City government · Hamilton County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Forest Park took in $26.4 million and spent $22.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

See every government that serves your ZIP

Where it comes from

City taxes66%State tax money11%County and local tax money9.1%Fees for services (garbage collection, sewer)8.8%Fines and other5.8%

What stands out

41%

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

City taxes66%

Individual income tax
41%$10.8 million
Property tax
25%$6.5 million

Fees for services8.8%

Fees for services
8.8%$2.3 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; sewer and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$1.0 million
  • Sewer$693 thousand
  • Other service charges$624 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$2.8 million

County and local tax money9.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
9.1%$2.4 million

Fines and other5.8%

Interest, rents and other
3.2%$857 thousand
Fines
2.6%$676 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails53%Running the government and other costs26%Roads, transit and parking11%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.6%Parks, recreation and libraries1.8%All other spending1.0%

What stands out

53%

of Forest 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
53%$11.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$6.1 million
  • Fire protection$5.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$14 thousand
Running the government and other costs
26%$5.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Government buildings$1.9 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$951 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$2.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.4 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.6%$1.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.2 million
  • Sewer systems$505 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.8%$401 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$401 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$179 thousand
Housing and community development
0.1%$29 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$8 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Forest Park. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. 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 Forest 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.