ZIP 70131 · New Orleans, LA

Three governments run on your community's money

This page shows every government that serves ZIP 70131: the state, county, city or town and school district, and where each one's money comes from and goes.

Each government is shown for its own newest fiscal year on file, so the years differ. Figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau's Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, the government's own report, as named under Sources and more.

Where do my taxes go in 70131?
70131 is served by the State of Louisiana, the City of New Orleans and Orleans Parish School District. In each one's latest recorded fiscal year, State of Louisiana spent $46.3 billion (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), City of New Orleans spent $2.40 billion (fiscal year ended November 30, 2023) and Orleans Parish School District took in $787 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024). Each government's money is separate.

Which governments collect property tax in 70131?
Of the governments serving 70131, City of New Orleans collected $358 million (fiscal year ended November 30, 2023), Orleans Parish School District collected $237 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024) and State of Louisiana collected $131 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024) in property tax. These are each government's total collections, not a bill for 70131.

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From the state down to your schools: where each one's money comes from and goes.

See the full budget for: New Orleans and Orleans Parish School District

Why not this year? Each figure is the newest year the U.S. Census Bureau has published for that government, so the years differ and are not the current year. Most governments post their current budget on their own website.

Where property tax goes in 70131

City of New Orleans$358 million

14% of its $2.49 billion in revenue · fiscal year ended November 30, 2023

Orleans Parish School District$237 million

30% of its $787 million in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2024

State of Louisiana$131 million

0.3% of its $44.6 billion in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2024

These are each government's total property tax collections, not your bill. Your own bill is split by each government's tax rate, shown on your property tax bill.

Your city

Orleans Parish is served by a consolidated city-county government (New Orleans City), so there is no separate county section. See New Orleans’ full page →

City of New Orleans

$2.40 billion budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended November 30, 2023.

Where the money comes from

City taxes31%Fees for services (sewer, airport)27%Federal tax money20%State tax money19%Fines and other3.2%County and local tax money0.5%

What stands out

20%

of New Orleans' money comes from federal tax money.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 3.6%.

Full New Orleans breakdown

City taxes31%

Property tax
14%$358 million
Sales tax
12%$290 million
Other taxes
5.0%$124 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 7 more
  • Public utility taxes$53.1 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$25.1 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$17.8 million
  • Other licenses$17.4 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$4.3 million
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$2.8 million
  • Motor vehicle licenses$1.8 million
  • Pari-mutuel (betting) taxes$1.7 million
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$306 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services27%

Fees for services
27%$663 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; airport and 8 more
  • Sewer$156 million
  • Airport$149 million
  • Water$125 million
  • Hospital bills$87.1 million
  • Other service charges$60.2 million
  • Garbage collection$38.2 million
  • Other government-run businesses$32.8 million
  • Parks and recreation$6.6 million
  • Parking$6.2 million
  • Road charges$2.4 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money20%

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

From the federal government
20%$492 million

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$472 million

County and local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.5%$12.3 million

Fines and other3.2%

Interest, rents and other
2.0%$48.7 million
Fines
1.3%$31.8 million
New Orleans page →

Where the money goes

Running the government and other costs26%Water, sewer, trash and utilities22%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Housing and community development14%Roads, transit and parking7.7%All other spending13%

What stands out

14%

of New Orleans' spending goes to housing and community development.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 1.4%.

Full New Orleans breakdown

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
26%$617 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$419 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$110 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$40.5 million
  • Other government-run businesses$37.0 million
  • Government buildings$10.5 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
22%$529 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$275 million
  • Water supply$204 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$49.8 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$434 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$175 million
  • Fire protection$138 million
  • Courts and legal services$115 million
  • Inspections and regulation$6.5 million
Housing and community development
14%$336 million
Roads, transit and parking
7.7%$185 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports and roads and highways
  • Airports$139 million
  • Roads and highways$46.5 million
Interest on debt
4.8%$116 million
Health and hospitals
4.4%$106 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$68.4 million
  • Public health$37.5 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.4%$56.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$37.3 million
  • Libraries$19.4 million
Sent to other local governments
1.0%$23.6 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$23.6 million
New Orleans page →

Your schools

Orleans Parish School District

Took in $787 million in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

Where the money comes from

School district taxes52%State tax money40%County and local tax money4.5%Fines and other2.8%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)<0.1%
Full Orleans Parish School District breakdown

What stands out

22%

of Orleans Parish School District's money comes from sales tax.Most school districts with fewer than 5,000 students get none.

School district taxes52%

Property tax
30%$237 million
Sales tax
22%$176 million

Fees for services<0.1%

Fees for services
<0.1%$645 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches; other school charges and 1 more
  • School lunches$313 thousand
  • Other school charges$297 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$35 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$200 thousand

State tax money40%

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

From the state
40%$316 million

County and local tax money4.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.5%$35.4 million

Fines and other2.8%

Interest, rents and other
2.8%$22.4 million
Orleans Parish School District page →

Where the money goes

The Census record for this side looks incomplete, so these figures may be lower than the government's own totals.

Schools and colleges89%Sent to other local governments11%
Full Orleans Parish School District breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
89%$131 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$131 million
Sent to other local governments
11%$15.4 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$15.4 million
Orleans Parish School District page →

Your state

State of Louisiana

$46.3 billion budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

Where the money comes from

Federal tax money50%State taxes37%Fines and other5.9%Fees for services (college tuition, university housing and dining)5.8%Local tax money1.3%

What stands out

50%

of Louisiana's money comes from federal tax money.A typical state government gets 35%.

