Borough government · Sullivan County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Forksville took in $36 thousand and spent $24 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes56%State tax money42%Fees for services2.8%

What stands out

28%

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

Borough taxes56%

Individual income tax
28%$10 thousand
Property tax
25%$9 thousand
Other taxes
2.8%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.8%

Fees for services
2.8%$1 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money42%

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

From the state
42%$15 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs46%Roads, transit and parking25%Parks, recreation and libraries21%Health and hospitals4.2%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.2%

What stands out

21%

of Forksville's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
46%$11 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$7 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$4 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
25%$6 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$6 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
21%$5 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand
Health and hospitals
4.2%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.2%$1 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Forksville. 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 Forksville 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.