Town government · Evangeline Parish, LA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Basile took in $1.8 million and spent $1.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, gas)49%Town taxes29%Federal tax money18%Fines and other3.7%State tax money0.8%

What stands out

18%

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

Town taxes29%

Sales tax
14%$254 thousand
Property tax
12%$218 thousand
Other taxes
3.3%$60 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$55 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$4 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services49%

Fees for services
49%$901 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; gas and 3 more
  • Water$411 thousand
  • Gas$281 thousand
  • Sewer$191 thousand
  • Other service charges$17 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money18%

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

From the federal government
18%$330 thousand

State tax money0.8%

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

From the state
0.8%$14 thousand

Fines and other3.7%

Fines
3.6%$67 thousand
Interest, rents and other
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs35%Water, sewer, trash and utilities34%Police, fire, courts and jails28%Interest on debt2.7%Parks, recreation and libraries0.5%

What stands out

28%

of Basile'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%

Running the government and other costs
35%$482 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$333 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$149 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
34%$469 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$214 thousand
  • Water supply$166 thousand
  • Gas supply$89 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$382 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$370 thousand
  • Fire protection$6 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$6 thousand
Interest on debt
2.7%$37 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$24 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$13 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$7 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Basile. 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 Basile 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.