Town government · Caldwell Parish, LA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Columbia took in $552 thousand and spent $1.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes54%Fees for services (water, gas)18%Federal tax money12%County and local tax money10%Fines and other3.8%State tax money1.6%

What stands out

43%

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

Town taxes54%

Sales tax
43%$239 thousand
Property tax
11%$59 thousand
Other taxes
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services18%

Fees for services
18%$98 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; gas and 2 more
  • Water$52 thousand
  • Gas$32 thousand
  • Sewer$9 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money12%

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

From the federal government
12%$68 thousand

State tax money1.6%

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

From the state
1.6%$9 thousand

County and local tax money10%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
10%$57 thousand

Fines and other3.8%

Fines
3.6%$20 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.2%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs28%Health and hospitals26%Water, sewer, trash and utilities22%Police, fire, courts and jails9.0%Roads, transit and parking6.8%All other spending8.5%

What stands out

26%

of Columbia's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
28%$336 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$318 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$18 thousand
Health and hospitals
26%$317 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$317 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
22%$264 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$156 thousand
  • Sewer systems$108 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.0%$109 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$75 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$18 thousand
  • Fire protection$16 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.8%$83 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$83 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.0%$49 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$49 thousand
Interest on debt
3.1%$37 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.4%$17 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$17 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Columbia. 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 Town of Columbia 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.