City government · Dickey County, ND

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Forbes took in $62 thousand and spent $76 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes81%State tax money18%Fines and other1.6%

What stands out

66%

of Forbes' money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 2.5%.

City taxes81%

Other taxes
66%$41 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$41 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
15%$9 thousand

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$11 thousand

Fines and other1.6%

Interest, rents and other
1.6%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs92%Roads, transit and parking7.9%

What stands out

92%

of Forbes' spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
92%$70 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$60 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$6 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.9%$6 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Forbes. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. 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 City of Forbes 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.