Parish government · Vernon Parish, LA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Vernon Parish took in $84.4 million and spent $34.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fines and other47%Parish taxes33%Fees for services (water, housing)13%State tax money3.3%Federal tax money1.8%Local tax money1.8%

What stands out

32%

of Vernon Parish's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 4.1%.

Parish taxes33%

Sales tax
19%$16.2 million
Property tax
12%$10.4 million
Other taxes
1.6%$1.4 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; occupation and business licenses and 2 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$852 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$438 thousand
  • Other licenses$63 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services13%

Fees for services
13%$10.8 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 1 more
  • Water$5.6 million
  • Other service charges$5.0 million
  • Housing$179 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.8%

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

From the federal government
1.8%$1.5 million

State tax money3.3%

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

From the state
3.3%$2.8 million

Local tax money1.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.8%$1.5 million

Fines and other47%

Interest, rents and other
32%$27.4 million
Fines
15%$12.4 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails47%Running the government and other costs22%Water, sewer, trash and utilities8.5%Parks, recreation and libraries8.4%Roads, transit and parking5.4%All other spending7.8%

What stands out

47%

of Vernon Parish's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 20%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
47%$16.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$11.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.6 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.5 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$546 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$7.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out
  • Other and not broken out$7.8 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
8.5%$3.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$3.0 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.4%$3.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.7 million
  • Libraries$1.2 million
Roads, transit and parking
5.4%$1.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.9 million
Health and hospitals
4.6%$1.6 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.6 million
Housing and community development
1.6%$573 thousand
Interest on debt
1.6%$552 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Vernon 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 Vernon 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.