Jacob City spent less per resident in 2022 than 98% of similar cities
Jacob City’s city government spent $30,000 on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2022, about $121 per resident. Water and other utilities ($41,000) are counted separately.
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$121 per resident in 2022: less than 98% of them
Jacob City’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($121 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 122 Florida cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $1,114, and the middle half spent $548–$1,752. Jacob City spent less than 98% of them.
Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Florida cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Jacob City itself left out).
About $121 per resident a year, or $0.33 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: parks & libraries, at 30%.
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No trend yet
Jacob City reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
Who’s in charge in Jacob City
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time city employee for every 247 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (247).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Jackson County School District
Jacob City’s K–12 school district, shared with Alford, Bascom, Campbellton, Cottondale, Graceville and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $12,984 per pupil, $7,062 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
Florida districts overall: 55% local, 29% state, 15% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Jacob City’s votes are counted by county
Florida reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Jacob City alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Jackson County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican72.6%16,074 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat26.6%5,892 votesOthers: 0.8% (186 votes).
Most votes in Jackson County: Donald J Trump
Florida: Trump 56.1%, Harris 43.0%
100% of Jacob City lies in Jackson County. Every 2024 race in Jackson County is on the county’s page.
Jackson County’s 2024 results →Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.
Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017. All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Jacob City.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Florida HouseState representatives
- 3Florida SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Florida
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
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Questions about Jacob City’s government
How much does Jacob City spend per resident?
About $121 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $121 was less than 98% of 122 Florida cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
Who runs Jacob City’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Jacob City yet.
How did Jacob City vote in 2024?
Florida counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Jacob City alone. Jackson County, where 100% of Jacob City lies, voted Trump 72.6%, Harris 26.6% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Jacob City?
1 full-time and 7 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $6,909 (about $82,908 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Jacob City in the state legislature?
State Senate District 2 (Jay Trumbull) and State House District 5 (Shane Abbott). The House district also covers 25 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
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Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll; day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →