Village government · Ogle County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), Forreston took in $2.0 million and spent $2.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)32%State tax money28%Fines and other25%Village taxes15%

What stands out

20%

of Forreston'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 taxes15%

Property tax
13%$272 thousand
Other taxes
1.2%$25 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$25 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services32%

Fees for services
32%$657 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer and water
  • Sewer$444 thousand
  • Water$213 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money28%

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

From the state
28%$575 thousand

Fines and other25%

Interest, rents and other
20%$412 thousand
Fines
4.6%$93 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities51%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Roads, transit and parking16%Running the government and other costs9.7%Parks, recreation and libraries3.4%Interest on debt1.8%

What stands out

51%

of Forreston'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
51%$1.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$812 thousand
  • Water supply$244 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$372 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$372 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$333 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$333 thousand
Running the government and other costs
9.7%$202 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Other and not broken out$111 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$91 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.4%$71 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$58 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$13 thousand
Interest on debt
1.8%$38 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Forreston. 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 Forreston 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.