Town government · St Tammany Parish, LA

Pearl River's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Pearl River took in $4.3 million and spent $3.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes69%Fees for services (sewer, water)17%Fines and other7.6%County and local tax money3.6%Federal tax money1.9%State tax money0.1%

What stands out

49%

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

Town taxes69%

Sales tax
49%$2.1 million
Other taxes
12%$506 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and alcoholic beverage licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$491 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
8.5%$365 thousand

Fees for services17%

Fees for services
17%$752 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$384 thousand
  • Water$348 thousand
  • Road charges$17 thousand
  • Other service charges$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.9%

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

From the federal government
1.9%$83 thousand

State tax money0.1%

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

From the state
0.1%$6 thousand

County and local tax money3.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.6%$154 thousand

Fines and other7.6%

Fines
7.5%$323 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.2%$7 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails34%Roads, transit and parking25%Running the government and other costs24%Water, sewer, trash and utilities13%Interest on debt3.9%Parks, recreation and libraries0.2%

What stands out

34%

of Pearl River's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
34%$1.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$1.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$88 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
25%$863 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$863 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$835 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$648 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$187 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
13%$461 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$312 thousand
  • Water supply$149 thousand
Interest on debt
3.9%$136 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$88 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$48 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$8 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

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

What this covers. The money of Town of Pearl River 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.