Town government · Pointe Coupee Parish, LA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Fordoche took in $227 thousand and spent $119 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water)65%Town taxes24%State tax money6.2%Fines and other5.3%

What stands out

65%

of Fordoche's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

Town taxes24%

Property tax
21%$47 thousand
Sales tax
2.2%$5 thousand
Other taxes
0.9%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services65%

Fees for services
65%$147 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater
  • Water$147 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money6.2%

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

From the state
6.2%$14 thousand

Fines and other5.3%

Fines
3.1%$7 thousand
Interest, rents and other
2.2%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities55%Running the government and other costs29%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Parks, recreation and libraries1.7%

What stands out

55%

of Fordoche's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
55%$66 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$66 thousand
Running the government and other costs
29%$34 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$16 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$12 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$6 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$17 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$17 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.7%$2 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Fordoche. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. 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 Town of Fordoche 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.