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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), Park Ridge took in $74.9 million and spent $66.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended April 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes52%State tax money23%Fees for services (water, sewer)22%Fines and other1.8%Federal tax money0.6%

What stands out

23%

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

City taxes52%

Property tax
35%$26.4 million
Other taxes
17%$12.8 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$4.5 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$4.4 million
  • Public utility taxes$4.0 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services22%

Fees for services
22%$16.6 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$12.2 million
  • Sewer$2.1 million
  • Other service charges$1.9 million
  • Parking$427 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.6%

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

From the federal government
0.6%$464 thousand

State tax money23%

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

From the state
23%$17.2 million

Fines and other1.8%

Interest, rents and other
1.1%$805 thousand
Fines
0.8%$579 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails30%Running the government and other costs22%Water, sewer, trash and utilities19%Roads, transit and parking13%Sent to other local governments7.4%All other spending9.0%

What stands out

7.4%

of Park Ridge's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
30%$19.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$10.3 million
  • Fire protection$9.3 million
Running the government and other costs
22%$14.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$6.8 million
  • Other and not broken out$5.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.2 million
  • Government buildings$658 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
19%$12.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$7.7 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$3.3 million
  • Sewer systems$1.4 million
Roads, transit and parking
13%$8.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$8.1 million
  • Parking$310 thousand
Sent to other local governments
7.4%$4.9 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$4.9 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.4%$4.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$4.6 million
  • Parks and recreation$266 thousand
Interest on debt
1.5%$1.0 million
Housing and community development
<0.1%$18 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Park Ridge. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended April 30, 2022. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

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