Parish government · West Baton Rouge Parish, LA

West Baton Rouge Parish's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), West Baton Rouge Parish took in $86.7 million and spent $79.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Parish taxes59%Local tax money12%Fines and other11%State tax money9.8%Fees for services (parks and recreation, parks, land and natural resources)8.6%Federal tax money0.2%

What stands out

25%

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

Parish taxes59%

Property tax
30%$26.3 million
Sales tax
25%$21.3 million
Other taxes
4.3%$3.7 million
What's in other taxesAmusement taxes; other licenses and 2 more
  • Amusement taxes$1.6 million
  • Other licenses$1.2 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$768 thousand
  • Insurance premium taxes$116 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.6%

Fees for services
8.6%$7.5 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Other service charges$7.0 million
  • Parks and recreation$252 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$159 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.2%

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

From the federal government
0.2%$150 thousand

State tax money9.8%

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

From the state
9.8%$8.5 million

Local tax money12%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
12%$10.1 million

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
9.3%$8.1 million
Fines
1.2%$1.0 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails48%Running the government and other costs22%Parks, recreation and libraries14%Roads, transit and parking7.2%Environment and natural resources6.1%All other spending2.8%

What stands out

14%

of West Baton Rouge Parish's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 1%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
48%$38.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$23.1 million
  • Prisons and jails$7.8 million
  • Fire protection$3.8 million
  • Courts and legal services$3.3 million
Running the government and other costs
22%$17.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$11.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.7 million
  • Government buildings$2.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.4 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
14%$10.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$5.9 million
  • Libraries$5.0 million
Roads, transit and parking
7.2%$5.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5.7 million
Environment and natural resources
6.1%$4.8 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$4.8 million
Health and hospitals
2.0%$1.6 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.6 million
Housing and community development
0.5%$408 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$210 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$31 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$31 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

West Baton Rouge Parish. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of West Baton Rouge 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.