City government · Sargent County, ND

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Forman took in $1.1 million and spent $622 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, garbage collection)37%Fines and other31%City taxes19%State tax money14%

What stands out

31%

of Forman'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 taxes19%

Property tax
12%$127 thousand
Sales tax
6.8%$73 thousand
Other taxes
0.5%$5 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services37%

Fees for services
37%$394 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Water$198 thousand
  • Garbage collection$95 thousand
  • Housing$70 thousand
  • Sewer$30 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$148 thousand

Fines and other31%

Interest, rents and other
31%$329 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs31%Water, sewer, trash and utilities27%Interest on debt26%Roads, transit and parking10%Parks, recreation and libraries2.9%All other spending3.4%

What stands out

26%

of Forman's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 1.1%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
31%$191 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$96 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$64 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$27 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$4 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
27%$166 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; water supply and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$76 thousand
  • Water supply$62 thousand
  • Sewer systems$28 thousand
Interest on debt
26%$161 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$119 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$42 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
10%$65 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$65 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.9%$18 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$18 thousand
Housing and community development
1.9%$12 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.4%$9 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$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Forman. 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 Forman 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.