Town government · Evangeline Parish, LA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Mamou took in $49.3 million and spent $48.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills, water)94%Town taxes2.7%Fines and other1.6%Federal tax money0.7%State tax money0.6%

What stands out

94%

of Mamou'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%.

Town taxes2.7%

Sales tax
1.8%$909 thousand
Property tax
0.4%$219 thousand
Other taxes
0.4%$194 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and alcoholic beverage licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$186 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services94%

Fees for services
94%$46.5 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; water and 2 more
  • Hospital bills$44.3 million
  • Water$757 thousand
  • Gas$725 thousand
  • Sewer$671 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.7%

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

From the federal government
0.7%$363 thousand

State tax money0.6%

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

From the state
0.6%$272 thousand

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$18 thousand

Fines and other1.6%

Interest, rents and other
1.0%$480 thousand
Fines
0.6%$312 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals89%Running the government and other costs3.9%Police, fire, courts and jails2.2%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.2%Roads, transit and parking1.0%All other spending1.3%

What stands out

89%

of Mamou's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
89%$42.9 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals
  • Hospitals$42.9 million
Running the government and other costs
3.9%$1.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Other and not broken out$1.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$823 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.2%$1.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$1.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$47 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.2%$1.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; gas supply and 1 more
  • Water supply$406 thousand
  • Gas supply$373 thousand
  • Sewer systems$277 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
1.0%$494 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$494 thousand
Housing and community development
0.7%$350 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$178 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$178 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$75 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$24 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$24 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Mamou. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Town of Mamou 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.