Parish government · West Carroll Parish, LA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), West Carroll Parish took in $19.6 million and spent $10.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Parish taxes80%Fees for services (garbage collection, airport)8.7%Fines and other4.6%Local tax money3.4%State tax money2.9%

What stands out

36%

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

Parish taxes80%

Sales tax
36%$7.1 million
Other taxes
29%$5.7 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 3 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$5.5 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$187 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$19 thousand
  • Other licenses$19 thousand
  • Severance taxes$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
15%$2.9 million

Fees for services8.7%

Fees for services
8.7%$1.7 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Other service charges$1.1 million
  • Garbage collection$540 thousand
  • Airport$66 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money2.9%

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

From the state
2.9%$567 thousand

Local tax money3.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
3.4%$673 thousand

Fines and other4.6%

Interest, rents and other
4.4%$862 thousand
Fines
0.2%$39 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails53%Water, sewer, trash and utilities20%Roads, transit and parking14%Running the government and other costs9.9%Parks, recreation and libraries2.7%All other spending<0.1%

What stands out

20%

of West Carroll Parish's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 0.8%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
53%$5.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$2.9 million
  • Fire protection$2.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$454 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
20%$2.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
14%$1.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.6 million
Running the government and other costs
9.9%$1.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$563 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$274 thousand
  • Government buildings$150 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$94 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.7%$290 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$290 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$6 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government and sent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to the state government$3 thousand
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$3 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

West Carroll 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 West Carroll 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.