City government · Richland County, SC

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Forest Acres took in $11.9 million and spent $8.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes69%State tax money24%Fines and other3.5%County and local tax money3.2%

What stands out

40%

of Forest Acres' money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 6.1%.

City taxes69%

Other taxes
40%$4.7 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; other selective sales taxes and 3 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$2.5 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.1 million
  • Public utility licenses$904 thousand
  • Other licenses$186 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
16%$1.9 million
Property tax
13%$1.6 million

Fees for services<0.1%

Fees for services
<0.1%$5 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money24%

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

From the state
24%$2.8 million

County and local tax money3.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.2%$376 thousand

Fines and other3.5%

Interest, rents and other
1.9%$229 thousand
Fines
1.6%$186 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails47%Running the government and other costs29%Water, sewer, trash and utilities20%Parks, recreation and libraries3.2%

What stands out

47%

of Forest Acres' spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
47%$4.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$3.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$290 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$288 thousand
Running the government and other costs
29%$2.6 million
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$1.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$643 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$314 thousand
  • Government buildings$109 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
20%$1.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.8 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.2%$284 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$284 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Forest Acres. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Forest Acres 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.