Parish government · St Charles Parish, LA

St. Charles Parish's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), St. Charles Parish took in $315 million and spent $242 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Parish taxes45%Fees for services (hospital bills, water)36%Fines and other11%Federal tax money4.4%Local tax money2.3%State tax money1.1%

What stands out

36%

of St. Charles Parish's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 11%.

Parish taxes45%

Property tax
29%$92.9 million
Sales tax
15%$45.9 million
Other taxes
0.5%$1.5 million
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage taxes and other selective sales taxes
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$961 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$588 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services36%

Fees for services
36%$114 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; water and 4 more
  • Hospital bills$66.4 million
  • Water$16.8 million
  • Sewer$15.6 million
  • Other service charges$10.9 million
  • Garbage collection$4.0 million
  • Housing$223 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.4%

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

From the federal government
4.4%$13.9 million

State tax money1.1%

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

From the state
1.1%$3.6 million

Local tax money2.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
2.3%$7.2 million

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
11%$35.2 million
Fines
0.3%$856 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails23%Health and hospitals23%Roads, transit and parking16%Water, sewer, trash and utilities13%Sent to other local governments9.4%All other spending15%

What stands out

23%

of St. Charles Parish's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 5.7%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$56.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$53.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$3.2 million
Health and hospitals
23%$55.7 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$49.6 million
  • Public health$6.2 million
Roads, transit and parking
16%$37.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$37.9 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
13%$31.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$15.1 million
  • Water supply$11.1 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$5.4 million
Sent to other local governments
9.4%$22.8 million
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$22.8 million
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$38 thousand
Running the government and other costs
9.1%$21.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$10.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$9.0 million
  • Other and not broken out$2.7 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.9%$11.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$6.9 million
  • Parks and recreation$4.8 million
Interest on debt
1.0%$2.4 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$1.9 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$500 thousand
Housing and community development
0.4%$935 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

St. Charles 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 St. Charles 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.