Parish government · Natchitoches Parish, LA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Natchitoches Parish took in $437 million and spent $151 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills, garbage collection)79%Parish taxes15%State tax money3.5%Federal tax money1.8%Fines and other0.4%Local tax money0.2%

What stands out

79%

of Natchitoches Parish's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 8.4%.

Parish taxes15%

Property tax
12%$53.0 million
Sales tax
1.8%$7.8 million
Other taxes
1.2%$5.2 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$2.9 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.8 million
  • Other licenses$467 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services79%

Fees for services
79%$345 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; other service charges and 2 more
  • Hospital bills$325 million
  • Other service charges$20.0 million
  • Garbage collection$125 thousand
  • Water$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.8%

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

From the federal government
1.8%$8.1 million

State tax money3.5%

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

From the state
3.5%$15.4 million

Local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.2%$876 thousand

Fines and other0.4%

Interest, rents and other
0.4%$1.7 million
Fines
<0.1%$120 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals71%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Running the government and other costs7.1%Roads, transit and parking2.9%Parks, recreation and libraries1.5%All other spending2.6%

What stands out

71%

of Natchitoches 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
71%$107 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$106 million
  • Public health$878 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$22.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$18.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.5 million
  • Fire protection$1.9 million
Running the government and other costs
7.1%$10.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$7.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$925 thousand
  • Government buildings$721 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.9%$4.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.4 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.5%$2.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$2.2 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.3%$2.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and water supply
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.0 million
  • Water supply$16 thousand
Housing and community development
0.9%$1.4 million
Interest on debt
0.2%$364 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$110 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$110 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$53 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$53 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Natchitoches 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 Natchitoches 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.