City government · Jefferson Davis Parish, LA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Jennings took in $17.3 million and spent $16.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes54%Fees for services (water, sewer)24%Fines and other12%Federal tax money6.0%State tax money3.6%

What stands out

36%

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

City taxes54%

Sales tax
36%$6.2 million
Other taxes
9.2%$1.6 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and occupation and business licenses
  • Public utility taxes$934 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$661 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
9.0%$1.6 million

Fees for services24%

Fees for services
24%$4.2 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 5 more
  • Water$1.2 million
  • Sewer$1.1 million
  • Garbage collection$1.1 million
  • Housing$657 thousand
  • Other service charges$107 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$84 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$55 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.0%

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

From the federal government
6.0%$1.0 million

State tax money3.6%

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

From the state
3.6%$618 thousand

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
10%$1.7 million
Fines
2.0%$346 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails35%Water, sewer, trash and utilities24%Running the government and other costs16%Housing and community development8.1%Parks, recreation and libraries7.8%All other spending8.5%

What stands out

35%

of Jennings' spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
35%$6.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$4.0 million
  • Fire protection$1.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$399 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
24%$4.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.4 million
  • Sewer systems$1.4 million
  • Water supply$1.2 million
Running the government and other costs
16%$2.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$597 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$397 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$82 thousand
Housing and community development
8.1%$1.4 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.8%$1.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$995 thousand
  • Libraries$322 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.9%$1.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.2 million
Interest on debt
1.4%$227 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.3%$44 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$44 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$6 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Jennings. 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 City of Jennings 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.