City government · Calcasieu Parish, LA

De Quincy's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), De Quincy took in $8.4 million and spent $9.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Federal tax money31%City taxes28%Fees for services (gas, sewer)17%County and local tax money9.2%State tax money8.6%Fines and other6.9%

What stands out

31%

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

City taxes28%

Sales tax
23%$1.9 million
Other taxes
3.9%$329 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 3 more
  • Public utility taxes$159 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$150 thousand
  • Other licenses$12 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$5 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
1.2%$102 thousand

Fees for services17%

Fees for services
17%$1.4 million
What's in fees for servicesGas; sewer and 3 more
  • Gas$682 thousand
  • Sewer$398 thousand
  • Garbage collection$267 thousand
  • Airport$59 thousand
  • Other service charges$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money31%

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

From the federal government
31%$2.6 million

State tax money8.6%

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

From the state
8.6%$724 thousand

County and local tax money9.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
9.2%$772 thousand

Fines and other6.9%

Interest, rents and other
4.8%$405 thousand
Fines
2.1%$177 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities47%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Roads, transit and parking16%Running the government and other costs16%Housing and community development2.1%All other spending1.7%

What stands out

47%

of De Quincy'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
47%$4.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.5 million
  • Sewer systems$1.1 million
  • Gas supply$524 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$1.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 3 more
  • Police$1.1 million
  • Fire protection$281 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$137 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$56 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$14 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$1.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$824 thousand
  • Airports$631 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$1.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$791 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$273 thousand
  • Government buildings$250 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$93 thousand
Housing and community development
2.1%$187 thousand
Interest on debt
1.0%$88 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.5%$45 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$45 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$20 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$20 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of De Quincy. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of De Quincy 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.