governments: public health$3.4 million
  • Sent to local governments: other public welfare$1.1 million
  • Sent to local governments: parks and recreation$315 thousand
Health and hospitals
17%$8.09 billion
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$4.83 billion
  • Public health$3.26 billion
Schools and colleges
12%$5.77 billion
What's in schools and collegesColleges and universities; college housing, dining and bookstores and 3 more
  • Colleges and universities$3.13 billion
  • College housing, dining and bookstores$1.11 billion
  • Scholarships and other education subsidies$801 million
  • Other education$729 million
  • Elementary and secondary schools$2.7 million
Running the government and other costs
7.0%$3.30 billion
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 4 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.25 billion
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$638 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$248 million
  • Government buildings$103 million
  • Other government administration$53.1 million
  • Other government-run businesses$2.6 million
Roads, transit and parking
5.4%$2.56 billion
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; public transit and 2 more
  • Roads and highways$2.55 billion
  • Public transit$9.1 million
  • Airports$991 thousand
  • Ports and harbors$97 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.9%$1.83 billion
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 3 more
  • Prisons and jails$827 million
  • Police$431 million
  • Courts and legal services$356 million
  • Inspections and regulation$111 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$109 million
Environment and natural resources
1.0%$493 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$493 million
Housing and community development
0.9%$404 million
Interest on debt
0.6%$300 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$84.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$74.4 million
  • Libraries$9.8 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
<0.1%$7.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and water supply
  • Garbage and solid waste$4.1 million
  • Water supply$3.7 million
Missouri page →
Sources and moreEach government's source, fiscal year and how a ZIP is matched

State of Missouri. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

Cole County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

Jefferson City School District. Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, Annual Secretary of the Board Report (ASBR), fiscal year ended June 30, 2025, fiscal year ended June 30, 2025. The earlier Census figures are from U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

City of Jefferson City. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended October 31, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

Cole County School District R-5. Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, Annual Secretary of the Board Report (ASBR), fiscal year ended June 30, 2025, fiscal year ended June 30, 2025. The earlier Census figures are from U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

How these figures are counted. Missouri school district figures are from each district's Annual Secretary of the Board Report to the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education for fiscal year 2025 (the 2024-25 school year, ended June 30, 2025). They are on a cash basis and cover the district's four governmental funds: general, teachers, debt service and capital projects. Construction is counted as spending in the year it is paid, and bond proceeds and other borrowing are not counted as revenue, so a building year can show more spending than revenue. Debt payments include principal as well as interest, and tuition and other payments to other districts are shown as money sent to other governments.

How a ZIP is matched. A ZIP code is not a government boundary, so we match it to the cities, counties and school districts that overlap it, using Census Bureau geography. Where a ZIP crosses several, each one is shown with its share of the ZIP. Each government's money covers its own operations only; the others listed here are separate.

Latest recorded year. The year differs by government: each block shows the newest fiscal year on file. A Census survey year covers fiscal years ending July 1 of the year before through June 30 of that year.