Parish government · Assumption Parish, LA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Assumption Parish took in $41.9 million and spent $39.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Parish taxes35%Fines and other31%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)28%State tax money3.8%Local tax money1.7%Federal tax money0.2%

What stands out

26%

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

Parish taxes35%

Property tax
18%$7.6 million
Sales tax
14%$5.9 million
Other taxes
2.9%$1.2 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$612 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$440 thousand
  • Other licenses$165 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services28%

Fees for services
28%$11.7 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 4 more
  • Water$6.5 million
  • Other service charges$3.3 million
  • Garbage collection$1.8 million
  • Sewer$77 thousand
  • Housing$42 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.2%

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

From the federal government
0.2%$90 thousand

State tax money3.8%

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

From the state
3.8%$1.6 million

Local tax money1.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.7%$692 thousand

Fines and other31%

Interest, rents and other
26%$10.8 million
Fines
5.5%$2.3 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs31%Water, sewer, trash and utilities29%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Roads, transit and parking5.7%Parks, recreation and libraries3.3%All other spending5.8%

What stands out

29%

of Assumption Parish's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 0.8%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
31%$12.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$10.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$930 thousand
  • Government buildings$1 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
29%$11.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$9.3 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.1 million
  • Sewer systems$88 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$9.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 3 more
  • Police$4.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.8 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.7 million
  • Fire protection$835 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$276 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.7%$2.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.3 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.3%$1.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$900 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$432 thousand
Housing and community development
1.7%$692 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.5%$616 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$616 thousand
Social services
1.5%$578 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$578 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$365 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$358 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$7 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$75 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$75 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Assumption 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 Assumption 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.