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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), Oak Forest took in $39.4 million and spent $39.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes50%Fees for services (water, sewer)24%State tax money22%Fines and other3.9%

What stands out

22%

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

City taxes50%

Property tax
34%$13.2 million
Other taxes
16%$6.4 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$4.1 million
  • Public utility taxes$1.7 million
  • Other licenses$604 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services24%

Fees for services
24%$9.6 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 2 more
  • Water$6.8 million
  • Other service charges$1.4 million
  • Sewer$1.3 million
  • Parking$36 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$16 thousand

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$8.6 million

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$13 thousand

Fines and other3.9%

Interest, rents and other
3.2%$1.3 million
Fines
0.7%$291 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails45%Running the government and other costs17%Water, sewer, trash and utilities16%Roads, transit and parking16%Interest on debt5.7%

What stands out

45%

of Oak Forest's 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
45%$17.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$11.5 million
  • Fire protection$6.3 million
Running the government and other costs
17%$6.9 million
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)$6.7 million
  • Other and not broken out$193 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
16%$6.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Electric power$5.3 million
  • Sewer systems$1.1 million
  • Water supply$27 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$6.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$6.2 million
  • Parking$1 thousand
Interest on debt
5.7%$2.3 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Oak Forest. 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 City of Oak Forest 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.