Parish government · Calcasieu Parish, LA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Calcasieu Parish took in $478 million and spent $306 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills, water)58%Parish taxes25%Fines and other9.3%Local tax money5.0%State tax money1.6%Federal tax money0.7%

What stands out

58%

of Calcasieu Parish's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 11%.

Parish taxes25%

Property tax
13%$64.4 million
Sales tax
12%$56.8 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$3 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$1 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services58%

Fees for services
58%$277 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; water and 5 more
  • Hospital bills$250 million
  • Water$10.0 million
  • Parks and recreation$7.3 million
  • Other service charges$6.1 million
  • Airport$3.1 million
  • Road charges$466 thousand
  • Sewer$463 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.7%

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

From the federal government
0.7%$3.2 million

State tax money1.6%

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

From the state
1.6%$7.6 million

Local tax money5.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
5.0%$23.9 million

Fines and other9.3%

Interest, rents and other
9.0%$43.2 million
Fines
0.2%$1.2 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails52%Health and hospitals30%Parks, recreation and libraries11%Running the government and other costs3.4%Social services1.9%All other spending2.0%

What stands out

30%

of Calcasieu 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
52%$158 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and prisons and jails
  • Police$139 million
  • Prisons and jails$18.9 million
Health and hospitals
30%$91.6 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals
  • Hospitals$91.6 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
11%$33.8 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$19.0 million
  • Libraries$14.9 million
Running the government and other costs
3.4%$10.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Government buildings$7.9 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.5 million
Social services
1.9%$5.9 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$5.9 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.7%$5.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$5.3 million
Interest on debt
0.2%$497 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$463 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$34 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.1%$392 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$392 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Calcasieu 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 Calcasieu 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.