Parish government · Bossier Parish, LA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Bossier Parish took in $280 million and spent $71.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fines and other68%Parish taxes22%Local tax money6.5%Fees for services (sewer)3.4%Federal tax money0.2%State tax money0.1%

What stands out

60%

of Bossier Parish's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 5.4%.

Parish taxes22%

Property tax
10%$29.0 million
Sales tax
9.4%$26.3 million
Other taxes
1.9%$5.4 million
What's in other taxesAmusement taxes; other licenses and 4 more
  • Amusement taxes$2.9 million
  • Other licenses$1.9 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$497 thousand
  • Pari-mutuel (betting) taxes$23 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$16 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.4%

Fees for services
3.4%$9.5 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and sewer
  • Other service charges$6.4 million
  • Sewer$3.1 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.2%

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

From the federal government
0.2%$584 thousand

State tax money0.1%

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

From the state
0.1%$308 thousand

Local tax money6.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
6.5%$18.2 million

Fines and other68%

Interest, rents and other
60%$168 million
Fines
8.2%$23.1 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails35%Running the government and other costs18%Roads, transit and parking16%Parks, recreation and libraries12%Health and hospitals12%All other spending7.7%

What stands out

12%

of Bossier Parish's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 1.4%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
35%$24.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Fire protection$9.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$6.5 million
  • Prisons and jails$5.4 million
  • Police$3.7 million
Running the government and other costs
18%$12.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; government buildings and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$6.0 million
  • Government buildings$3.8 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$970 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$11.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$11.4 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
12%$8.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$7.9 million
  • Parks and recreation$710 thousand
Health and hospitals
12%$8.3 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$8.3 million
Interest on debt
4.5%$3.2 million
Social services
1.8%$1.2 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1.2 million
Housing and community development
1.1%$796 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$166 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$166 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
<0.1%$28 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$28 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$26 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$26 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Bossier Parish. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Bossier 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.