Town government · Ouachita Parish, LA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Sterlington took in $2.9 million and spent $1.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money42%Town taxes34%Fees for services (sewer)15%Fines and other8.6%

What stands out

27%

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

Town taxes34%

Sales tax
27%$770 thousand
Property tax
3.9%$113 thousand
Other taxes
3.5%$101 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$101 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services15%

Fees for services
15%$447 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer and other service charges
  • Sewer$405 thousand
  • Other service charges$42 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money42%

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

From the state
42%$1.2 million

Fines and other8.6%

Fines
7.6%$220 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.0%$29 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs36%Police, fire, courts and jails31%Water, sewer, trash and utilities19%Roads, transit and parking14%

What stands out

31%

of Sterlington'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%

Running the government and other costs
36%$415 thousand
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)$244 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$161 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$10 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
31%$358 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$358 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
19%$224 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$224 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$168 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$168 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Sterlington. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. 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 Sterlington 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.