Town government · Calcasieu Parish, LA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Vinton took in $5.5 million and spent $7.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)65%Town taxes28%State tax money5.4%Fines and other0.6%County and local tax money0.1%

What stands out

24%

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

Town taxes28%

Sales tax
24%$1.4 million
Other taxes
2.9%$159 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$132 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$27 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
1.0%$57 thousand

Fees for services65%

Fees for services
65%$3.6 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 1 more
  • Electric power$2.8 million
  • Sewer$428 thousand
  • Water$410 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money5.4%

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

From the state
5.4%$301 thousand

County and local tax money0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.1%$6 thousand

Fines and other0.6%

Interest, rents and other
0.6%$34 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities57%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Running the government and other costs17%Roads, transit and parking5.7%Interest on debt0.2%

What stands out

57%

of Vinton's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
57%$4.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 1 more
  • Electric power$3.6 million
  • Water supply$391 thousand
  • Sewer systems$285 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$1.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$1.3 million
  • Fire protection$198 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$1.3 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$817 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$407 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$63 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.7%$428 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$428 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$12 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Vinton. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 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 Vinton 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.