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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Jonestown took in $5.2 million and spent $3.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes67%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)23%Fines and other9.9%County and local tax money0.2%State tax money0.2%

What stands out

57%

of Jonestown's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

City taxes67%

Property tax
57%$3.0 million
Other taxes
5.6%$288 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$156 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$129 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
4.4%$229 thousand

Fees for services23%

Fees for services
23%$1.2 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; sewer and 1 more
  • Other service charges$658 thousand
  • Sewer$303 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$227 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money0.2%

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

From the state
0.2%$8 thousand

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$9 thousand

Fines and other9.9%

Interest, rents and other
6.9%$358 thousand
Fines
3.0%$153 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs44%Police, fire, courts and jails31%Parks, recreation and libraries13%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.6%Interest on debt4.0%

What stands out

31%

of Jonestown'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%

Running the government and other costs
44%$1.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$684 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$644 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$116 thousand
  • Government buildings$93 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
31%$1.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$990 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$93 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
13%$445 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$334 thousand
  • Libraries$111 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.6%$265 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$265 thousand
Interest on debt
4.0%$137 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Jonestown. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Jonestown 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.