Town government · Caddo Parish, LA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Vivian took in $4.8 million and spent $4.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes53%Fees for services (water, sewer)34%Fines and other5.0%State tax money4.5%Federal tax money3.2%

What stands out

40%

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

Town taxes53%

Sales tax
40%$1.9 million
Property tax
8.1%$392 thousand
Other taxes
5.4%$259 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 3 more
  • Public utility taxes$148 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$87 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$21 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$2 thousand
  • Amusement licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services34%

Fees for services
34%$1.6 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$780 thousand
  • Sewer$357 thousand
  • Garbage collection$315 thousand
  • Housing$185 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.2%

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

From the federal government
3.2%$155 thousand

State tax money4.5%

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

From the state
4.5%$217 thousand

Fines and other5.0%

Interest, rents and other
4.0%$194 thousand
Fines
1.0%$50 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities36%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Housing and community development13%Roads, transit and parking12%Running the government and other costs10%All other spending5.5%

What stands out

13%

of Vivian's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
36%$1.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$619 thousand
  • Sewer systems$524 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$367 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$949 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$940 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$9 thousand
Housing and community development
13%$555 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$509 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$509 thousand
Running the government and other costs
10%$434 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$208 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$162 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$64 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.9%$163 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$163 thousand
Interest on debt
1.2%$51 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.4%$17 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$17 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

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