Parish government · St James Parish, LA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), St. James Parish took in $166 million and spent $91.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills)70%Fines and other14%Parish taxes12%Local tax money2.3%State tax money1.4%Federal tax money0.3%

What stands out

70%

of St. James Parish's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 8.4%.

Parish taxes12%

Property tax
12%$19.7 million
Other taxes
0.1%$182 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$182 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
<0.1%$24 thousand

Fees for services70%

Fees for services
70%$115 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills and other service charges
  • Hospital bills$113 million
  • Other service charges$2.4 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.3%

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

From the federal government
0.3%$443 thousand

State tax money1.4%

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

From the state
1.4%$2.4 million

Local tax money2.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
2.3%$3.9 million

Fines and other14%

Interest, rents and other
14%$23.0 million
Fines
0.3%$578 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals80%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Running the government and other costs1.4%Interest on debt0.8%

What stands out

80%

of St. James Parish's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 4.8%.

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
80%$73.2 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals
  • Hospitals$73.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$16.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$15.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$986 thousand
Running the government and other costs
1.4%$1.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.2 million
Interest on debt
0.8%$707 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

St. James Parish. 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 St. James 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.