Village government · East Feliciana Parish, LA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Slaughter took in $1.6 million and spent $1.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, gas)51%Village taxes25%Federal tax money13%Fines and other11%State tax money0.6%

What stands out

13%

of Slaughter's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Village taxes25%

Sales tax
13%$205 thousand
Other taxes
9.4%$146 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Other licenses$81 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$63 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
2.6%$41 thousand

Fees for services51%

Fees for services
51%$788 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater and gas
  • Water$438 thousand
  • Gas$350 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money13%

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

From the federal government
13%$200 thousand

State tax money0.6%

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

From the state
0.6%$10 thousand

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
6.0%$94 thousand
Fines
4.8%$75 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities59%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Running the government and other costs15%Interest on debt2.2%

What stands out

59%

of Slaughter'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
59%$843 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and gas supply
  • Water supply$501 thousand
  • Gas supply$342 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$345 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$284 thousand
  • Fire protection$61 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$221 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$160 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$36 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$25 thousand
Interest on debt
2.2%$32 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Slaughter. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Village of Slaughter 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.