Town government · Ascension Parish, LA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Sorrento took in $1.3 million and spent $1.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes76%Fees for services (garbage collection, sewer)14%Fines and other8.4%State tax money1.6%

What stands out

55%

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

Town taxes76%

Sales tax
55%$702 thousand
Other taxes
16%$207 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$107 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$94 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$4 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
4.7%$60 thousand

Fees for services14%

Fees for services
14%$176 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and sewer
  • Garbage collection$133 thousand
  • Sewer$43 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money1.6%

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

From the state
1.6%$21 thousand

Fines and other8.4%

Fines
8.3%$106 thousand
Interest, rents and other
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails47%Water, sewer, trash and utilities22%Roads, transit and parking17%Running the government and other costs15%

What stands out

47%

of Sorrento's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
47%$521 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$516 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$5 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
22%$238 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$131 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$107 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$182 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$182 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$162 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$161 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Sorrento. 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 Town of Sorrento 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.