ZIP 70544 · Iberia Parish, LA

Five governments run on your community's money

This page shows every government that serves ZIP 70544: 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 70544?
70544 is served by the State of Louisiana, Iberia Parish, Iberia Parish School District, St. Mary Parish and St. Mary Parish School District. In each one's latest recorded fiscal year, State of Louisiana spent $46.3 billion (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Iberia Parish spent $201 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2023), Iberia Parish School District spent $176 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2025), St. Mary Parish spent $196 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2023) and St. Mary Parish School District spent $143 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2025). Each government's money is separate.

Which governments collect property tax in 70544?
Of the governments serving 70544, State of Louisiana collected $131 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), St. Mary Parish collected $43.0 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2023), St. Mary Parish School District collected $24.9 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2025), Iberia Parish collected $22.7 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2023) and Iberia Parish School District collected $21.8 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2025) in property tax. These are each government's total collections, not a bill for 70544.

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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: Iberia Parish, St. Mary Parish, Iberia Parish School District and St. Mary Parish School District

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 70544

State of Louisiana$131 million

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

St. Mary Parish$43.0 million

23% of its $188 million in revenue · fiscal year ended December 31, 2023 · estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau

St. Mary Parish School District$24.9 million

18% of its $141 million in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2025

Iberia Parish$22.7 million

6.1% of its $369 million in revenue · fiscal year ended December 31, 2023 · estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau

Iberia Parish School District$21.8 million

12% of its $190 million in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2025

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 counties

This ZIP is outside any city or town, so Iberia Parish and St. Mary Parish provides local services like police and parks.

Iberia Parish

$201 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended December 31, 2023. Estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau

About 53% of this ZIP is in Iberia Parish.

Where the money comes from

Fines and other42%Fees for services (hospital bills, sewer)40%Parish taxes11%State tax money4.7%Local tax money1.3%Federal tax money0.8%
Full Iberia Parish breakdown

What stands out

40%

of Iberia Parish's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 5.4%.

Parish taxes11%

Property tax
6.1%$22.7 million
Sales tax
3.9%$14.3 million
Other taxes
1.2%$4.4 million
What's in other taxesSeverance taxes; occupation and business licenses and 3 more
  • Severance taxes$1.3 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.2 million
  • Public utility taxes$1.2 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$453 thousand
  • Other licenses$313 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services40%

Fees for services
40%$147 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; other service charges and 5 more
  • Hospital bills$135 million
  • Other service charges$4.7 million
  • Sewer$3.3 million
  • Airport$1.6 million
  • Water$1.2 million
  • Parks and recreation$923 thousand
  • Road charges$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.8%

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

From the federal government
0.8%$3.1 million

State tax money4.7%

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

From the state
4.7%$17.4 million

Local tax money1.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.3%$4.9 million

Fines and other42%

Interest, rents and other
40%$146 million
Fines
2.5%$9.1 million
Iberia Parish page →

Where the money goes

Health and hospitals65%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Running the government and other costs5.7%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.2%Parks, recreation and libraries3.2%All other spending5.7%

What stands out

65%

of Iberia Parish's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 5.7%.

Full Iberia Parish breakdown

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
65%$130 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$126 million
  • Public health$4.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$32.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$19.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$6.3 million
  • Fire protection$3.8 million
  • Prisons and jails$2.5 million
Running the government and other costs
5.7%$11.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$4.5 million
  • Government buildings$3.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.9 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.0 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.2%$8.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$4.1 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$3.6 million
  • Water supply$849 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.2%$6.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$3.3 million
  • Parks and recreation$3.1 million
Housing and community development
2.3%$4.6 million
Roads, transit and parking
1.8%$3.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports and roads and highways
  • Airports$2.3 million
  • Roads and highways$1.2 million
Environment and natural resources
1.5%$3.0 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$3.0 million
Social services
0.1%$300 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$300 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$77 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$61 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$16 thousand
Iberia Parish page →

St. Mary Parish

$196 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended December 31, 2023. Estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau

About 47% of this ZIP is in St. Mary Parish.

Where the money comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills, garbage collection)33%Parish taxes31%State tax money18%Fines and other16%Local tax money1.1%Federal tax money0.7%

What stands out

33%

of St. Mary Parish's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 8.4%.

