Village government · Grant Parish, LA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Creola took in $305 thousand and spent $282 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fines and other64%Village taxes32%Fees for services (sewer)4.3%

What stands out

62%

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

Village taxes32%

Sales tax
26%$80 thousand
Other taxes
4.3%$13 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and occupation and business licenses
  • Public utility taxes$11 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
1.3%$4 thousand

Fees for services4.3%

Fees for services
4.3%$13 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer
  • Sewer$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Fines and other64%

Fines
62%$190 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.6%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs50%Police, fire, courts and jails46%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.5%

What stands out

46%

of Creola'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%

Running the government and other costs
50%$142 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$132 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$10 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
46%$130 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$77 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$53 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.5%$10 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Creola. 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 Village of Creola 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.