City government · St Martin Parish, LA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), St. Martinville took in $14.2 million and spent $16.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, housing)66%City taxes20%Federal tax money8.5%Fines and other2.8%State tax money2.7%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

15%

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

City taxes20%

Sales tax
15%$2.1 million
Other taxes
3.5%$497 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$342 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$141 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
1.9%$271 thousand

Fees for services66%

Fees for services
66%$9.3 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; housing and 5 more
  • Electric power$6.4 million
  • Housing$1.0 million
  • Garbage collection$648 thousand
  • Sewer$642 thousand
  • Water$577 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$52 thousand
  • Other service charges$20 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.5%

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

From the federal government
8.5%$1.2 million

State tax money2.7%

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

From the state
2.7%$384 thousand

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$22 thousand

Fines and other2.8%

Interest, rents and other
2.4%$337 thousand
Fines
0.4%$61 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities51%Housing and community development19%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Running the government and other costs8.4%Roads, transit and parking7.5%All other spending2.6%

What stands out

19%

of St. Martinville's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
51%$8.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Electric power$6.2 million
  • Sewer systems$848 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$707 thousand
  • Water supply$621 thousand
Housing and community development
19%$3.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$1.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$1.9 million
Running the government and other costs
8.4%$1.4 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)$655 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$438 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$296 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.5%$1.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.2 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.0%$337 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$337 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$55 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.2%$37 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$37 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of St. Martinville. 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 City of St. Martinville 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.