Village government · Bienville Parish, LA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Castor took in $109 thousand and spent $82 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Village taxes89%Fees for services7.3%Fines and other3.7%

What stands out

57%

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

Village taxes89%

Sales tax
57%$62 thousand
Other taxes
28%$30 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and public utility taxes
  • Occupation and business licenses$25 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
4.6%$5 thousand

Fees for services7.3%

Fees for services
7.3%$8 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther government-run businesses and other service charges
  • Other government-run businesses$4 thousand
  • Other service charges$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Fines and other3.7%

Interest, rents and other
2.8%$3 thousand
Fines
0.9%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs89%Police, fire, courts and jails11%

What stands out

89%

of Castor's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
89%$73 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$36 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$34 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$9 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Castor. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Village of Castor 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.