City government · Caddo Parish, LA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Shreveport took in $474 million and spent $466 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes57%Fees for services (sewer, water)31%Federal tax money4.6%State tax money4.3%Fines and other3.6%County and local tax money0.3%

What stands out

35%

of Shreveport's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 7.8%.

City taxes57%

Sales tax
35%$166 million
Property tax
14%$65.2 million
Other taxes
7.9%$37.5 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; amusement taxes and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$20.8 million
  • Amusement taxes$8.6 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$7.8 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$349 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services31%

Fees for services
31%$145 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 7 more
  • Sewer$63.4 million
  • Water$32.8 million
  • Parks and recreation$16.3 million
  • Airport$13.2 million
  • Garbage collection$12.5 million
  • Housing$4.3 million
  • Transit fares$2.1 million
  • Parking$406 thousand
  • Other service charges$117 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.6%

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

From the federal government
4.6%$21.7 million

State tax money4.3%

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

From the state
4.3%$20.2 million

County and local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.3%$1.3 million

Fines and other3.6%

Interest, rents and other
3.3%$15.8 million
Fines
0.3%$1.3 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails29%Water, sewer, trash and utilities23%Running the government and other costs12%Parks, recreation and libraries11%Interest on debt9.7%All other spending15%

What stands out

9%

of Shreveport's spending goes to housing and community development.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 1.4%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
29%$135 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$66.9 million
  • Fire protection$62.2 million
  • Inspections and regulation$4.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.2 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
23%$107 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$51.2 million
  • Water supply$39.6 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$16.7 million
Running the government and other costs
12%$54.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$41.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$4.6 million
  • Government buildings$4.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.4 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
11%$52.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$34.3 million
  • Libraries$18.3 million
Interest on debt
9.7%$45.0 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$24.4 million
  • Interest on general debt$20.6 million
Housing and community development
9.0%$42.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
6.3%$29.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingPublic transit; airports and 2 more
  • Public transit$14.4 million
  • Airports$10.4 million
  • Roads and highways$4.0 million
  • Parking$389 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$245 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$245 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$18 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$18 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Shreveport. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of City of Shreveport 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.