Town government · Caddo Parish, LA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Blanchard took in $8.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes from

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)77%Town taxes16%Fines and other5.7%State tax money0.9%

What stands out

77%

of Blanchard's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

Town taxes16%

Sales tax
9.7%$785 thousand
Other taxes
4.4%$355 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$225 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$130 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
2.3%$183 thousand

Fees for services77%

Fees for services
77%$6.3 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$5.6 million
  • Sewer$384 thousand
  • Other service charges$313 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money0.9%

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

From the state
0.9%$77 thousand

Fines and other5.7%

Fines
4.1%$336 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.5%$123 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Blanchard. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of Town of Blanchard 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.