Village government · Hardin County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Forest took in $1.8 million and spent $4.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)49%Village taxes48%County and local tax money1.9%State tax money0.7%Fines and other0.4%

What stands out

44%

of Forest's money comes from a personal income tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Village taxes48%

Individual income tax
44%$806 thousand
Property tax
2.6%$48 thousand
Business income tax
0.8%$14 thousand
Other taxes
0.2%$3 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage licenses
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services49%

Fees for services
49%$899 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$499 thousand
  • Water$235 thousand
  • Garbage collection$159 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money0.7%

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

From the state
0.7%$13 thousand

County and local tax money1.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.9%$34 thousand

Fines and other0.4%

Interest, rents and other
0.3%$5 thousand
Fines
0.2%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails53%Parks, recreation and libraries18%Water, sewer, trash and utilities13%Running the government and other costs12%Roads, transit and parking2.6%Interest on debt1.6%

What stands out

53%

of Forest's 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
53%$2.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$2.5 million
  • Police$26 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
18%$865 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$865 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
13%$607 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$260 thousand
  • Sewer systems$197 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$150 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$547 thousand
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$413 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$109 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$25 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.6%$122 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$122 thousand
Interest on debt
1.6%$76 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Forest. 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 Village of Forest 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.