Town government · Tensas Parish, LA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Waterproof took in $177 thousand and spent $228 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer)42%Fines and other30%Town taxes15%State tax money14%

What stands out

17%

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

Town taxes15%

Property tax
6.8%$12 thousand
Other taxes
4.5%$8 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; amusement taxes and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$5 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$1 thousand
  • Amusement licenses$1 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
3.4%$6 thousand

Fees for services42%

Fees for services
42%$74 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer
  • Sewer$74 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$24 thousand

Fines and other30%

Fines
17%$30 thousand
Interest, rents and other
13%$23 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities55%Running the government and other costs29%Housing and community development14%Police, fire, courts and jails3.1%

What stands out

14%

of Waterproof'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
55%$125 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$125 thousand
Running the government and other costs
29%$65 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$39 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$26 thousand
Housing and community development
14%$31 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.1%$7 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Waterproof. 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 Waterproof 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.