Parish government · Ouachita Parish, LA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Ouachita Parish took in $241 million and spent $83.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Parish taxes47%Fines and other19%Fees for services (hospital bills, sewer)17%State tax money9.4%Federal tax money6.6%Local tax money0.7%

What stands out

17%

of Ouachita Parish's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 4.2%.

Parish taxes47%

Property tax
28%$68.5 million
Sales tax
17%$40.0 million
Other taxes
2.3%$5.4 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$3.9 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.5 million
  • Public utility taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services17%

Fees for services
17%$41.1 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; hospital bills and 3 more
  • Other service charges$26.2 million
  • Hospital bills$12.8 million
  • Sewer$1.0 million
  • Water$851 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$300 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.6%

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

From the federal government
6.6%$15.9 million

State tax money9.4%

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

From the state
9.4%$22.8 million

Local tax money0.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.7%$1.6 million

Fines and other19%

Interest, rents and other
19%$45.3 million
Fines
0.2%$405 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails68%Health and hospitals17%Running the government and other costs10%Parks, recreation and libraries2.3%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.9%All other spending0.7%

What stands out

68%

of Ouachita Parish's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 25%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
68%$56.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$47.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$9.4 million
Health and hospitals
17%$14.2 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals
  • Hospitals$14.2 million
Running the government and other costs
10%$8.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out
  • Other and not broken out$8.4 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.3%$1.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.9 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.9%$1.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$1.1 million
  • Sewer systems$572 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$525 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$493 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$32 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$68 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$68 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Ouachita 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 Ouachita 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.