Town government · Rapides Parish, LA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Cheneyville took in $830 thousand and spent $782 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)51%Town taxes36%Fines and other11%State tax money2.5%

What stands out

26%

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

Town taxes36%

Sales tax
26%$216 thousand
Other taxes
7.6%$63 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and occupation and business licenses
  • Public utility taxes$36 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$27 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
1.9%$16 thousand

Fees for services51%

Fees for services
51%$421 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$178 thousand
  • Sewer$176 thousand
  • Garbage collection$64 thousand
  • Other service charges$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money2.5%

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

From the state
2.5%$21 thousand

Fines and other11%

Fines
10%$86 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.8%$7 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities47%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Running the government and other costs16%Roads, transit and parking9.6%Interest on debt4.5%

What stands out

23%

of Cheneyville's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
47%$368 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$164 thousand
  • Water supply$145 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$59 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$176 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$176 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$128 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$128 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.6%$75 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$75 thousand
Interest on debt
4.5%$35 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Cheneyville. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Cheneyville 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.