Parish government · Cameron Parish, LA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Cameron Parish took in $80.3 million and spent $71.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Parish taxes60%Federal tax money15%Fines and other13%State tax money6.5%Fees for services (water, parks and recreation)4.4%Local tax money0.7%

What stands out

15%

of Cameron Parish's money comes from federal tax money.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 3%.

Parish taxes60%

Property tax
59%$47.6 million
Other taxes
0.8%$618 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 1 more
  • Other licenses$424 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$165 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$29 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
<0.1%$32 thousand

Fees for services4.4%

Fees for services
4.4%$3.6 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 2 more
  • Water$2.0 million
  • Other service charges$926 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$565 thousand
  • Sewer$89 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money15%

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

From the federal government
15%$12.4 million

State tax money6.5%

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

From the state
6.5%$5.2 million

Local tax money0.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.7%$533 thousand

Fines and other13%

Interest, rents and other
13%$10.1 million
Fines
0.4%$284 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails29%Running the government and other costs28%Health and hospitals14%Parks, recreation and libraries10%Water, sewer, trash and utilities9.6%All other spending9.5%

What stands out

10%

of Cameron Parish's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 1%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
29%$20.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$14.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$3.3 million
  • Fire protection$2.9 million
Running the government and other costs
28%$19.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$17.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.9 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$316 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$11 thousand
Health and hospitals
14%$10.1 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$10.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
10%$7.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$5.9 million
  • Libraries$1.4 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
9.6%$6.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$4.0 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.5 million
  • Sewer systems$319 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.7%$4.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.8 million
Environment and natural resources
1.6%$1.1 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1.1 million
Interest on debt
0.9%$632 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$615 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$17 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.4%$275 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$260 thousand
  • Sent to the state government$15 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Cameron 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 Cameron 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.