Town government · Oklahoma County, OK

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Forest Park took in $989 thousand and spent $1.0 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 taxes47%Fines and other31%Fees for services (garbage collection)18%State tax money3.1%County and local tax money0.4%

What stands out

36%

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

Town taxes47%

Sales tax
36%$354 thousand
Other taxes
12%$114 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and occupation and business licenses
  • Public utility taxes$100 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services18%

Fees for services
18%$181 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection
  • Garbage collection$181 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money3.1%

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

From the state
3.1%$31 thousand

County and local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.4%$4 thousand

Fines and other31%

Fines
29%$287 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.8%$18 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails54%Running the government and other costs38%Roads, transit and parking7.8%

What stands out

54%

of Forest Park'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
54%$564 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$499 thousand
  • Fire protection$65 thousand
Running the government and other costs
38%$395 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$395 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.8%$81 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$81 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Forest Park. 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 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.