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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Fordville took in $147 thousand and spent $107 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money36%City taxes31%Fees for services (garbage collection, sewer)31%Fines and other1.4%

What stands out

36%

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

City taxes31%

Property tax
27%$39 thousand
Other taxes
4.8%$7 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage licenses
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services31%

Fees for services
31%$46 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; sewer and 2 more
  • Garbage collection$31 thousand
  • Sewer$12 thousand
  • Other service charges$2 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money36%

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

From the state
36%$53 thousand

Fines and other1.4%

Interest, rents and other
1.4%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities36%Roads, transit and parking32%Running the government and other costs27%Police, fire, courts and jails4.7%Parks, recreation and libraries0.9%

What stands out

32%

of Fordville's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
36%$38 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$34 thousand
  • Sewer systems$4 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
32%$34 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$34 thousand
Running the government and other costs
27%$29 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; government buildings and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$10 thousand
  • Government buildings$8 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$8 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.7%$5 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$5 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.9%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Fordville. 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 Fordville 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.