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Oak Park Heights's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Oak Park Heights took in $9.0 million and spent $8.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes65%Fees for services (water, sewer)29%Fines and other2.9%State tax money2.4%County and local tax money0.6%Federal tax money0.4%

What stands out

63%

of Oak Park Heights' money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

City taxes65%

Property tax
63%$5.7 million
Other taxes
1.8%$158 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Other licenses$156 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services29%

Fees for services
29%$2.6 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 4 more
  • Water$1.1 million
  • Sewer$1.0 million
  • Other service charges$216 thousand
  • Road charges$133 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$58 thousand
  • Garbage collection$18 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.4%

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

From the federal government
0.4%$39 thousand

State tax money2.4%

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

From the state
2.4%$216 thousand

County and local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.6%$56 thousand

Fines and other2.9%

Interest, rents and other
2.4%$217 thousand
Fines
0.5%$46 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails28%Running the government and other costs24%Roads, transit and parking22%Water, sewer, trash and utilities22%Parks, recreation and libraries1.9%All other spending2.1%

What stands out

28%

of Oak Park Heights' spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$2.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$2.0 million
  • Fire protection$368 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$2.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$529 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$95 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
22%$1.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.9 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
22%$1.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$913 thousand
  • Water supply$689 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$242 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.9%$163 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$163 thousand
Interest on debt
1.4%$122 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.7%$58 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$58 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Oak Park Heights. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

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