City government · West Baton Rouge Parish, LA

Port Allen's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Port Allen took in $8.7 million and spent $10.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (gas, sewer)40%County and local tax money20%City taxes19%Fines and other8.4%Federal tax money7.5%State tax money5.2%

What stands out

20%

of Port Allen's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes19%

Other taxes
11%$945 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$485 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$441 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$19 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
8.4%$731 thousand

Fees for services40%

Fees for services
40%$3.5 million
What's in fees for servicesGas; sewer and 3 more
  • Gas$1.4 million
  • Sewer$1.0 million
  • Garbage collection$533 thousand
  • Water$506 thousand
  • Other service charges$34 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.5%

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

From the federal government
7.5%$658 thousand

State tax money5.2%

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

From the state
5.2%$452 thousand

County and local tax money20%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
20%$1.7 million

Fines and other8.4%

Fines
6.0%$524 thousand
Interest, rents and other
2.4%$208 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails32%Water, sewer, trash and utilities31%Roads, transit and parking16%Running the government and other costs11%Housing and community development9.5%All other spending0.9%

What stands out

9.5%

of Port Allen's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
32%$3.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$2.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.1 million
  • Inspections and regulation$44 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
31%$3.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGas supply; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Gas supply$1.4 million
  • Sewer systems$657 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$609 thousand
  • Water supply$604 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$1.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.7 million
Running the government and other costs
11%$1.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$644 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$354 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$170 thousand
Housing and community development
9.5%$1.0 million
Interest on debt
0.5%$49 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$44 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$44 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Port Allen. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Port Allen 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.