Town government · Union Parish, LA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Bernice took in $1.3 million and spent $49 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)70%Town taxes28%Fines and other2.5%

What stands out

25%

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

Town taxes28%

Sales tax
25%$309 thousand
Property tax
2.1%$27 thousand
Other taxes
1.0%$13 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and alcoholic beverage licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$9 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services70%

Fees for services
70%$881 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$495 thousand
  • Sewer$280 thousand
  • Garbage collection$106 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Fines and other2.5%

Fines
2.5%$31 thousand

Where it goes

The Census record for this side looks incomplete, so these figures may be lower than the government's own totals.

Interest on debt100%

Spending by category100%

Interest on debt
100%$49 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Bernice. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Town of Bernice 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.