City government · Douglas County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Forada took in $602 thousand and spent $425 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, road charges)49%City taxes25%Fines and other20%State tax money3.3%Federal tax money2.2%

What stands out

20%

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

City taxes25%

Property tax
25%$151 thousand
Other taxes
0.3%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services49%

Fees for services
49%$297 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 1 more
  • Sewer$169 thousand
  • Other service charges$126 thousand
  • Road charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.2%

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

From the federal government
2.2%$13 thousand

State tax money3.3%

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

From the state
3.3%$20 thousand

Fines and other20%

Interest, rents and other
20%$119 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities39%Police, fire, courts and jails31%Running the government and other costs13%Roads, transit and parking7.8%Interest on debt7.3%Health and hospitals2.4%

What stands out

31%

of Forada's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
39%$165 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$165 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
31%$132 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$132 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$54 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$27 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$20 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$7 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.8%$33 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$33 thousand
Interest on debt
7.3%$31 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.4%$10 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Forada. 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 Forada 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.