Village government · Mason County, IL

Forest City's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), Forest City took in $259 thousand and spent $211 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fines and other40%State tax money27%Fees for services (water, parks and recreation)17%Village taxes16%

What stands out

36%

of Forest City's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 3%.

Village taxes16%

Property tax
10%$27 thousand
Other taxes
5.8%$15 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$14 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services17%

Fees for services
17%$43 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater and parks and recreation
  • Water$42 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money27%

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

From the state
27%$71 thousand

Fines and other40%

Interest, rents and other
36%$92 thousand
Fines
4.2%$11 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs37%Police, fire, courts and jails26%Parks, recreation and libraries16%Water, sewer, trash and utilities16%Roads, transit and parking3.8%Interest on debt1.4%

What stands out

16%

of Forest City'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%

Running the government and other costs
37%$78 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$62 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$14 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$54 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$54 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
16%$34 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$34 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
16%$34 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$34 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.8%$8 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$8 thousand
Interest on debt
1.4%$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Forest City. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended April 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 Village of Forest City 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.