Village government · Greene County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Jamestown took in $4.2 million and spent $2.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)36%County and local tax money28%Village taxes25%Fines and other9.4%State tax money0.7%

What stands out

28%

of Jamestown's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Village taxes25%

Property tax
16%$661 thousand
Business income tax
9.5%$396 thousand
Other taxes
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services36%

Fees for services
36%$1.5 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; sewer and 2 more
  • Other service charges$798 thousand
  • Sewer$388 thousand
  • Water$297 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$33 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money0.7%

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

From the state
0.7%$29 thousand

County and local tax money28%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
28%$1.2 million

Fines and other9.4%

Interest, rents and other
9.4%$392 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails40%Water, sewer, trash and utilities26%Running the government and other costs14%Roads, transit and parking14%Interest on debt4.9%All other spending1.0%

What stands out

40%

of Jamestown's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
40%$1.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$1.1 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
26%$708 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$487 thousand
  • Water supply$221 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$391 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$363 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$28 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$374 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$374 thousand
Interest on debt
4.9%$132 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.0%$27 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$19 thousand
  • Sent to the state government$8 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Jamestown. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Village 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.