Parish government · Webster Parish, LA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Webster Parish took in $31.4 million and spent $19.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Parish taxes64%Fines and other15%State tax money11%Fees for services (electric power, gas)10%Local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

55%

of Webster Parish's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 1.6%.

Parish taxes64%

Sales tax
55%$17.1 million
Property tax
9.2%$2.9 million
Other taxes
0.4%$131 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$131 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services10%

Fees for services
10%$3.2 million
What's in fees for servicesOther government-run businesses; electric power and 3 more
  • Other government-run businesses$1.2 million
  • Electric power$1.0 million
  • Other service charges$374 thousand
  • Gas$346 thousand
  • Water$227 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$3.4 million

Local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
<0.1%$29 thousand

Fines and other15%

Fines
14%$4.4 million
Interest, rents and other
1.0%$328 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs53%Police, fire, courts and jails42%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.5%Sent to other local governments0.8%Interest on debt<0.1%

What stands out

53%

of Webster Parish's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
53%$10.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4.9 million
  • Other and not broken out$3.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.7 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
42%$8.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$7.6 million
  • Fire protection$767 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.5%$698 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$698 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.8%$150 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$150 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$18 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Webster Parish. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 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 Webster 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.