Parish government · Bienville Parish, LA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Bienville Parish took in $20.9 million and spent $18.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Parish taxes60%State tax money16%Local tax money8.8%Federal tax money6.8%Fees for services (parks and recreation)5.0%Fines and other3.8%

What stands out

17%

of Bienville Parish's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 1.6%.

Parish taxes60%

Property tax
42%$8.9 million
Sales tax
17%$3.6 million
Other taxes
0.4%$89 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Other licenses$57 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$32 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.0%

Fees for services
5.0%$1.0 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks and recreation
  • Other service charges$671 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$378 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.8%

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

From the federal government
6.8%$1.4 million

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$3.3 million

Local tax money8.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
8.8%$1.8 million

Fines and other3.8%

Interest, rents and other
3.7%$765 thousand
Fines
0.1%$29 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking40%Police, fire, courts and jails28%Running the government and other costs15%Parks, recreation and libraries12%Housing and community development1.8%All other spending2.6%

What stands out

12%

of Bienville Parish's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 1%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
40%$7.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$7.4 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$5.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$2.9 million
  • Police$1.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$931 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$2.8 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$1.3 million
  • Other and not broken out$979 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$468 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
12%$2.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$1.5 million
  • Parks and recreation$763 thousand
Housing and community development
1.8%$340 thousand
Interest on debt
1.3%$234 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.0%$193 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$193 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$34 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$34 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$12 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$12 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Bienville Parish. 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 Bienville 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.