Township government · Ottawa County, MI

Jamestown Charter Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Jamestown Charter Township took in $8.3 million and spent $6.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended March 31, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fines and other35%Township taxes31%Fees for services (sewer, water)20%State tax money14%Federal tax money<0.1%

What stands out

34%

of Jamestown Charter Township's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 1%.

Township taxes31%

Property tax
25%$2.1 million
Other taxes
6.1%$502 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Other licenses$430 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$71 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services20%

Fees for services
20%$1.7 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more
  • Sewer$857 thousand
  • Water$752 thousand
  • Other service charges$62 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
<0.1%$6 thousand

State tax money14%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
14%$1.2 million

Fines and other35%

Interest, rents and other
34%$2.8 million
Fines
0.3%$23 thousand

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments24%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Water, sewer, trash and utilities19%Running the government and other costs12%Roads, transit and parking12%All other spending14%

What stands out

24%

of Jamestown Charter Township's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Sent to other local governments
24%$1.5 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$1.5 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$1.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$610 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$383 thousand
  • Police$235 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
19%$1.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$1.1 million
  • Water supply$102 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$783 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$467 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$158 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$137 thousand
  • Government buildings$21 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$738 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$738 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
10%$645 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$354 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$291 thousand
Interest on debt
3.7%$234 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$168 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$66 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Jamestown Charter Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended March 31, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Jamestown Charter Township itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.