Parish government · Allen Parish, LA

Allen Parish's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Allen Parish took in $110 million and spent $49.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills, water)40%Fines and other38%Parish taxes12%State tax money7.9%Local tax money0.8%Federal tax money0.5%

What stands out

38%

of Allen Parish's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 4.1%.

Parish taxes12%

Property tax
9.1%$9.9 million
Sales tax
3.0%$3.3 million
Other taxes
0.4%$387 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other licenses$261 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$126 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services40%

Fees for services
40%$44.4 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; other service charges and 2 more
  • Hospital bills$39.7 million
  • Other service charges$2.4 million
  • Water$2.2 million
  • Parks and recreation$38 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.5%

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

From the federal government
0.5%$523 thousand

State tax money7.9%

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

From the state
7.9%$8.6 million

Local tax money0.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.8%$835 thousand

Fines and other38%

Interest, rents and other
38%$41.4 million
Fines
0.2%$257 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals61%Water, sewer, trash and utilities12%Roads, transit and parking9.4%Running the government and other costs7.6%Police, fire, courts and jails6.5%All other spending3.9%

What stands out

61%

of Allen Parish's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 4.8%.

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
61%$30.5 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$29.7 million
  • Public health$725 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
12%$5.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and water supply
  • Garbage and solid waste$3.5 million
  • Water supply$2.3 million
Roads, transit and parking
9.4%$4.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.7 million
Running the government and other costs
7.6%$3.8 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$2.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$996 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$129 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.5%$3.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; fire protection and 1 more
  • Courts and legal services$1.6 million
  • Fire protection$1.1 million
  • Police$515 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.9%$961 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$630 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$331 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.3%$648 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$361 thousand
  • Sent to the state government$287 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$256 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$176 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$80 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$85 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$85 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

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