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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Jamaica took in $1.7 million and spent $818 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes79%State tax money17%Fines and other1.7%Fees for services (parks, land and natural resources, road charges)1.6%

What stands out

79%

of Jamaica's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 52%.

Town taxes79%

Property tax
79%$1.4 million
Other taxes
0.2%$3 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.6%

Fees for services
1.6%$28 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks, land and natural resources and 2 more
  • Other service charges$20 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$4 thousand
  • Road charges$3 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$293 thousand

Fines and other1.7%

Interest, rents and other
1.7%$29 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking64%Running the government and other costs26%Police, fire, courts and jails6.4%Interest on debt2.7%Environment and natural resources0.2%All other spending0.4%

What stands out

64%

of Jamaica's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 53%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
64%$527 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$527 thousand
Running the government and other costs
26%$212 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; government buildings and 3 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$184 thousand
  • Government buildings$9 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$7 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$6 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$6 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.4%$52 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$46 thousand
  • Police$5 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Interest on debt
2.7%$22 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$2 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$2 thousand
Social services
0.2%$2 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.1%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Jamaica. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. 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 Town of Jamaica 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.