Village government · West Carroll Parish, LA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Epps took in $399 thousand and spent $471 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)52%Fines and other34%Village taxes11%State tax money3.5%

What stands out

25%

of Epps' money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 3%.

Village taxes11%

Other taxes
11%$42 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and public utility taxes
  • Occupation and business licenses$25 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services52%

Fees for services
52%$207 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$112 thousand
  • Sewer$93 thousand
  • Road charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money3.5%

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

From the state
3.5%$14 thousand

Fines and other34%

Interest, rents and other
25%$100 thousand
Fines
9.0%$36 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs55%Water, sewer, trash and utilities25%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Interest on debt1.7%Roads, transit and parking0.4%

What stands out

55%

of Epps' spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
55%$260 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$173 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$87 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
25%$118 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$61 thousand
  • Sewer systems$57 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$83 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$83 thousand
Interest on debt
1.7%$8 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
0.4%$2 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Epps. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. 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 Epps 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.