Town government · Concordia Parish, LA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Vidalia took in $45.7 million and spent $37.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fines and other54%Fees for services (electric power, gas)33%Town taxes10%State tax money2.1%County and local tax money0.6%

What stands out

53%

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

Town taxes10%

Sales tax
9.0%$4.1 million
Other taxes
0.8%$385 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$266 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$110 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
0.3%$132 thousand

Fees for services33%

Fees for services
33%$15.3 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; gas and 4 more
  • Electric power$10.8 million
  • Gas$2.4 million
  • Water$855 thousand
  • Sewer$579 thousand
  • Garbage collection$579 thousand
  • Other service charges$118 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money2.1%

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

From the state
2.1%$973 thousand

County and local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.6%$271 thousand

Fines and other54%

Interest, rents and other
53%$24.4 million
Fines
0.2%$110 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities36%Running the government and other costs34%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Roads, transit and parking8.4%Health and hospitals2.3%All other spending1.0%

What stands out

34%

of Vidalia'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
36%$13.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; gas supply and 3 more
  • Electric power$9.1 million
  • Gas supply$2.1 million
  • Water supply$1.5 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$670 thousand
  • Sewer systems$443 thousand
Running the government and other costs
34%$12.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; other government-run businesses and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$11.5 million
  • Other government-run businesses$696 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$657 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$6.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$3.6 million
  • Fire protection$3.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$252 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.4%$3.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.2 million
Health and hospitals
2.3%$887 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$887 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.8%$302 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$302 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$76 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Vidalia. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of Town of Vidalia 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.