City government · Fentress County, TN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Jamestown took in $7.1 million and spent $4.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (gas, water)44%County and local tax money36%City taxes9.5%State tax money5.6%Federal tax money5.0%Fines and other0.4%

What stands out

36%

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.

City taxes9.5%

Property tax
7.0%$499 thousand
Other taxes
2.5%$180 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage taxes; alcoholic beverage licenses and 1 more
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$178 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services44%

Fees for services
44%$3.1 million
What's in fees for servicesGas; water and 3 more
  • Gas$2.2 million
  • Water$476 thousand
  • Sewer$359 thousand
  • Airport$66 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$28 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.0%

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

From the federal government
5.0%$357 thousand

State tax money5.6%

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

From the state
5.6%$399 thousand

County and local tax money36%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
36%$2.5 million

Fines and other0.4%

Interest, rents and other
0.4%$31 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities49%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Parks, recreation and libraries16%Roads, transit and parking7.6%Running the government and other costs7.1%All other spending2.7%

What stands out

16%

of Jamestown's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
49%$2.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; gas supply and 1 more
  • Water supply$982 thousand
  • Gas supply$741 thousand
  • Sewer systems$523 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$834 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$773 thousand
  • Fire protection$51 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$10 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
16%$734 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$734 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.6%$351 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$351 thousand
Running the government and other costs
7.1%$329 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$182 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$147 thousand
Interest on debt
2.7%$123 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$101 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$22 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals
  • Hospitals$2 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 June 30, 2024.

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.