Village government · Evangeline Parish, LA

Pine Prairie's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Pine Prairie took in $1.6 million and spent $1.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fines and other41%Village taxes37%Federal tax money17%Fees for services (sewer)4.6%State tax money<0.1%

What stands out

32%

of Pine Prairie's money comes from fines.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Village taxes37%

Sales tax
22%$348 thousand
Property tax
8.4%$133 thousand
Other taxes
6.6%$104 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$56 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$45 thousand
  • Other licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.6%

Fees for services
4.6%$72 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer
  • Sewer$72 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money17%

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

From the federal government
17%$269 thousand

State tax money<0.1%

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

From the state
<0.1%$1 thousand

Fines and other41%

Fines
32%$504 thousand
Interest, rents and other
9.3%$146 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails37%Running the government and other costs25%Roads, transit and parking21%Water, sewer, trash and utilities9.9%Parks, recreation and libraries5.7%Interest on debt1.3%

What stands out

37%

of Pine Prairie'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
37%$463 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$463 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$313 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$260 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$53 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
21%$266 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$266 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
9.9%$124 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$124 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.7%$72 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$72 thousand
Interest on debt
1.3%$16 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Pine Prairie. 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 Village of Pine Prairie 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.