ZIP 70506 · Lafayette City-Parish, LA

Four governments run on your community's money

This page shows every government that serves ZIP 70506: 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 or, for Louisiana governments, the Louisiana Department of Education, as named under Sources and more.

Where do my taxes go in 70506?
70506 is served by the State of Louisiana, Lafayette School Board, Lafayette City-Parish and the City of Scott. In each one's latest recorded fiscal year, State of Louisiana spent $46.3 billion (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Lafayette School Board spent $620 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2025), Lafayette City-Parish spent $721 million (fiscal year ended October 31, 2023) and City of Scott spent $9.1 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2022). Each government's money is separate.

Which governments collect property tax in 70506?
Of the governments serving 70506, Lafayette City-Parish collected $149 million (fiscal year ended October 31, 2023), State of Louisiana collected $131 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Lafayette School Board collected $101 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2025) and City of Scott collected $368 thousand (fiscal year ended June 30, 2022) in property tax. These are each government's total collections, not a bill for 70506.

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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: Lafayette City-Parish, Scott and Lafayette School Board

Why not this year? Louisiana governments with newer filings show school system figures from the Louisiana Department of Education (for 2025). Each other 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 70506

Lafayette City-Parish$149 million

19% of its $798 million in revenue · fiscal year ended October 31, 2023

State of Louisiana$131 million

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

Lafayette School Board$101 million

19% of its $541 million in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2025

City of Scott$368 thousand

3.2% of its $11.3 million in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2022 · estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau

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 cities and towns

Lafayette Parish is served by a consolidated city-county government, so there is no separate county section. See Lafayette City-Parish’s full page →

Lafayette City-Parish

$721 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended October 31, 2023.

About 56% of this ZIP is in Lafayette City-Parish.

Where the money comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)54%City-county taxes36%Fines and other5.1%Federal tax money2.9%State tax money1.6%County and local tax money0.4%

What stands out

54%

of Lafayette City-Parish's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 30%.

Full Lafayette City-Parish breakdown

City-county taxes36%

Property tax
19%$149 million
Sales tax
15%$118 million
Other taxes
2.4%$18.8 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 5 more
  • Public utility taxes$8.3 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$3.5 million
  • Other licenses$3.3 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$3.0 million
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$632 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$172 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services54%

Fees for services
54%$432 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; other government-run businesses and 10 more
  • Electric power$252 million
  • Other government-run businesses$41.8 million
  • Sewer$35.0 million
  • Water$34.2 million
  • Parks and recreation$21.2 million
  • Garbage collection$20.9 million
  • Other service charges$13.9 million
  • Airport$10.2 million
  • Housing$1.1 million
  • Parking$876 thousand
  • Transit fares$281 thousand
  • Gas$46 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.9%

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

From the federal government
2.9%$23.1 million

State tax money1.6%

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

From the state
1.6%$13.1 million

County and local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.4%$3.5 million

Fines and other5.1%

Interest, rents and other
4.2%$33.1 million
Fines
0.9%$7.3 million
Lafayette City-Parish page →

Where the money goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities39%Police, fire, courts and jails26%Roads, transit and parking12%Running the government and other costs10%Parks, recreation and libraries5.8%All other spending7.1%

What stands out

39%

of Lafayette City-Parish's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 20%.

Full Lafayette City-Parish breakdown

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
39%$285 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 3 more
  • Electric power$203 million
  • Water supply$33.4 million
  • Sewer systems$28.5 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$19.3 million
  • Gas supply$227 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$185 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$125 million
  • Fire protection$32.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$19.6 million
  • Prisons and jails$8.3 million
Roads, transit and parking
12%$85.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; public transit and 2 more
  • Roads and highways$61.0 million
  • Public transit$15.6 million
  • Airports$8.1 million
  • Parking$1.1 million
Running the government and other costs
10%$72.4 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$31.0 million
  • Other and not broken out$23.4 million
  • Government buildings$9.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$8.9 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.8%$41.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$30.7 million
  • Libraries$11.0 million
Housing and community development
3.2%$23.0 million
Interest on debt
2.4%$17.0 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt; interest on electric power debt and 2 more
  • Interest on general debt$9.5 million
  • Interest on electric power debt$6.6 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$813 thousand
  • Interest on public transit debt$40 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.3%$9.2 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$9.2 million
Sent to other local governments
0.3%$2.1 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$2.0 million
  • Sent to the state government$43 thousand
Lafayette City-Parish page →

City of Scott

$9.1 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2022. Estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau

About 15% of this ZIP is in Scott.

Where the money comes from

City taxes64%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)32%Fines and other3.9%
Full Scott breakdown

What stands out

60%

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

City taxes64%

Sales tax
60%$6.8 million
Property tax
3.2%$368 thousand
Other taxes
0.5%$52 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; alcoholic beverage taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$34 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$10 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services32%

Fees for services
32%$3.7 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Water$1.5 million
  • Garbage collection$991 thousand
  • Sewer$753 thousand
  • Gas$434 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Fines and other3.9%

Fines
3.1%$355 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.8%$92 thousand
Scott page →

Where the money goes

Police, fire, courts and jails39%Water, sewer, trash and utilities37%Roads, transit and parking11%Interest on debt8.8%Running the government and other costs4.1%

What stands out

39%

of Scott's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Full Scott breakdown

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
39%$3.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$3.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$157 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
37%$3.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$1.7 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.0 million
  • Sewer systems$655 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$1.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.0 million
Interest on debt
8.8%$795 thousand
Running the government and other costs
4.1%$371 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$160 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$157 thousand
  • Government buildings$54 thousand
Scott page →

Your schools

Lafayette School Board

$620 million budget in fiscal year 2025 (ended June 30, 2025), from the Louisiana Department of Education.

Where the money comes from

School district taxes49%State tax money32%Federal tax money11%Fines and other5.0%Fees for services2.4%
Full Lafayette School Board breakdown

School district taxes49%

Sales tax
30%$165 million
Property tax
19%$101 million

Fees for services2.4%

Fees for services
2.4%$13.2 million

Federal tax money11%

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

From the federal government
11%$60.6 million

State tax money32%

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

From the state
32%$175 million

Fines and other5.0%

Interest, rents and other
5.0%$26.9 million
Lafayette School Board page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges88%Sent to other local governments6.9%Debt payments (principal and interest)4.8%
Full Lafayette School Board breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
88%$547 million
Sent to other local governments
6.9%$42.6 million
Debt payments (principal and interest)
4.8%$30.0 million
Lafayette School Board 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.

Lafayette School Board. Louisiana Department of Education, Annual Financial Report (AFR) data for school systems, school year 2024-25, fiscal year ended June 30, 2025. The earlier Census figures are from U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

Lafayette City-Parish. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended October 31, 2023.

City of Scott. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

How these figures are counted. Louisiana school system figures are from each system's Annual Financial Report filed with the Louisiana Department of Education for fiscal year 2025 (the 2024-25 school year, ended June 30, 2025). They cover the system's general, federal, school food service and activity, debt service and construction funds. Transfers between funds, bond proceeds and trust funds are left out. Payments to charter schools the system authorizes are shown as money sent to other governments, and state and federal payments made on the system's behalf are counted as both revenue and spending. Spending includes construction and debt payments (principal and interest).

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.