City government · Tangipahoa Parish, LA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Ponchatoula took in $14.2 million and spent $12.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes65%Fees for services (sewer, water)16%Federal tax money9.6%Fines and other7.0%State tax money1.5%County and local tax money1.3%

What stands out

52%

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

City taxes65%

Sales tax
52%$7.3 million
Property tax
7.4%$1.1 million
Other taxes
5.5%$788 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; other selective sales taxes and 2 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$355 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$348 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$55 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$30 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services16%

Fees for services
16%$2.3 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$1.0 million
  • Water$689 thousand
  • Garbage collection$516 thousand
  • Other service charges$36 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.6%

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

From the federal government
9.6%$1.4 million

State tax money1.5%

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

From the state
1.5%$211 thousand

County and local tax money1.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.3%$190 thousand

Fines and other7.0%

Interest, rents and other
6.2%$877 thousand
Fines
0.8%$119 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails45%Roads, transit and parking22%Water, sewer, trash and utilities16%Running the government and other costs15%Parks, recreation and libraries2.9%

What stands out

45%

of Ponchatoula'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
45%$5.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$3.7 million
  • Fire protection$1.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$202 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$120 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
22%$2.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; public transit and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$2.6 million
  • Public transit$29 thousand
  • Parking$6 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
16%$1.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$877 thousand
  • Water supply$530 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$504 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$1.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$674 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$614 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$299 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$200 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.9%$355 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$355 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Ponchatoula. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Ponchatoula 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.