Parish government · Avoyelles Parish, LA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Avoyelles Parish took in $62.9 million and spent $45.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fines and other52%Fees for services (hospital bills, garbage collection)40%Parish taxes3.8%State tax money1.9%Local tax money1.6%Federal tax money0.5%

What stands out

45%

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

Parish taxes3.8%

Property tax
2.2%$1.4 million
Sales tax
1.1%$704 thousand
Other taxes
0.5%$317 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 2 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$290 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$15 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$6 thousand
  • Other licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services40%

Fees for services
40%$25.1 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; other service charges and 3 more
  • Hospital bills$11.3 million
  • Other service charges$10.3 million
  • Garbage collection$2.3 million
  • Water$1.0 million
  • Transit fares$204 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%$293 thousand

State tax money1.9%

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

From the state
1.9%$1.2 million

Local tax money1.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.6%$988 thousand

Fines and other52%

Interest, rents and other
45%$28.4 million
Fines
7.2%$4.5 million

Where it goes

Health and hospitals55%Police, fire, courts and jails30%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.6%Running the government and other costs4.4%Roads, transit and parking2.2%All other spending1.1%

What stands out

55%

of Avoyelles 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
55%$24.6 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals
  • Hospitals$24.6 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
30%$13.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$12.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$716 thousand
  • Fire protection$89 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.6%$3.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and water supply
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.7 million
  • Water supply$753 thousand
Running the government and other costs
4.4%$2.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.8 million
  • Other and not broken out$141 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$108 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.2%$1.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.0 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.8%$359 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$359 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$128 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$82 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$46 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Avoyelles 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 Avoyelles 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.