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Forest River's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Forest River took in $91 thousand and spent $89 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services46%City taxes23%State tax money22%Fines and other8.8%

What stands out

22%

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

City taxes23%

Property tax
21%$19 thousand
Other taxes
2.2%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage licenses
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services46%

Fees for services
46%$42 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$42 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$20 thousand

Fines and other8.8%

Interest, rents and other
8.8%$8 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities47%Running the government and other costs29%Health and hospitals12%Police, fire, courts and jails5.6%Roads, transit and parking5.6%

What stands out

12%

of Forest River's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
47%$42 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$28 thousand
  • Sewer systems$14 thousand
Running the government and other costs
29%$26 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$15 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$7 thousand
  • Government buildings$3 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1 thousand
Health and hospitals
12%$11 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$11 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.6%$5 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$3 thousand
  • Fire protection$2 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.6%$5 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Forest River. 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 Forest River 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.