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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Forest Park took in $54.2 million and spent $56.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes42%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)26%County and local tax money24%Fines and other4.0%Federal tax money2.9%State tax money1.3%

What stands out

24%

of Forest Park's money comes from county and other local tax money.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 0.8%.

City taxes42%

Property tax
30%$16.2 million
Other taxes
12%$6.5 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; insurance premium taxes and 5 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.9 million
  • Insurance premium taxes$1.7 million
  • Public utility taxes$1.7 million
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$574 thousand
  • Other licenses$397 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$217 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$69 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services26%

Fees for services
26%$14.3 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Other service charges$8.4 million
  • Garbage collection$5.6 million
  • Parks and recreation$246 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.9%

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

From the federal government
2.9%$1.6 million

State tax money1.3%

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

From the state
1.3%$685 thousand

County and local tax money24%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
24%$12.8 million

Fines and other4.0%

Fines
3.3%$1.8 million
Interest, rents and other
0.7%$406 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails35%Running the government and other costs33%Water, sewer, trash and utilities11%Roads, transit and parking8.2%Parks, recreation and libraries4.6%All other spending9.0%

What stands out

33%

of Forest Park's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 18%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
35%$19.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$11.0 million
  • Fire protection$8.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$95 thousand
Running the government and other costs
33%$18.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$7.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$6.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$4.7 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
11%$6.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$6.0 million
Roads, transit and parking
8.2%$4.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.6 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.6%$2.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2.6 million
Health and hospitals
4.3%$2.4 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.4 million
Interest on debt
4.2%$2.3 million
Social services
0.6%$319 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$319 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Forest Park. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

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