Parish government · Evangeline Parish, LA

Evangeline Parish's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Evangeline Parish took in $55.5 million and spent $28.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fines and other53%Parish taxes36%State tax money4.7%Fees for services (water, parks and recreation)3.1%Federal tax money2.0%Local tax money0.9%

What stands out

23%

of Evangeline Parish's money comes from fines.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people get none.

Parish taxes36%

Property tax
18%$9.8 million
Sales tax
17%$9.3 million
Other taxes
1.3%$702 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other licenses$512 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$190 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.1%

Fees for services
3.1%$1.7 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 4 more
  • Water$781 thousand
  • Other service charges$336 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$255 thousand
  • Housing$208 thousand
  • Sewer$88 thousand
  • Garbage collection$78 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.0%

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

From the federal government
2.0%$1.1 million

State tax money4.7%

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

From the state
4.7%$2.6 million

Local tax money0.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.9%$503 thousand

Fines and other53%

Interest, rents and other
30%$16.8 million
Fines
23%$12.8 million

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking25%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Water, sewer, trash and utilities23%Running the government and other costs10%Interest on debt6.6%All other spending11%

What stands out

23%

of Evangeline Parish's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 0.8%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
25%$7.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$7.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$6.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$4.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.1 million
  • Fire protection$249 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
23%$6.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; water supply and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$5.3 million
  • Water supply$868 thousand
  • Sewer systems$314 thousand
Running the government and other costs
10%$2.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$804 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$503 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$293 thousand
Interest on debt
6.6%$1.9 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.9%$1.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$1.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$263 thousand
Housing and community development
3.7%$1.1 million
Health and hospitals
2.2%$619 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$619 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$53 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$53 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$10 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Evangeline Parish. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. 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 Evangeline Parish 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.