Parish government · Morehouse Parish, LA

Morehouse Parish's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Morehouse Parish took in $247 million and spent $77.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fines and other46%Fees for services (hospital bills, sewer)37%Parish taxes12%Local tax money2.6%State tax money2.1%Federal tax money0.1%

What stands out

44%

of Morehouse Parish's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 4.1%.

Parish taxes12%

Sales tax
9.3%$23.0 million
Property tax
2.8%$6.9 million
Other taxes
0.3%$773 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 3 more
  • Public utility taxes$366 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$249 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$71 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$63 thousand
  • Other licenses$24 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services37%

Fees for services
37%$91.1 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; other service charges and 1 more
  • Hospital bills$90.2 million
  • Other service charges$948 thousand
  • Sewer$21 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.1%

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

From the federal government
0.1%$278 thousand

State tax money2.1%

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

From the state
2.1%$5.2 million

Local tax money2.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
2.6%$6.4 million

Fines and other46%

Interest, rents and other
44%$108 million
Fines
2.2%$5.4 million

Where it goes

Health and hospitals50%Sent to other local governments19%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Running the government and other costs9.0%Roads, transit and parking2.4%All other spending4.9%

What stands out

50%

of Morehouse Parish's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 4.8%.

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
50%$38.6 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$38.5 million
  • Public health$69 thousand
Sent to other local governments
19%$14.9 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$14.9 million
  • Sent to the state government$5 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$10.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 3 more
  • Prisons and jails$5.4 million
  • Police$2.3 million
  • Fire protection$1.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.2 million
  • Inspections and regulation$188 thousand
Running the government and other costs
9.0%$6.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$5.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$531 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$521 thousand
  • Government buildings$365 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$17 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.4%$1.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.8 million
Interest on debt
1.9%$1.5 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.5%$1.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; water supply and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.1 million
  • Water supply$30 thousand
  • Sewer systems$14 thousand
Housing and community development
0.6%$464 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.5%$381 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$381 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$246 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$246 thousand
Social services
0.1%$99 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$99 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Morehouse Parish. 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 Morehouse Parish 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.