City government · Livingston Parish, LA

Denham Springs's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Denham Springs took in $52.0 million and spent $39.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (gas, sewer)32%City taxes30%Federal tax money30%Fines and other5.2%State tax money2.5%County and local tax money0.3%

What stands out

30%

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

City taxes30%

Sales tax
25%$13.0 million
Other taxes
4.7%$2.4 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; public utility taxes and 6 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.2 million
  • Public utility taxes$821 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$246 thousand
  • Other licenses$103 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$59 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$30 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$23 thousand
  • Amusement licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
0.7%$377 thousand

Fees for services32%

Fees for services
32%$16.5 million
What's in fees for servicesGas; sewer and 5 more
  • Gas$5.1 million
  • Sewer$4.8 million
  • Water$4.6 million
  • Garbage collection$1.1 million
  • Other service charges$925 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$70 thousand
  • Road charges$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money30%

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

From the federal government
30%$15.5 million

State tax money2.5%

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

From the state
2.5%$1.3 million

County and local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.3%$171 thousand

Fines and other5.2%

Interest, rents and other
4.1%$2.1 million
Fines
1.1%$549 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities52%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Running the government and other costs11%Roads, transit and parking8.2%Interest on debt4.4%All other spending2.5%

What stands out

52%

of Denham Springs' 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
52%$20.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; gas supply and 2 more
  • Sewer systems$10.8 million
  • Gas supply$4.6 million
  • Water supply$4.3 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$984 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$8.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$4.6 million
  • Fire protection$3.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$364 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$4.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.8 million
  • Other and not broken out$713 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$58 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.2%$3.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.2 million
Interest on debt
4.4%$1.8 million
Health and hospitals
1.5%$586 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$586 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.0%$393 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$393 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Denham Springs. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of City of Denham Springs 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.