Full Louisiana breakdown

State taxes37%

Other taxes
12%$5.50 billion
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; severance taxes and 13 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$1.33 billion
  • Severance taxes$829 million
  • Amusement taxes$809 million
  • Corporation licenses$696 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$626 million
  • Motor fuel taxes$622 million
  • Tobacco taxes$221 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$126 million
  • Motor vehicle licenses$82.7 million
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$76.2 million
  • Hunting and fishing licenses$32.6 million
  • Public utility licenses$15.1 million
  • Driver's licenses$12.8 million
  • Public utility taxes$10.3 million
  • Other licenses$5.9 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Individual income tax
11%$4.88 billion
Sales tax
11%$4.87 billion
Business income tax
2.3%$1.01 billion
Property tax
0.3%$131 million

Fees for services5.8%

Fees for services
5.8%$2.56 billion
What's in fees for servicesCollege tuition; university housing and dining and 12 more
  • College tuition$1.35 billion
  • University housing and dining$514 million
  • Other service charges$324 million
  • Ports and waterways$160 million
  • Parks and recreation$133 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$28.3 million
  • Tolls on roads and bridges$22.6 million
  • Water$9.0 million
  • Hospital bills$8.7 million
  • Housing$5.8 million
  • Electric power$4.8 million
  • Other education charges$3.9 million
  • Road charges$542 thousand
  • Airport$338 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money50%

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

From the federal government
50%$22.4 billion

Local tax money1.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From local governments
1.3%$578 million

Fines and other5.9%

Interest, rents and other
5.7%$2.55 billion
Fines
0.2%$97.6 million
Louisiana page →

Where the money goes

Social services41%Sent to local governments21%Schools and colleges14%Running the government and other costs7.5%Roads, transit and parking6.1%All other spending11%

What stands out

41%

of Louisiana's spending goes to social services.A typical state government spends 31%.

Full Louisiana breakdown

Spending by category100%

Social services
41%$19.0 billion
What's in social servicesOther public welfare; unemployment and social insurance offices and 2 more
  • Other public welfare$18.6 billion
  • Unemployment and social insurance offices$237 million
  • Welfare institutions$66.3 million
  • Veterans' services$13.5 million
Sent to local governments
21%$9.62 billion
What's in sent to local governmentsSent to school districts; sent to local governments: other and not broken out and 16 more
  • Sent to school districts$7.13 billion
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$1.71 billion
  • Sent to local governments: prisons and jails$180 million
  • Sent to local governments: police$135 million
  • Sent to local governments: roads and highways$116 million
  • Sent to local governments: general support$110 million
  • Sent to local governments: other education$66.6 million
  • Sent to local governments: parks and recreation$52.5 million
  • Sent to local governments: courts and legal services$40.3 million
  • Sent to local governments: housing and community development$23.2 million
  • Sent to local governments: elementary and secondary schools$21.7 million
  • Sent to local governments: hospitals$17.7 million
  • Sent to local governments: natural resources, farming and conservation$6.5 million
  • Sent to local governments: finance, tax collection and budgeting$5.3 million
  • Sent to local governments: inspections and regulation$883 thousand
  • Sent to local governments: other government administration$105 thousand
  • Sent to local governments: public health$105 thousand
  • Sent to local governments: other public welfare$2 thousand
Schools and colleges
14%$6.39 billion
What's in schools and collegesColleges and universities; scholarships and other education subsidies and 3 more
  • Colleges and universities$4.23 billion
  • Scholarships and other education subsidies$925 million
  • College housing, dining and bookstores$730 million
  • Other education$497 million
  • Elementary and secondary schools$7.8 million
Running the government and other costs
7.5%$3.47 billion
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.13 billion
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$911 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$272 million
  • Other government administration$119 million
  • Government buildings$35.0 million
Roads, transit and parking
6.1%$2.84 billion
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; ports and harbors and 2 more
  • Roads and highways$2.52 billion
  • Ports and harbors$268 million
  • Airports$29.6 million
  • Toll roads and bridges$20.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.3%$1.52 billion
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 3 more
  • Prisons and jails$631 million
  • Police$371 million
  • Courts and legal services$203 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$200 million
  • Inspections and regulation$112 million
Environment and natural resources
2.9%$1.35 billion
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1.35 billion
Health and hospitals
2.6%$1.22 billion
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health and hospitals
  • Public health$689 million
  • Hospitals$535 million
Interest on debt
1.0%$461 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.9%$404 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$397 million
  • Libraries$7.5 million
Housing and community development
0.1%$68.9 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
<0.1%$7.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and electric power
  • Water supply$4.3 million
  • Electric power$3.4 million
Louisiana page →
Sources and moreEach government's source, fiscal year and how a ZIP is matched

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

City of New Orleans. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended November 30, 2023.

Orleans Parish School District. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

How a ZIP is matched. A ZIP code is not a government boundary, so we match it to the cities, counties and school districts that overlap it, using Census Bureau geography. Where a ZIP crosses several, each one is shown with its share of the ZIP. Each government's money covers its own operations only; the others listed here are separate.

Latest recorded year. The year differs by government: each block shows the newest fiscal year on file. A Census survey year covers fiscal years ending July 1 of the year before through June 30 of that year.