Photo: Michael Rivera · CC BY-SA 4.0How is Jesup run?
Jesup’s city government spent $11.6 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, about $1,170 per resident. Water and other utilities ($1.7 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Jesup is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $1,170 per resident a year, or $3.21 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 27%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
$1,080 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Jesup’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,080 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 105 Georgia cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $1,117, and the middle half spent $820–$1,467. Jesup spent less than 55% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($2.9 million), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Georgia cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Jesup itself left out).
Day-to-day spending is up 10% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Jesup reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.
Day-to-day spending by fiscal year
Per resident: 2022: $1,080 · 2024: $1,170.
full-time in March 2025, up from 94 in 2022. Both are Census estimates.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $1,509 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.95% of the home’s value, vs 0.77% across Georgia.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Jesup’s rate.
Can I afford it? →The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate.
Tax bills are one input to Jesup’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Jesup →
Who’s in charge in Jesup
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Jesup’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on jesupga.gov ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 91 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (9,958).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2025
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Wayne County School District
Jesup’s K–12 school district, shared with Odum, Screven. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $14,199 per pupil, $7,936 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.
Georgia districts overall: 49% local, 39% state, 12% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Jesup’s votes are counted by county
Georgia reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Jesup alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Wayne County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican79.7%10,811 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat20.0%2,708 votesOthers: 0.3% (42 votes).
Most votes in Wayne County: Donald J Trump
Georgia: Trump 50.7%, Harris 48.5%
100% of Jesup lies in Wayne County. Every 2024 race in Wayne County is on the county’s page.
Wayne 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 Jesup.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: jesupga.gov ↗
- 2Georgia HouseState representatives
- 3Georgia SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Georgia
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Jesup’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Jesup’s government
How much does Jesup spend per resident?
About $1,170 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $1,080 was less than 55% of 105 Georgia cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Jesup?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,509 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.95% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.77% across Georgia. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see jesupga.gov.
Who runs Jesup’s government?
See jesupga.gov for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Jesup yet.
How did Jesup vote in 2024?
Georgia counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Jesup alone. Wayne County, where 100% of Jesup lies, voted Trump 79.7%, Harris 20.0% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Jesup?
109 full-time and 2 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $506,724 (about $6.1M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Jesup in the state legislature?
State Senate District 19 (Blake Tillery) and State House District 178 (Steven Meeks). The House district also covers nine other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Jesup’s government
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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 →