Town government · Pointe Coupee Parish, LA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Livonia took in $11.8 million and spent $1.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money85%Fees for services (water, sewer)6.6%Town taxes4.3%Fines and other4.1%

What stands out

85%

of Livonia's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

Town taxes4.3%

Sales tax
3.0%$360 thousand
Other taxes
0.8%$97 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; occupation and business licenses and 4 more
  • Other licenses$48 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$32 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$6 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$4 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$4 thousand
  • Amusement licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
0.5%$55 thousand

Fees for services6.6%

Fees for services
6.6%$786 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$449 thousand
  • Sewer$191 thousand
  • Gas$141 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money85%

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

From the state
85%$10.0 million

Fines and other4.1%

Fines
3.8%$444 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.4%$46 thousand

Where it goes

The Census record for this side looks incomplete, so these figures may be lower than the government's own totals.

Police, fire, courts and jails46%Water, sewer, trash and utilities30%Roads, transit and parking13%Running the government and other costs9.0%Parks, recreation and libraries1.9%All other spending0.2%

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
46%$755 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$755 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
30%$501 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$225 thousand
  • Water supply$191 thousand
  • Gas supply$85 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$208 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$208 thousand
Running the government and other costs
9.0%$149 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$64 thousand
  • Government buildings$39 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$30 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$16 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.9%$31 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$31 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.2%$3 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$3 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Livonia. 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 Livonia 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.