Parish government · Rapides Parish, LA

Rapides Parish's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Rapides Parish took in $134 million and spent $171 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Parish taxes65%Fees for services (water, parking)18%Fines and other12%State tax money3.2%Local tax money1.1%Federal tax money0.3%

What stands out

25%

of Rapides Parish's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 4.2%.

Parish taxes65%

Property tax
40%$53.3 million
Sales tax
25%$33.3 million
Other taxes
0.7%$923 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere and motor vehicle licenses
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$723 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$200 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services18%

Fees for services
18%$23.8 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; water and 1 more
  • Other service charges$15.9 million
  • Water$7.9 million
  • Parking$46 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.3%

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

From the federal government
0.3%$396 thousand

State tax money3.2%

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

From the state
3.2%$4.2 million

Local tax money1.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.1%$1.4 million

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
12%$16.5 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails81%Parks, recreation and libraries8.5%Running the government and other costs5.5%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.6%Interest on debt0.5%All other spending0.2%

What stands out

81%

of Rapides Parish's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 25%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
81%$138 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 3 more
  • Police$85.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$19.2 million
  • Prisons and jails$17.5 million
  • Fire protection$13.0 million
  • Inspections and regulation$2.9 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.5%$14.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$13.4 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.2 million
Running the government and other costs
5.5%$9.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and other and not broken out
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$8.3 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.2 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.6%$7.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and gas supply
  • Water supply$7.7 million
  • Gas supply$180 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$885 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$833 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$52 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.2%$302 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government and sent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to the state government$230 thousand
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$72 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$56 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Rapides Parish. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Rapides 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.