City government · Monroe County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Forsyth took in $22.0 million and spent $24.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)76%County and local tax money10%City taxes8.3%Fines and other3.2%State tax money1.7%

What stands out

76%

of Forsyth's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

City taxes8.3%

Other taxes
6.1%$1.3 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; insurance premium taxes and 5 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$551 thousand
  • Insurance premium taxes$329 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$231 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$101 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$56 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$50 thousand
  • Other licenses$26 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
2.2%$482 thousand

Fees for services76%

Fees for services
76%$16.8 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 3 more
  • Electric power$12.3 million
  • Sewer$2.5 million
  • Water$1.6 million
  • Garbage collection$303 thousand
  • Other service charges$38 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money1.7%

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

From the state
1.7%$377 thousand

County and local tax money10%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
10%$2.3 million

Fines and other3.2%

Fines
2.2%$476 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.1%$235 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities54%Running the government and other costs25%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Roads, transit and parking4.7%Interest on debt2.2%Parks, recreation and libraries1.1%

What stands out

54%

of Forsyth's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
54%$13.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 1 more
  • Electric power$8.7 million
  • Water supply$2.7 million
  • Sewer systems$1.6 million
Running the government and other costs
25%$6.0 million
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$4.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.3 million
  • Other government-run businesses$182 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$82 thousand
  • Government buildings$30 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$3.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$1.6 million
  • Fire protection$1.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$250 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.7%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.1 million
Interest on debt
2.2%$525 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt; interest on water supply debt and 1 more
  • Interest on general debt$397 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$102 thousand
  • Interest on electric power debt$26 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.1%$254 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$254 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Forsyth. 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 City of Forsyth 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.