Village government · Madison Parish, LA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Delta took in $503 thousand and spent $412 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Village taxes35%Fines and other24%Fees for services (water, sewer)23%State tax money17%

What stands out

22%

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

Village taxes35%

Sales tax
22%$110 thousand
Other taxes
6.8%$34 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and public utility taxes
  • Occupation and business licenses$26 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
6.6%$33 thousand

Fees for services23%

Fees for services
23%$117 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$74 thousand
  • Sewer$39 thousand
  • Other service charges$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$86 thousand

Fines and other24%

Fines
16%$82 thousand
Interest, rents and other
8.2%$41 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs38%Water, sewer, trash and utilities34%Police, fire, courts and jails28%

What stands out

28%

of Delta'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
38%$157 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$92 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$60 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$5 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
34%$139 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$88 thousand
  • Sewer systems$51 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$116 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$84 thousand
  • Fire protection$27 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Delta. 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 Delta 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.