Parish government · Sabine Parish, LA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Sabine Parish took in $60.6 million and spent $51.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Parish taxes45%Fines and other22%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)19%State tax money12%Local tax money1.9%

What stands out

19%

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

Parish taxes45%

Property tax
25%$15.1 million
Sales tax
19%$11.8 million
Other taxes
1.1%$683 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Other licenses$345 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$338 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services19%

Fees for services
19%$11.5 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Water$5.7 million
  • Garbage collection$4.3 million
  • Other service charges$1.5 million
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$30 thousand

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$7.1 million

Local tax money1.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.9%$1.1 million

Fines and other22%

Interest, rents and other
21%$12.9 million
Fines
0.7%$411 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails36%Water, sewer, trash and utilities28%Roads, transit and parking23%Running the government and other costs9.9%Parks, recreation and libraries2.2%All other spending1.2%

What stands out

28%

of Sabine 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
36%$18.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$12.4 million
  • Fire protection$3.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.2 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
28%$14.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$7.4 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$7.0 million
Roads, transit and parking
23%$12.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$12.1 million
Running the government and other costs
9.9%$5.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$245 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.2%$1.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$688 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$441 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$448 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$229 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$219 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$170 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$170 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Sabine 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 Sabine 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.