Town government · St Mary Parish, LA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Baldwin took in $1.4 million and spent $1.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)62%State tax money29%Fines and other6.8%Town taxes2.0%

What stands out

29%

of Baldwin's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

Town taxes2.0%

Property tax
2.0%$28 thousand

Fees for services62%

Fees for services
62%$882 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$397 thousand
  • Sewer$204 thousand
  • Gas$148 thousand
  • Garbage collection$68 thousand
  • Other service charges$65 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money29%

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

From the state
29%$410 thousand

Fines and other6.8%

Fines
6.8%$96 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities69%Running the government and other costs25%Police, fire, courts and jails5.6%Interest on debt0.2%

What stands out

69%

of Baldwin's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
69%$851 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; gas supply and 1 more
  • Water supply$475 thousand
  • Gas supply$193 thousand
  • Sewer systems$183 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$312 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out
  • Other and not broken out$312 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.6%$69 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$69 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Baldwin. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Baldwin 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.