Town government · Allen Parish, LA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Kinder took in $3.2 million and spent $1.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (gas, water)54%Town taxes38%Federal tax money6.3%State tax money1.7%

What stands out

29%

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

Town taxes38%

Sales tax
29%$929 thousand
Property tax
6.1%$194 thousand
Other taxes
2.2%$70 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; alcoholic beverage taxes and 2 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$54 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$6 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$6 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services54%

Fees for services
54%$1.7 million
What's in fees for servicesGas; water and 2 more
  • Gas$829 thousand
  • Water$375 thousand
  • Sewer$311 thousand
  • Housing$218 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.3%

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

From the federal government
6.3%$200 thousand

State tax money1.7%

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

From the state
1.7%$55 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs32%Police, fire, courts and jails29%Housing and community development25%Water, sewer, trash and utilities9.0%Interest on debt4.3%All other spending1.3%

What stands out

25%

of Kinder'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%

Running the government and other costs
32%$580 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$307 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$243 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$30 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
29%$531 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$500 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$31 thousand
Housing and community development
25%$461 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
9.0%$166 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGas supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Gas supply$70 thousand
  • Sewer systems$66 thousand
  • Water supply$30 thousand
Interest on debt
4.3%$79 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.2%$22 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$22 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Kinder. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Kinder 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.