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Jennings, FL town hall & government

Jennings spent $1.1 million in the year to September 30, 2022, about $1,265 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Jennings's government.

Town budget

Where Jennings's money goes

Spent
$1.1 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,265
typical Florida cities: $1,939
Long-term debt
$322,000
$371 per resident
Sewer & trash
$426,00039%
Administration & buildings
$202,00018%
Police
$158,00014%
Roads & transportation
$146,00013%
Fire
$81,0007%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$23,0002%
Water & other utilities
$10,0001%
Interest on debt
$2,000<1%
Other
$51,0005%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 31%
  • Sales taxes 23%
  • Fees & charges 18%
  • Other taxes & licenses 9%
  • Utility sales 8%
  • Interest, fines & other 7%
  • Property taxes 4%
Town workforce

Who works for Jennings

Full-time staff
9
1 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$44,500
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
1
and 1 full-time firefighter
Roads & transportation
3 full-time
Sewer & trash
2 full-time
Police
1 full-time1 part
Fire
1 full-time
Administration & buildings
1 full-time
Water & other utilities
1 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Hamilton County School District

Jennings's K–12 school district, shared with Jasper and White Springs. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,222
Florida: $13,006
Students
1,637
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$556,000
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Florida districts overall: 55% local, 29% state, 15% federal

  • Local 32%
  • State 39%
  • Federal 29%

Of the $14,222 per pupil, $6,706 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.

Property tax

What homeowners in Jennings pay

Typical tax bill
$627
a year · Florida typical $2,730
Effective rate
0.87%
of home value · Florida 0.76%
Typical home value
$71,800
owner-occupied

The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Jennings's government

Town hall & decisions in Jennings →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Jennings

Jennings is represented in Congress by Senators Rick Scott and Ashley Moody and Representative Kat Cammack. Ron DeSantis is governor.

All of Jennings's representatives, with contacts →

Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

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