Town government · LaSalle Parish, LA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Jena took in $4.8 million and spent $4.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, gas)41%Town taxes37%State tax money18%Federal tax money2.7%Fines and other1.5%County and local tax money0.3%

What stands out

30%

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

Town taxes37%

Sales tax
30%$1.4 million
Other taxes
3.9%$187 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and alcoholic beverage taxes
  • Occupation and business licenses$181 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
3.0%$146 thousand

Fees for services41%

Fees for services
41%$2.0 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; gas and 3 more
  • Water$734 thousand
  • Gas$713 thousand
  • Sewer$381 thousand
  • Garbage collection$157 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.7%

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

From the federal government
2.7%$130 thousand

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$868 thousand

County and local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.3%$15 thousand

Fines and other1.5%

Fines
1.2%$57 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.4%$18 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities49%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Roads, transit and parking19%Running the government and other costs7.6%Housing and community development4.4%All other spending0.9%

What stands out

4.4%

of Jena's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
49%$2.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGas supply; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Gas supply$1.1 million
  • Sewer systems$626 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$347 thousand
  • Water supply$104 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$855 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$470 thousand
  • Fire protection$385 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
19%$836 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$836 thousand
Running the government and other costs
7.6%$337 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$229 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$108 thousand
Housing and community development
4.4%$195 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.7%$29 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$29 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.2%$11 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$11 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Jena. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Jena 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.