Village government · St Landry Parish, LA

Cankton's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Cankton took in $1.4 million and spent $292 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Federal tax money71%Fees for services (water)21%Village taxes4.6%Fines and other2.5%

What stands out

71%

of Cankton's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Village taxes4.6%

Sales tax
4.6%$64 thousand
Other taxes
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage taxes
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services21%

Fees for services
21%$300 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater
  • Water$300 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money71%

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

From the federal government
71%$1.0 million

Fines and other2.5%

Fines
2.5%$35 thousand

Where it goes

The Census record for this side looks incomplete, so these figures may be lower than the government's own totals.

Water, sewer, trash and utilities80%Running the government and other costs20%

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
80%$235 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$235 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$57 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$57 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Cankton. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Village of Cankton 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.