Town government · Tangipahoa Parish, LA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Kentwood took in $3.5 million and spent $3.7 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 (gas, water)49%Town taxes39%Federal tax money7.0%State tax money3.5%Fines and other0.5%County and local tax money0.4%

What stands out

28%

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

Town taxes39%

Sales tax
28%$981 thousand
Other taxes
7.7%$269 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; public utility taxes and 4 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$186 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$64 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$7 thousand
  • Other licenses$6 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$5 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
3.5%$122 thousand

Fees for services49%

Fees for services
49%$1.7 million
What's in fees for servicesGas; water and 5 more
  • Gas$679 thousand
  • Water$517 thousand
  • Sewer$389 thousand
  • Garbage collection$102 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$30 thousand
  • Other service charges$14 thousand
  • Housing$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.0%

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

From the federal government
7.0%$244 thousand

State tax money3.5%

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

From the state
3.5%$124 thousand

County and local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.4%$14 thousand

Fines and other0.5%

Interest, rents and other
0.3%$9 thousand
Fines
0.3%$9 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities35%Police, fire, courts and jails26%Running the government and other costs20%Housing and community development11%Roads, transit and parking6.3%All other spending2.3%

What stands out

11%

of Kentwood'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
35%$1.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGas supply; water supply and 2 more
  • Gas supply$620 thousand
  • Water supply$329 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$241 thousand
  • Sewer systems$115 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$943 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$515 thousand
  • Police$425 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$3 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$724 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$333 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$221 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$126 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$27 thousand
  • Government buildings$17 thousand
Housing and community development
11%$397 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.3%$233 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$233 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.8%$66 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$66 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$20 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$20 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Kentwood. 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 Kentwood 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.