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Jasper, GA town hall & government

Jasper spent $15 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $3,309 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Jasper's money goes

Spent
$15 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$3,309
typical Georgia cities: $2,700
Long-term debt
$15.8 million
$3,488 per resident
Water & other utilities
$4.6 million31%
Police
$2.3 million15%
Fire
$2.3 million15%
Sewer & trash
$2.1 million14%
Roads & transportation
$1.2 million8%
Administration & buildings
$1 million7%
Parks & libraries
$480,0003%
Interest on debt
$298,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$296,0002%
Paid to other governments
$99,0001%
Health & welfare
$34,000<1%
Other
$278,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 24%
  • From other local governments 23%
  • Utility sales 17%
  • Property taxes 13%
  • Sales taxes 10%
  • Interest, fines & other 9%
  • Other taxes & licenses 3%
  • From the state 2%
  • From the federal government <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Jasper

Full-time staff
75
1 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$49,300
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
15
and 13 full-time firefighters
Fire
16 full-time
Water & other utilities
16 full-time
Police
15 full-time
Administration & buildings
13 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
7 full-time
Sewer & trash
5 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
2 full-time
Other
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

Pickens County School District

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

Spending per pupil
$16,901
Georgia: $15,800
Students
4,007
in the whole district
Long-term debt
None
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Georgia districts overall: 49% local, 39% state, 12% federal

  • Local 52%
  • State 37%
  • Federal 11%

Of the $16,901 per pupil, $9,279 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 Jasper pay

Typical tax bill
$1,932
a year · Georgia typical $2,341
Effective rate
0.68%
of home value · Georgia 0.77%
Typical home value
$282,500
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.

Local

Contact Jasper's government

Town hall & decisions in Jasper →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Jasper

Jasper is represented in Congress by Senators Jon Ossoff and Raphael G. Warnock and Representative Barry Loudermilk. Brian Kemp is governor.

All of Jasper'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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