Village government · Natchitoches Parish, LA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Powhatan took in $203 thousand and spent $160 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money49%Fees for services (water, sewer)41%Village taxes9.4%

What stands out

49%

of Powhatan's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

Village taxes9.4%

Other taxes
7.4%$15 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
2.0%$4 thousand

Fees for services41%

Fees for services
41%$84 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater and sewer
  • Water$62 thousand
  • Sewer$22 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money49%

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

From the state
49%$100 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities87%Running the government and other costs12%Police, fire, courts and jails1.3%

What stands out

87%

of Powhatan's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
87%$139 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$83 thousand
  • Sewer systems$56 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$19 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)$12 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$7 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.3%$2 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Powhatan. 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 Village of Powhatan 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.