Village government · Grant Parish, LA

Dry Prong's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Dry Prong took in $474 thousand and spent $56 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)41%Village taxes31%Fines and other15%Federal tax money13%

What stands out

19%

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

Village taxes31%

Sales tax
19%$88 thousand
Other taxes
9.5%$45 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and public utility taxes
  • Occupation and business licenses$44 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
3.0%$14 thousand

Fees for services41%

Fees for services
41%$192 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater and sewer
  • Water$135 thousand
  • Sewer$57 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money13%

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

From the federal government
13%$63 thousand

Fines and other15%

Fines
14%$66 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.3%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs45%Water, sewer, trash and utilities32%Parks, recreation and libraries13%Police, fire, courts and jails11%

What stands out

13%

of Dry Prong's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
45%$25 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$17 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$8 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
32%$18 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$18 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
13%$7 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand
  • Libraries$2 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$6 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services
  • Courts and legal services$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Dry Prong. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Village of Dry Prong 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.