Village government · St Landry Parish, LA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended July 31, 2021), Palmetto took in $618 thousand and spent $561 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended July 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, gas)80%Fines and other11%Village taxes5.7%State tax money3.6%

What stands out

80%

of Palmetto'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%.

Village taxes5.7%

Other taxes
4.9%$30 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Occupation and business licenses$20 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
0.8%$5 thousand

Fees for services80%

Fees for services
80%$495 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; gas and 1 more
  • Water$276 thousand
  • Gas$207 thousand
  • Other service charges$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money3.6%

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

From the state
3.6%$22 thousand

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
9.5%$59 thousand
Fines
1.1%$7 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities76%Running the government and other costs10%Roads, transit and parking6.2%Police, fire, courts and jails4.3%Interest on debt3.0%

What stands out

76%

of Palmetto's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
76%$428 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGas supply and water supply
  • Gas supply$231 thousand
  • Water supply$197 thousand
Running the government and other costs
10%$57 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$57 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.2%$35 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$35 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.3%$24 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$24 thousand
Interest on debt
3.0%$17 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Palmetto. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended July 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Village of Palmetto 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.