City government · East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Central took in $17.3 million and spent $12.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes83%Fines and other13%Federal tax money3.7%State tax money1.1%

What stands out

77%

of Central's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

City taxes83%

Sales tax
77%$13.3 million
Other taxes
5.6%$960 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$632 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$328 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money3.7%

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

From the federal government
3.7%$640 thousand

State tax money1.1%

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

From the state
1.1%$190 thousand

Fines and other13%

Interest, rents and other
13%$2.2 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs86%Police, fire, courts and jails9.7%Roads, transit and parking3.9%

What stands out

86%

of Central's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 18%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
86%$10.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$5.3 million
  • Other and not broken out$5.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$52 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.7%$1.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$1.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$63 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.9%$470 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$470 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Central. 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 City of Central 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.