Parish government · Caldwell Parish, LA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Caldwell Parish took in $13.4 million and spent $14.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Parish taxes38%State tax money28%Federal tax money14%Fees for services (water, sewer)14%Fines and other5.3%Local tax money0.9%

What stands out

18%

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

Parish taxes38%

Property tax
18%$2.5 million
Sales tax
18%$2.3 million
Other taxes
2.2%$290 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$215 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$46 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$29 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services14%

Fees for services
14%$1.8 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$1.3 million
  • Sewer$355 thousand
  • Other service charges$205 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money14%

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

From the federal government
14%$1.9 million

State tax money28%

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

From the state
28%$3.7 million

Local tax money0.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.9%$124 thousand

Fines and other5.3%

Interest, rents and other
4.8%$647 thousand
Fines
0.4%$59 thousand

Where it goes

Environment and natural resources22%Roads, transit and parking19%Running the government and other costs14%Housing and community development13%Water, sewer, trash and utilities13%All other spending18%

What stands out

22%

of Caldwell Parish's spending goes to the environment and natural resources.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Environment and natural resources
22%$3.2 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$3.2 million
Roads, transit and parking
19%$2.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.7 million
Running the government and other costs
14%$2.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$892 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$101 thousand
Housing and community development
13%$1.9 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
13%$1.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$793 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$778 thousand
  • Sewer systems$257 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
10%$1.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.0 million
  • Libraries$394 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.2%$880 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; police and 1 more
  • Courts and legal services$566 thousand
  • Police$226 thousand
  • Fire protection$88 thousand
Interest on debt
1.1%$151 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$123 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$28 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.0%$142 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$142 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Caldwell 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 Caldwell 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.