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Jasper, TN town hall & government

Jasper spent $4.2 million in the year to June 30, 2023, about $1,172 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Jasper's money goes

Spent
$4.2 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2023
Per resident
$1,172
typical Tennessee cities: $3,110
Long-term debt
$1.2 million
$340 per resident
Water & other utilities
$994,00023%
Sewer & trash
$876,00021%
Police
$685,00016%
Administration & buildings
$536,00013%
Roads & transportation
$495,00012%
Parks & libraries
$426,00010%
Fire
$149,0004%
Health & welfare
$49,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$27,0001%
Interest on debt
$10,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 24%
  • Sales taxes 24%
  • Fees & charges 24%
  • From the state 13%
  • Property taxes 9%
  • From the federal government 3%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%

Jasper 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 Jasper

Full-time staff
18
20 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$17,500
a year, before benefits
Full-time firefighters
1
on the town payroll
Roads & transportation
8 full-time1 part
Sewer & trash
5 full-time
Police
0 full-time9 part
Parks & libraries
2 full-time4 part
Water & other utilities
0 full-time6 part
Administration & buildings
2 full-time
Fire
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

Marion County School District

Jasper's K–12 school district, shared with Kimball, New Hope, Orme, Powells Crossroads, Whitwell and South Pittsburg. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$11,028
Tennessee: $13,059
Students
3,996
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$37.9 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Tennessee districts overall: 40% local, 44% state, 16% federal

  • Local 28%
  • State 54%
  • Federal 18%

Of the $11,028 per pupil, $6,391 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
$1,039
a year · Tennessee typical $1,442
Effective rate
0.50%
of home value · Tennessee 0.50%
Typical home value
$209,000
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.

Local

Contact Jasper's government

Town hall & decisions in Jasper →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Jasper

Jasper is represented in Congress by Senators Marsha Blackburn and Bill Hagerty and Representative Scott DesJarlais. Bill Lee 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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