Village government · Morehouse Parish, LA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Collinston took in $299 thousand and spent $258 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)56%Village taxes24%Fines and other10%Federal tax money6.7%State tax money3.3%

What stands out

12%

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

Village taxes24%

Sales tax
12%$37 thousand
Other taxes
6.7%$20 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$15 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
4.7%$14 thousand

Fees for services56%

Fees for services
56%$167 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater and sewer
  • Water$134 thousand
  • Sewer$33 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.7%

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

From the federal government
6.7%$20 thousand

State tax money3.3%

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

From the state
3.3%$10 thousand

Fines and other10%

Fines
8.0%$24 thousand
Interest, rents and other
2.3%$7 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities57%Running the government and other costs31%Police, fire, courts and jails7.0%Interest on debt4.7%

What stands out

57%

of Collinston's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
57%$148 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$123 thousand
  • Sewer systems$25 thousand
Running the government and other costs
31%$80 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Other and not broken out$69 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$11 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.0%$18 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$18 thousand
Interest on debt
4.7%$12 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Collinston. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. 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 Village of Collinston 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.