Town government · Prince Georges County, MD

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Forest Heights took in $5.0 million and spent $3.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes34%Federal tax money25%Fines and other24%State tax money8.8%County and local tax money4.7%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)3.8%

What stands out

25%

of Forest Heights' money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes34%

Property tax
26%$1.3 million
Individual income tax
5.4%$274 thousand
Other taxes
1.7%$87 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility licenses; other licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility licenses$52 thousand
  • Other licenses$31 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.8%

Fees for services
3.8%$191 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and parks and recreation
  • Garbage collection$189 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money25%

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

From the federal government
25%$1.3 million

State tax money8.8%

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

From the state
8.8%$443 thousand

County and local tax money4.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.7%$236 thousand

Fines and other24%

Fines
23%$1.2 million
Interest, rents and other
0.9%$44 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking40%Police, fire, courts and jails32%Running the government and other costs22%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.9%Parks, recreation and libraries0.4%Interest on debt0.4%

What stands out

40%

of Forest Heights' spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
40%$1.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.6 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
32%$1.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Police$937 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$241 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$77 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$857 thousand
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$507 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$162 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$100 thousand
  • Government buildings$88 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.9%$234 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and gas supply
  • Garbage and solid waste$193 thousand
  • Gas supply$41 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$17 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$17 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$15 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Forest Heights. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 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 Town of Forest Heights 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.