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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Donaldsonville took in $11.3 million and spent $10.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes49%Fees for services (gas, sewer)38%Federal tax money6.4%Fines and other6.4%

What stands out

37%

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

City taxes49%

Sales tax
37%$4.2 million
Other taxes
8.2%$923 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$494 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$429 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
3.6%$405 thousand

Fees for services38%

Fees for services
38%$4.3 million
What's in fees for servicesGas; sewer and 2 more
  • Gas$1.4 million
  • Sewer$1.4 million
  • Other service charges$977 thousand
  • Housing$549 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.4%

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

From the federal government
6.4%$726 thousand

Fines and other6.4%

Interest, rents and other
6.4%$723 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities37%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Roads, transit and parking11%Housing and community development11%Running the government and other costs11%All other spending4.5%

What stands out

11%

of Donaldsonville's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
37%$3.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; gas supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$1.5 million
  • Gas supply$1.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.0 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$2.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$1.4 million
  • Police$1.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
11%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.1 million
Housing and community development
11%$1.1 million
Running the government and other costs
11%$1.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.5%$247 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$247 thousand
Interest on debt
1.6%$161 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.5%$47 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$47 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Donaldsonville. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of City of Donaldsonville 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.