Town government · Grant County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Jamestown took in $968 thousand and spent $730 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes51%State tax money29%Federal tax money11%Fines and other5.8%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)2.0%County and local tax money0.8%

What stands out

11%

of Jamestown's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes51%

Property tax
50%$480 thousand
Other taxes
1.5%$15 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; other licenses and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$6 thousand
  • Other licenses$6 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.0%

Fees for services
2.0%$19 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Other service charges$10 thousand
  • Garbage collection$5 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money11%

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

From the federal government
11%$111 thousand

State tax money29%

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

From the state
29%$279 thousand

County and local tax money0.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.8%$8 thousand

Fines and other5.8%

Interest, rents and other
5.8%$56 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking61%Running the government and other costs26%Police, fire, courts and jails5.1%Health and hospitals4.8%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.6%Parks, recreation and libraries1.0%

What stands out

4.8%

of Jamestown's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
61%$446 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$446 thousand
Running the government and other costs
26%$193 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$103 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$52 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$31 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$4 thousand
  • Government buildings$3 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.1%$37 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$32 thousand
  • Police$5 thousand
Health and hospitals
4.8%$35 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$35 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.6%$12 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$10 thousand
  • Sewer systems$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.0%$7 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town 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 Town 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.