City government · Vermilion Parish, LA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Abbeville took in $27.2 million and spent $28.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)64%City taxes27%Fines and other3.9%Federal tax money2.4%State tax money2.1%County and local tax money1.1%

What stands out

22%

of Abbeville's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

City taxes27%

Sales tax
22%$6.1 million
Other taxes
2.6%$700 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; other licenses and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$605 thousand
  • Other licenses$78 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
1.8%$480 thousand

Fees for services64%

Fees for services
64%$17.4 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 1 more
  • Electric power$12.9 million
  • Sewer$2.4 million
  • Water$2.1 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.4%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
2.4%$665 thousand

State tax money2.1%

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

From the state
2.1%$561 thousand

County and local tax money1.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.1%$304 thousand

Fines and other3.9%

Interest, rents and other
3.0%$819 thousand
Fines
0.9%$244 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities42%Running the government and other costs25%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Social services9.4%Roads, transit and parking4.5%All other spending2.6%

What stands out

9.4%

of Abbeville's spending goes to social services.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
42%$12.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$8.1 million
  • Water supply$1.6 million
  • Sewer systems$1.6 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$784 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$7.2 million
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$5.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$157 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$4.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$2.2 million
  • Police$2.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$258 thousand
Social services
9.4%$2.7 million
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions
  • Welfare institutions$2.7 million
Roads, transit and parking
4.5%$1.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$1.1 million
  • Airports$242 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.6%$472 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$472 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$164 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.3%$99 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$99 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Abbeville. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of City of Abbeville 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.