Town government · Vermilion Parish, LA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Gueydan took in $2.4 million and spent $2.9 million.

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 (electric power, gas)90%Town taxes9.8%

What stands out

90%

of Gueydan'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 taxes9.8%

Sales tax
8.6%$208 thousand
Property tax
1.0%$25 thousand
Other taxes
0.1%$3 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage licenses
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services90%

Fees for services
90%$2.2 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; gas and 2 more
  • Electric power$1.6 million
  • Gas$217 thousand
  • Water$179 thousand
  • Sewer$151 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$1 thousand

Fines and other<0.1%

Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities67%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Running the government and other costs9.9%Roads, transit and parking0.7%

What stands out

67%

of Gueydan'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
67%$1.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$1.2 million
  • Water supply$288 thousand
  • Gas supply$229 thousand
  • Sewer systems$226 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$636 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$382 thousand
  • Fire protection$251 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$3 thousand
Running the government and other costs
9.9%$284 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$140 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$137 thousand
  • Government buildings$7 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
0.7%$20 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$20 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Gueydan. 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 Town of Gueydan 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.