Village government · Macon County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), Forsyth took in $7.9 million and spent $6.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended April 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money73%Village taxes16%Fees for services (water, sewer)11%Fines and other0.6%

What stands out

73%

of Forsyth's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

Village taxes16%

Property tax
9.5%$752 thousand
Other taxes
6.5%$520 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$358 thousand
  • Other licenses$162 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$849 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$503 thousand
  • Sewer$302 thousand
  • Other service charges$44 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money73%

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

From the state
73%$5.8 million

Fines and other0.6%

Interest, rents and other
0.6%$49 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs38%Roads, transit and parking15%Water, sewer, trash and utilities14%Parks, recreation and libraries13%Sent to other local governments13%All other spending7.3%

What stands out

13%

of Forsyth's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
38%$2.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$773 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$90 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$1.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.0 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
14%$933 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$618 thousand
  • Sewer systems$315 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
13%$894 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$513 thousand
  • Libraries$381 thousand
Sent to other local governments
13%$861 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$861 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.8%$461 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$461 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$37 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Forsyth. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended April 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Village 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.