Village government · Montgomery County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Roman Forest took in $1.9 million and spent $1.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Village taxes53%Fines and other44%State tax money2.2%Fees for services (parks and recreation)0.8%

What stands out

44%

of Roman Forest's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 3%.

Village taxes53%

Property tax
53%$1.0 million

Fees for services0.8%

Fees for services
0.8%$15 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money2.2%

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

From the state
2.2%$42 thousand

Fines and other44%

Interest, rents and other
44%$842 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs49%Police, fire, courts and jails41%Interest on debt7.0%Parks, recreation and libraries3.1%

What stands out

41%

of Roman 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%

Running the government and other costs
49%$828 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$699 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$105 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$24 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
41%$696 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$607 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$89 thousand
Interest on debt
7.0%$118 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.1%$53 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$53 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Roman Forest. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Village of Roman 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.