Town government · Vermilion Parish, LA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Erath took in $4.6 million and spent $4.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)64%Federal tax money16%Town taxes11%Fines and other4.6%State tax money3.9%County and local tax money0.6%

What stands out

16%

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

Town taxes11%

Sales tax
7.3%$334 thousand
Other taxes
3.3%$152 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Occupation and business licenses$108 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$44 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
0.5%$22 thousand

Fees for services64%

Fees for services
64%$2.9 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 3 more
  • Electric power$2.0 million
  • Sewer$404 thousand
  • Water$302 thousand
  • Housing$146 thousand
  • Other service charges$26 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money16%

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

From the federal government
16%$739 thousand

State tax money3.9%

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

From the state
3.9%$177 thousand

County and local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.6%$29 thousand

Fines and other4.6%

Interest, rents and other
3.8%$172 thousand
Fines
0.8%$37 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities49%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Housing and community development12%Running the government and other costs7.0%Roads, transit and parking5.7%All other spending4.3%

What stands out

12%

of Erath'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
49%$2.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 1 more
  • Electric power$1.5 million
  • Water supply$222 thousand
  • Sewer systems$220 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$919 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$754 thousand
  • Fire protection$165 thousand
Housing and community development
12%$471 thousand
Running the government and other costs
7.0%$282 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$280 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$2 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.7%$231 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$231 thousand
Interest on debt
2.2%$87 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.8%$72 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$72 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.3%$13 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$13 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Erath. 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 Town of Erath 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.