Town Hall · Jackson Center

Jackson Center, OH town hall & government

Jackson Center spent $13.4 million in the year to December 31, 2023, about $9,329 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Jackson Center's money goes

Spent
$13.4 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2023
Per resident
$9,329
typical Ohio cities: $2,250
Long-term debt
$239,000
$166 per resident
Fire
$7.5 million56%
Water & other utilities
$2.4 million18%
Sewer & trash
$1.4 million10%
Roads & transportation
$361,0003%
Police
$271,0002%
Administration & buildings
$245,0002%
Parks & libraries
$52,000<1%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$9,000<1%
Health & welfare
$4,000<1%
Other
$1.1 million8%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 39%
  • Income taxes 24%
  • Interest, fines & other 16%
  • From the state 11%
  • Fees & charges 7%
  • Property taxes 2%
  • Sales taxes 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%

Jackson Center didn't report all of its 2023 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce

Who works for Jackson Center

Full-time staff
15
28 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$46,800
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
3
full-time, with power of arrest
Fire
0 full-time16 part
Administration & buildings
1 full-time10 part
Roads & transportation
4 full-time
Police
3 full-time2 part
Parks & libraries
2 full-time
Water & other utilities
2 full-time
Sewer & trash
1 full-time
Other
2 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

Jackson Center Local School District

Jackson Center's K–12 school district, shared with Jackson. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,096
Ohio: $16,610
Students
574
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$9.3 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Ohio districts overall: 53% local, 35% state, 12% federal

  • Local 47%
  • State 44%
  • Federal 9%

Of the $14,096 per pupil, $9,042 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 Jackson Center pay

Typical tax bill
$1,704
a year · Ohio typical $2,822
Effective rate
1.02%
of home value · Ohio 1.31%
Typical home value
$167,000
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 Jackson Center's government

🏛️ Official websitejacksoncenter.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Jackson Center →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Jackson Center

Jackson Center is represented in Congress by Senators Bernie Moreno and Jon Husted and Representative Jim Jordan. Mike DeWine is governor.

All of Jackson Center'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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