City government · Chautauqua County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Jamestown took in $120 million and spent $75.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, college tuition)59%City taxes14%State tax money13%County and local tax money7.6%Federal tax money6.5%Fines and other0.2%

What stands out

59%

of Jamestown's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 30%.

City taxes14%

Property tax

14%$16.5 million

Fees for services59%

Fees for services

59%$71.1 million

What's in fees for servicesElectric power; college tuition and 2 more

Electric power$59.1 million
College tuition$9.6 million
University housing and dining$2.4 million
Parks and recreation$41 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.5%

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

From the federal government

6.5%$7.9 million

State tax money13%

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

From the state

13%$15.5 million

County and local tax money7.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

7.6%$9.1 million

Fines and other0.2%

Interest, rents and other

0.2%$299 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges56%Water, sewer, trash and utilities43%Interest on debt1.3%

What stands out

56%

of Jamestown's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges

56%$42.3 million

What's in schools and collegesColleges and universities; college housing, dining and bookstores and 1 more

Colleges and universities$37.2 million
College housing, dining and bookstores$2.6 million
Scholarships and other education subsidies$2.5 million

Water, sewer, trash and utilities

43%$32.2 million

What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power

Electric power$32.2 million

Interest on debt

1.3%$962 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Jamestown. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of City of Jamestown 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.