Parish government · Caddo Parish, LA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Caddo Parish took in $421 million and spent $242 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Parish taxes45%Fees for services (hospital bills, water)20%Fines and other17%State tax money9.5%Federal tax money5.0%Local tax money3.5%

What stands out

17%

of Caddo Parish's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 4.2%.

Parish taxes45%

Property tax
24%$103 million
Sales tax
17%$72.7 million
Other taxes
3.8%$16.0 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; public utility taxes and 2 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$10.6 million
  • Public utility taxes$4.6 million
  • Other licenses$525 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$236 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services20%

Fees for services
20%$84.1 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; other service charges and 4 more
  • Hospital bills$55.3 million
  • Other service charges$23.7 million
  • Water$2.6 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.9 million
  • Road charges$493 thousand
  • Housing$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.0%

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

From the federal government
5.0%$21.1 million

State tax money9.5%

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

From the state
9.5%$40.2 million

Local tax money3.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
3.5%$14.9 million

Fines and other17%

Interest, rents and other
16%$67.2 million
Fines
0.6%$2.4 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails50%Health and hospitals22%Running the government and other costs17%Parks, recreation and libraries3.9%Roads, transit and parking3.0%All other spending4.2%

What stands out

22%

of Caddo Parish's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 5.7%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
50%$121 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 3 more
  • Police$45.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$30.3 million
  • Fire protection$22.3 million
  • Prisons and jails$17.6 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$5.8 million
Health and hospitals
22%$52.4 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$41.7 million
  • Public health$10.7 million
Running the government and other costs
17%$41.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$29.8 million
  • Government buildings$5.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$4.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.2 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.9%$9.5 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$9.5 million
Roads, transit and parking
3.0%$7.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$7.3 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.7%$6.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; water supply and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$4.0 million
  • Water supply$2.3 million
  • Gas supply$167 thousand
Interest on debt
1.1%$2.6 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$2.5 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$29 thousand
Housing and community development
0.3%$704 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.2%$420 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$380 thousand
  • Sent to the state government$40 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Caddo 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 Caddo 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.