Parish government · Union Parish, LA

Union Parish's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Union Parish took in $52.7 million and spent $40.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills, water)59%Parish taxes22%State tax money11%Federal tax money7.1%Fines and other1.1%Local tax money0.1%

What stands out

59%

of Union 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 taxes22%

Sales tax
11%$5.7 million
Property tax
10%$5.5 million
Other taxes
0.4%$209 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; other licenses and 2 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$176 thousand
  • Other licenses$18 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$13 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services59%

Fees for services
59%$31.1 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; water and 2 more
  • Hospital bills$30.2 million
  • Water$538 thousand
  • Other service charges$315 thousand
  • Airport$21 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.1%

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

From the federal government
7.1%$3.7 million

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$5.8 million

Local tax money0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.1%$72 thousand

Fines and other1.1%

Interest, rents and other
1.1%$570 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals75%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Running the government and other costs3.3%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.1%Roads, transit and parking1.8%All other spending0.2%

What stands out

75%

of Union 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
75%$30.7 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$30.6 million
  • Public health$139 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$7.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$4.1 million
  • Prisons and jails$2.6 million
  • Fire protection$413 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$18 thousand
Running the government and other costs
3.3%$1.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$846 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$271 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$239 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.1%$860 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$517 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$343 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
1.8%$720 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$674 thousand
  • Airports$46 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$81 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$72 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$9 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$10 thousand
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions
  • Welfare institutions$10 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$8 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Union Parish. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Union 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.