Full St. Mary Parish breakdown

Parish taxes31%

Property tax
23%$43.0 million
Sales tax
5.6%$10.6 million
Other taxes
2.6%$4.8 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; occupation and business licenses and 3 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$2.7 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.1 million
  • Public utility taxes$899 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$84 thousand
  • Other licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services33%

Fees for services
33%$62.2 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; garbage collection and 5 more
  • Hospital bills$46.6 million
  • Garbage collection$6.1 million
  • Water$3.9 million
  • Other service charges$2.8 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.8 million
  • Sewer$952 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.7%

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

From the federal government
0.7%$1.4 million

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$34.1 million

Local tax money1.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.1%$2.0 million

Fines and other16%

Interest, rents and other
14%$26.0 million
Fines
2.2%$4.1 million
St. Mary Parish page →

Where the money goes

Health and hospitals34%Running the government and other costs19%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Water, sewer, trash and utilities13%Parks, recreation and libraries11%All other spending9.2%

What stands out

34%

of St. Mary Parish's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 4.8%.

Full St. Mary Parish breakdown

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
34%$67.6 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$65.1 million
  • Public health$2.4 million
Running the government and other costs
19%$37.3 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$28.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$4.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.5 million
  • Government buildings$1.9 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$27.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 3 more
  • Police$9.7 million
  • Prisons and jails$8.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$4.8 million
  • Fire protection$3.6 million
  • Inspections and regulation$840 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
13%$25.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$13.6 million
  • Sewer systems$6.0 million
  • Water supply$5.7 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
11%$20.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$16.8 million
  • Libraries$3.9 million
Environment and natural resources
4.5%$8.8 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$8.8 million
Roads, transit and parking
3.6%$7.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$6.7 million
  • Airports$348 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.4%$766 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$766 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$705 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$683 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$22 thousand
Housing and community development
0.2%$388 thousand
Social services
0.2%$307 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$307 thousand
St. Mary Parish page →

Your schools

Iberia Parish School District

$176 million budget in fiscal year 2025 (ended June 30, 2025), from the Louisiana Department of Education.

About 53% of this ZIP is in Iberia Parish School District.

Where the money comes from

State tax money42%School district taxes33%Federal tax money16%Fines and other6.2%Fees for services3.1%
Full Iberia Parish School District breakdown

School district taxes33%

Sales tax
21%$39.8 million
Property tax
12%$21.8 million

Fees for services3.1%

Fees for services
3.1%$6.0 million

Federal tax money16%

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

From the federal government
16%$30.9 million

State tax money42%

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

From the state
42%$79.3 million

Fines and other6.2%

Interest, rents and other
6.2%$11.8 million
Iberia Parish School District page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges91%Debt payments (principal and interest)7.6%Sent to other local governments1.0%
Full Iberia Parish School District breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
91%$161 million
Debt payments (principal and interest)
7.6%$13.4 million
Sent to other local governments
1.0%$1.7 million
Iberia Parish School District page →

St. Mary Parish School District

$143 million budget in fiscal year 2025 (ended June 30, 2025), from the Louisiana Department of Education.

About 47% of this ZIP is in St. Mary Parish School District.

Where the money comes from

State tax money37%School district taxes37%Federal tax money18%Fines and other4.9%Fees for services2.7%
Full St. Mary Parish School District breakdown

School district taxes37%

Sales tax
19%$27.4 million
Property tax
18%$24.9 million

Fees for services2.7%

Fees for services
2.7%$3.9 million

Federal tax money18%

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

From the federal government
18%$25.0 million

State tax money37%

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

From the state
37%$52.6 million

Fines and other4.9%

Interest, rents and other
4.9%$6.9 million
St. Mary Parish School District page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges98%Debt payments (principal and interest)1.9%Sent to other local governments0.4%
Full St. Mary Parish School District breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
98%$139 million
Debt payments (principal and interest)
1.9%$2.8 million
Sent to other local governments
0.4%$637 thousand
St. Mary 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.

Iberia 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.

Iberia Parish School District. 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.

St. Mary 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.

St. Mary Parish School District. 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.

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.