Village government · Washington Parish, LA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Varnado took in $230 thousand and spent $132 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fines and other52%Village taxes32%Federal tax money13%Fees for services (garbage collection)3.0%

What stands out

46%

of Varnado's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 3%.

Village taxes32%

Sales tax
25%$57 thousand
Other taxes
5.2%$12 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Occupation and business licenses$11 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
2.2%$5 thousand

Fees for services3.0%

Fees for services
3.0%$7 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection
  • Garbage collection$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money13%

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

From the federal government
13%$30 thousand

Fines and other52%

Interest, rents and other
46%$106 thousand
Fines
5.7%$13 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs55%Roads, transit and parking27%Police, fire, courts and jails19%

What stands out

55%

of Varnado's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
55%$72 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$49 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$16 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$6 thousand
  • Government buildings$1 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
27%$35 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$35 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$25 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$25 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Varnado. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Village of Varnado 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.