Town government · Jefferson Davis Parish, LA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended May 31, 2022), Welsh took in $6.7 million and spent $8.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended May 31, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)57%Town taxes22%State tax money11%Fines and other7.1%Federal tax money2.3%

What stands out

19%

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

Town taxes22%

Sales tax
19%$1.3 million
Property tax
1.7%$111 thousand
Other taxes
1.2%$78 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; public utility taxes and 3 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$52 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$10 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$6 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$5 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services57%

Fees for services
57%$3.8 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 4 more
  • Electric power$2.6 million
  • Sewer$416 thousand
  • Garbage collection$346 thousand
  • Water$315 thousand
  • Housing$108 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.3%

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

From the federal government
2.3%$154 thousand

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$750 thousand

Fines and other7.1%

Fines
3.9%$262 thousand
Interest, rents and other
3.2%$213 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities61%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Running the government and other costs9.0%Roads, transit and parking6.6%Parks, recreation and libraries2.5%All other spending2.0%

What stands out

61%

of Welsh'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
61%$4.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$3.8 million
  • Water supply$547 thousand
  • Sewer systems$337 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$135 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$1.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.4 million
  • Fire protection$156 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$7 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$1 thousand
Running the government and other costs
9.0%$714 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$258 thousand
  • Government buildings$219 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$173 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$40 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$24 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.6%$522 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$520 thousand
  • Airports$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.5%$197 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$197 thousand
Housing and community development
1.0%$78 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.7%$53 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$53 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$27 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$2 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$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Welsh. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended May 31, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Welsh 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.