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Bayou La Batre's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Bayou La Batre took in $11.6 million and spent $8.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes52%Fees for services (sewer, water)21%State tax money14%Fines and other13%

What stands out

44%

of Bayou La Batre's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

City taxes52%

Property tax
44%$5.1 million
Other taxes
8.0%$933 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$933 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services21%

Fees for services
21%$2.4 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 2 more
  • Sewer$2.0 million
  • Other service charges$198 thousand
  • Water$127 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$61 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$1.6 million

Fines and other13%

Interest, rents and other
8.0%$930 thousand
Fines
5.0%$577 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities33%Police, fire, courts and jails30%Roads, transit and parking12%Running the government and other costs12%Parks, recreation and libraries7.3%Social services4.7%

What stands out

30%

of Bayou La Batre'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
33%$2.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$2.5 million
  • Water supply$94 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
30%$2.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$2.4 million
Roads, transit and parking
12%$993 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$993 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$991 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and other and not broken out
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$932 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$59 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.3%$588 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$588 thousand
Social services
4.7%$376 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$376 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Bayou La Batre. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of City of Bayou La Batre 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.