Parish government · Iberia Parish, LA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Iberia Parish took in $369 million and spent $201 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 other42%Fees for services (hospital bills, sewer)40%Parish taxes11%State tax money4.7%Local tax money1.3%Federal tax money0.8%

What stands out

40%

of Iberia Parish's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 5.4%.

Parish taxes11%

Property tax
6.1%$22.7 million
Sales tax
3.9%$14.3 million
Other taxes
1.2%$4.4 million
What's in other taxesSeverance taxes; occupation and business licenses and 3 more
  • Severance taxes$1.3 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.2 million
  • Public utility taxes$1.2 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$453 thousand
  • Other licenses$313 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services40%

Fees for services
40%$147 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; other service charges and 5 more
  • Hospital bills$135 million
  • Other service charges$4.7 million
  • Sewer$3.3 million
  • Airport$1.6 million
  • Water$1.2 million
  • Parks and recreation$923 thousand
  • Road charges$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.8%

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

From the federal government
0.8%$3.1 million

State tax money4.7%

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

From the state
4.7%$17.4 million

Local tax money1.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.3%$4.9 million

Fines and other42%

Interest, rents and other
40%$146 million
Fines
2.5%$9.1 million

Where it goes

Health and hospitals65%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Running the government and other costs5.7%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.2%Parks, recreation and libraries3.2%All other spending5.7%

What stands out

65%

of Iberia Parish's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 5.7%.

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
65%$130 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$126 million
  • Public health$4.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$32.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$19.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$6.3 million
  • Fire protection$3.8 million
  • Prisons and jails$2.5 million
Running the government and other costs
5.7%$11.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$4.5 million
  • Government buildings$3.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.9 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.0 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.2%$8.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$4.1 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$3.6 million
  • Water supply$849 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.2%$6.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$3.3 million
  • Parks and recreation$3.1 million
Housing and community development
2.3%$4.6 million
Roads, transit and parking
1.8%$3.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports and roads and highways
  • Airports$2.3 million
  • Roads and highways$1.2 million
Environment and natural resources
1.5%$3.0 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$3.0 million
Social services
0.1%$300 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$300 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$77 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$61 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$16 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Iberia 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 Iberia 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.