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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Maringouin took in $3.1 million and spent $120 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes55%Fees for services (gas, water)38%State tax money5.9%Fines and other0.7%

What stands out

54%

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

Town taxes55%

Sales tax
54%$1.7 million
Other taxes
0.6%$20 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and alcoholic beverage taxes
  • Occupation and business licenses$15 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
0.5%$14 thousand

Fees for services38%

Fees for services
38%$1.2 million
What's in fees for servicesGas; water and 1 more
  • Gas$506 thousand
  • Water$465 thousand
  • Sewer$207 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money5.9%

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

From the state
5.9%$183 thousand

Fines and other0.7%

Interest, rents and other
0.6%$19 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$3 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 jails97%Interest on debt3.3%

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
97%$116 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$102 thousand
  • Fire protection$10 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$4 thousand
Interest on debt
3.3%$4 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$2 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Maringouin. 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 Maringouin 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.