Parish government · Concordia Parish, LA

Concordia Parish's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Concordia Parish took in $70.1 million and spent $63.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills, water)56%Parish taxes26%Fines and other5.3%State tax money5.1%Local tax money4.5%Federal tax money3.9%

What stands out

56%

of Concordia Parish's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 8.4%.

Parish taxes26%

Property tax
17%$12.1 million
Sales tax
7.5%$5.2 million
Other taxes
0.8%$577 thousand
What's in other taxesSeverance taxes; occupation and business licenses and 4 more
  • Severance taxes$274 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$249 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$22 thousand
  • Other licenses$17 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$11 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services56%

Fees for services
56%$39.0 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; other service charges and 4 more
  • Hospital bills$26.5 million
  • Other service charges$9.8 million
  • Water$2.0 million
  • Sewer$612 thousand
  • Airport$56 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$40 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.9%

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

From the federal government
3.9%$2.8 million

State tax money5.1%

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

From the state
5.1%$3.6 million

Local tax money4.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
4.5%$3.2 million

Fines and other5.3%

Interest, rents and other
5.2%$3.6 million
Fines
0.1%$105 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals50%Police, fire, courts and jails27%Water, sewer, trash and utilities9.0%Parks, recreation and libraries5.7%Interest on debt3.1%All other spending5.2%

What stands out

50%

of Concordia Parish's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 4.8%.

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
50%$31.9 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$31.7 million
  • Public health$198 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$17.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$14.8 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.4 million
  • Fire protection$857 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
9.0%$5.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$3.7 million
  • Sewer systems$1.4 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$711 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.7%$3.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$2.8 million
  • Parks and recreation$872 thousand
Interest on debt
3.1%$2.0 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$1.9 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$34 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.8%$1.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$1.3 million
  • Airports$474 thousand
Running the government and other costs
1.4%$876 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and other and not broken out
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$690 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$186 thousand
Social services
0.8%$536 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$536 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.2%$109 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$105 thousand
  • Sent to the state government$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Concordia Parish. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Concordia Parish 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.