City government · Vermilion Parish, LA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Kaplan took in $14.9 million and spent $10.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, electric power)82%City taxes8.1%State tax money5.1%Federal tax money3.3%Fines and other1.5%

What stands out

82%

of Kaplan'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%.

City taxes8.1%

Sales tax
5.7%$855 thousand
Property tax
1.3%$197 thousand
Other taxes
1.0%$155 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; public utility taxes and 3 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$93 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$30 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$17 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$8 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services82%

Fees for services
82%$12.2 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; electric power and 3 more
  • Water$6.5 million
  • Electric power$4.3 million
  • Sewer$727 thousand
  • Gas$640 thousand
  • Other service charges$38 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.3%

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

From the federal government
3.3%$490 thousand

State tax money5.1%

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

From the state
5.1%$754 thousand

Fines and other1.5%

Fines
1.0%$146 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.5%$80 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities42%Running the government and other costs31%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Housing and community development7.6%Parks, recreation and libraries0.7%All other spending0.7%

What stands out

7.6%

of Kaplan'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
42%$4.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$2.7 million
  • Water supply$582 thousand
  • Gas supply$507 thousand
  • Sewer systems$496 thousand
Running the government and other costs
31%$3.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Government buildings$2.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$795 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$290 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$112 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$1.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$1.2 million
  • Fire protection$383 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$317 thousand
Housing and community development
7.6%$788 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.7%$69 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$69 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$51 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.3%$26 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$26 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Kaplan. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of City of Kaplan 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.