Borough government · Susquehanna County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Forest City took in $1.5 million and spent $1.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes39%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)39%State tax money13%Federal tax money6.2%Fines and other3.4%County and local tax money0.3%

What stands out

10%

of Forest City's money comes from a personal income tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Borough taxes39%

Property tax
25%$376 thousand
Individual income tax
10%$148 thousand
Other taxes
3.6%$53 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$26 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$17 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services39%

Fees for services
39%$576 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Sewer$359 thousand
  • Garbage collection$152 thousand
  • Other service charges$36 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$17 thousand
  • Road charges$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.2%

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

From the federal government
6.2%$92 thousand

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$187 thousand

County and local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.3%$4 thousand

Fines and other3.4%

Interest, rents and other
3.0%$45 thousand
Fines
0.4%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs26%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Roads, transit and parking20%Water, sewer, trash and utilities12%Interest on debt11%All other spending5.5%

What stands out

11%

of Forest City'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
26%$347 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$171 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$100 thousand
  • Government buildings$47 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$29 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$328 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$278 thousand
  • Fire protection$43 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$5 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$2 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
20%$267 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$267 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
12%$162 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$150 thousand
  • Sewer systems$12 thousand
Interest on debt
11%$147 thousand
Housing and community development
2.2%$29 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.7%$22 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$22 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.7%$22 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$22 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Forest City. 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 Borough of Forest City 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.