Town government · Jefferson Parish, LA

Grand Isle's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Grand Isle took in $5.2 million and spent $4.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes40%State tax money32%Fees for services (garbage collection, gas)24%Fines and other2.6%County and local tax money0.6%

What stands out

11%

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

Town taxes40%

Other taxes
16%$852 thousand
What's in other taxesAmusement taxes; occupation and business licenses and 5 more
  • Amusement taxes$478 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$117 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$106 thousand
  • Other licenses$105 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$33 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$7 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
12%$653 thousand
Sales tax
11%$585 thousand

Fees for services24%

Fees for services
24%$1.3 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; gas and 3 more
  • Garbage collection$669 thousand
  • Gas$267 thousand
  • Other service charges$247 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$91 thousand
  • Water$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money32%

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

From the state
32%$1.7 million

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%$30 thousand

Fines and other2.6%

Interest, rents and other
2.4%$128 thousand
Fines
0.2%$9 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs26%Water, sewer, trash and utilities22%Roads, transit and parking15%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Parks, recreation and libraries9.9%All other spending13%

What stands out

5.3%

of Grand Isle's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
26%$1.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$670 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$397 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$75 thousand
  • Government buildings$50 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
22%$1.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; gas supply and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$564 thousand
  • Gas supply$443 thousand
  • Water supply$20 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$672 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$672 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$649 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$649 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.9%$456 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$456 thousand
Interest on debt
7.0%$324 thousand
Health and hospitals
5.3%$244 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$244 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.8%$35 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$35 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Grand Isle. 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 Grand Isle 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.