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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Brook Park took in $32.7 million and spent $24.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes82%County and local tax money7.3%Fines and other4.5%Fees for services (parking, parks and recreation)4.3%State tax money1.1%Federal tax money0.7%

What stands out

60%

of Brook Park's money comes from a personal income tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

City taxes82%

Individual income tax
60%$19.7 million
Business income tax
9.5%$3.1 million
Property tax
7.3%$2.4 million
Other taxes
5.2%$1.7 million
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes; other licenses and 4 more
  • Motor fuel taxes$1.1 million
  • Other licenses$302 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$249 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$86 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$26 thousand
  • Tobacco taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.3%

Fees for services
4.3%$1.4 million
What's in fees for servicesParking and parks and recreation
  • Parking$961 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$444 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.7%

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

From the federal government
0.7%$228 thousand

State tax money1.1%

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

From the state
1.1%$360 thousand

County and local tax money7.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
7.3%$2.4 million

Fines and other4.5%

Interest, rents and other
3.0%$983 thousand
Fines
1.5%$493 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails45%Running the government and other costs36%Water, sewer, trash and utilities11%Parks, recreation and libraries6.9%Interest on debt0.9%Health and hospitals0.4%

What stands out

45%

of Brook Park'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%$11.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$5.7 million
  • Fire protection$5.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$221 thousand
Running the government and other costs
36%$8.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$7.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$522 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$463 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
11%$2.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.5 million
  • Sewer systems$1.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.9%$1.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.7 million
Interest on debt
0.9%$209 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$110 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$110 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Brook Park. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of City of Brook 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.