Village government · Cook County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), Forest Park took in $37.4 million and spent $33.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Village taxes38%Fees for services (water, parking)29%State tax money27%Fines and other2.7%County and local tax money2.5%Federal tax money0.8%

What stands out

27%

of Forest Park's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 7%.

Village taxes38%

Property tax
30%$11.3 million
Other taxes
7.6%$2.8 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$1.3 million
  • Other licenses$1.3 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$250 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services29%

Fees for services
29%$10.8 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 2 more
  • Water$7.5 million
  • Other service charges$2.9 million
  • Parking$370 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.8%

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

From the federal government
0.8%$297 thousand

State tax money27%

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

From the state
27%$10.2 million

County and local tax money2.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.5%$937 thousand

Fines and other2.7%

Fines
2.0%$745 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.7%$255 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs42%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Interest on debt13%Water, sewer, trash and utilities9.6%Parks, recreation and libraries7.9%Roads, transit and parking5.8%

What stands out

42%

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%

Running the government and other costs
42%$13.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$6.8 million
  • Government buildings$4.6 million
  • Other and not broken out$2.5 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$7.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$6.3 million
  • Fire protection$988 thousand
Interest on debt
13%$4.2 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
9.6%$3.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$3.2 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.9%$2.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$1.6 million
  • Parks and recreation$989 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.8%$1.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$1.6 million
  • Parking$300 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

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

What this covers. The money of Village 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.