Town government · Rapides Parish, LA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Ball took in $5.1 million and spent $3.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes43%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)29%State tax money16%Fines and other8.6%County and local tax money2.5%

What stands out

33%

of Ball's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes43%

Sales tax
33%$1.7 million
Other taxes
7.8%$396 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$396 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
2.0%$103 thousand

Fees for services29%

Fees for services
29%$1.5 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Sewer$912 thousand
  • Garbage collection$578 thousand
  • Other service charges$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$836 thousand

County and local tax money2.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.5%$125 thousand

Fines and other8.6%

Fines
8.4%$428 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.2%$10 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails36%Water, sewer, trash and utilities29%Roads, transit and parking21%Running the government and other costs14%

What stands out

36%

of Ball's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
36%$1.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$857 thousand
  • Fire protection$385 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$105 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
29%$1.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$695 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$384 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
21%$777 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$777 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$516 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$516 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Ball. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Ball 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.