Parish government · Pointe Coupee Parish, LA

Pointe Coupee Parish's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Pointe Coupee Parish took in $35.4 million and spent $36.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Parish taxes47%Fees for services (gas, garbage collection)21%Fines and other17%State tax money10%Local tax money2.3%Federal tax money1.3%

What stands out

17%

of Pointe Coupee Parish's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 1.6%.

Parish taxes47%

Property tax
27%$9.5 million
Sales tax
17%$6.0 million
Other taxes
3.4%$1.2 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$1.2 million
  • Public utility taxes$31 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$25 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services21%

Fees for services
21%$7.6 million
What's in fees for servicesGas; garbage collection and 5 more
  • Gas$3.4 million
  • Garbage collection$1.8 million
  • Water$720 thousand
  • Other service charges$709 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$570 thousand
  • Airport$224 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$200 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.3%

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

From the federal government
1.3%$448 thousand

State tax money10%

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

From the state
10%$3.7 million

Local tax money2.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
2.3%$811 thousand

Fines and other17%

Interest, rents and other
16%$5.7 million
Fines
1.4%$483 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails43%Running the government and other costs21%Roads, transit and parking13%Water, sewer, trash and utilities13%Environment and natural resources5.0%All other spending5.5%

What stands out

13%

of Pointe Coupee Parish's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 0.8%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
43%$15.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$12.9 million
  • Fire protection$2.0 million
  • Prisons and jails$600 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$191 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$7.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.3 million
  • Other and not broken out$3.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.2 million
Roads, transit and parking
13%$4.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$4.2 million
  • Airports$552 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
13%$4.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGas supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Gas supply$2.5 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.9 million
  • Water supply$394 thousand
Environment and natural resources
5.0%$1.9 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1.9 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.9%$1.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.1 million
Health and hospitals
1.7%$610 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$610 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$310 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$168 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$142 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.1%$40 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$40 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Pointe Coupee Parish. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Pointe Coupee 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.