Parish government · Washington Parish, LA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Washington Parish took in $134 million and spent $77.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills, water)62%Parish taxes22%Fines and other7.5%State tax money4.9%Local tax money3.1%Federal tax money0.1%

What stands out

62%

of Washington Parish's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 8.4%.

Parish taxes22%

Sales tax
12%$15.6 million
Property tax
9.9%$13.3 million
Other taxes
0.9%$1.2 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.1 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$80 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services62%

Fees for services
62%$83.0 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; other service charges and 3 more
  • Hospital bills$76.4 million
  • Other service charges$2.5 million
  • Water$2.4 million
  • Gas$932 thousand
  • Garbage collection$873 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.1%

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

From the federal government
0.1%$194 thousand

State tax money4.9%

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

From the state
4.9%$6.6 million

Local tax money3.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
3.1%$4.2 million

Fines and other7.5%

Interest, rents and other
7.3%$9.8 million
Fines
0.2%$310 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals43%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Roads, transit and parking16%Running the government and other costs11%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.8%All other spending2.2%

What stands out

43%

of Washington Parish's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 4.8%.

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
43%$33.6 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$32.5 million
  • Public health$1.0 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$15.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$9.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$3.3 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.6 million
  • Fire protection$1.4 million
Roads, transit and parking
16%$12.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$12.0 million
Running the government and other costs
11%$8.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; government buildings and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$4.5 million
  • Government buildings$3.7 million
  • Other and not broken out$698 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.8%$5.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; water supply and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.4 million
  • Water supply$2.1 million
  • Gas supply$782 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.5%$1.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$1.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$300 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$154 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$146 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.3%$270 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$244 thousand
  • Sent to the state government$26 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Washington Parish. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Washington 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.