City government · East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Zachary took in $36.1 million and spent $38.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes39%Fees for services (water, gas)27%Federal tax money13%Fines and other12%State tax money8.9%

What stands out

32%

of Zachary's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

City taxes39%

Sales tax

32%$11.7 million

Property tax

3.8%$1.4 million

Other taxes

2.4%$868 thousand

What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; other selective sales taxes and 3 more

Occupation and business licenses$439 thousand
Other selective sales taxes$224 thousand
Other licenses$169 thousand
Alcoholic beverage licenses$20 thousand
Alcoholic beverage taxes$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services27%

Fees for services

27%$9.9 million

What's in fees for servicesWater; gas and 4 more

Water$3.4 million
Gas$2.9 million
Garbage collection$1.8 million
Sewer$1.6 million
Parks and recreation$174 thousand
Other service charges$23 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money13%

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

From the federal government

13%$4.7 million

State tax money8.9%

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

From the state

8.9%$3.2 million

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other

12%$4.4 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails49%Water, sewer, trash and utilities20%Running the government and other costs20%Roads, transit and parking6.5%Interest on debt1.8%All other spending2.0%

What stands out

49%

of Zachary's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails

49%$19.0 million

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more

Police$12.3 million
Fire protection$5.8 million
Courts and legal services$535 thousand
Inspections and regulation$278 thousand

Water, sewer, trash and utilities

20%$7.8 million

What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; gas supply and 2 more

Water supply$2.3 million
Gas supply$2.2 million
Garbage and solid waste$2.1 million
Sewer systems$1.3 million

Running the government and other costs

20%$7.7 million

What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more

Other and not broken out$4.8 million
Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.2 million
Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$748 thousand

Roads, transit and parking

6.5%$2.5 million

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways

Roads and highways$2.5 million

Interest on debt

1.8%$705 thousand

What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt

Interest on general debt$598 thousand
Interest on water supply debt$107 thousand

Parks, recreation and libraries

1.8%$700 thousand

What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation

Parks and recreation$700 thousand

Sent to other local governments

0.2%$86 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$86 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Zachary. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of City of Zachary 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.