Borough government · Mercer County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Jamestown took in $888 thousand and spent $683 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)50%Borough taxes21%Fines and other21%Federal tax money3.4%State tax money2.9%County and local tax money2.3%

What stands out

20%

of Jamestown's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 3%.

Borough taxes21%

Property tax
12%$103 thousand
Individual income tax
6.0%$53 thousand
Other taxes
3.3%$29 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$11 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$10 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services50%

Fees for services
50%$443 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more
  • Sewer$197 thousand
  • Water$164 thousand
  • Other service charges$82 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.4%

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

From the federal government
3.4%$30 thousand

State tax money2.9%

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

From the state
2.9%$26 thousand

County and local tax money2.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.3%$20 thousand

Fines and other21%

Interest, rents and other
20%$178 thousand
Fines
0.7%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities37%Police, fire, courts and jails29%Running the government and other costs24%Roads, transit and parking8.6%Interest on debt1.0%All other spending1.2%

What stands out

29%

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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
37%$250 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$130 thousand
  • Water supply$120 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
29%$198 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$188 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$6 thousand
  • Fire protection$4 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$161 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$113 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$18 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$15 thousand
  • Government buildings$15 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.6%$59 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$59 thousand
Interest on debt
1.0%$7 thousand
Housing and community development
0.7%$5 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$3 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Jamestown. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Borough 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.