ZIP 70549 · Jefferson Davis Parish, LA

Five governments run on your community's money

This page shows every government that serves ZIP 70549: 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 70549?
70549 is served by the State of Louisiana, Jefferson Davis Parish, Jefferson Davis Parish School District, Cameron Parish and Cameron Parish School District. In each one's latest recorded fiscal year, State of Louisiana spent $46.3 billion (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Jefferson Davis Parish spent $15.1 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2023), Jefferson Davis Parish School District spent $91.4 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2025), Cameron Parish spent $71.8 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2023) and Cameron Parish School District spent $37.3 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2025). Each government's money is separate.

Which governments collect property tax in 70549?
Of the governments serving 70549, State of Louisiana collected $131 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Cameron Parish collected $47.6 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2023), Cameron Parish School District collected $19.9 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2025), Jefferson Davis Parish collected $12.3 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2023) and Jefferson Davis Parish School District collected $12.0 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2025) in property tax. These are each government's total collections, not a bill for 70549.

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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: Jefferson Davis Parish, Cameron Parish, Jefferson Davis Parish School District and Cameron 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 70549

State of Louisiana$131 million

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

Cameron Parish$47.6 million

59% of its $80.3 million in revenue · fiscal year ended December 31, 2023

Cameron Parish School District$19.9 million

58% of its $34.3 million in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2025

Jefferson Davis Parish$12.3 million

37% of its $33.7 million in revenue · fiscal year ended December 31, 2023

Jefferson Davis Parish School District$12.0 million

14% of its $88.4 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 Jefferson Davis Parish and Cameron Parish provides local services like police and parks.

Jefferson Davis Parish

$15.1 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended December 31, 2023.

About 62% of this ZIP is in Jefferson Davis Parish.

Where the money comes from

Parish taxes63%Fees for services (garbage collection, water)23%State tax money6.7%Fines and other6.4%Federal tax money1.0%Local tax money0.5%
Full Jefferson Davis Parish breakdown

What stands out

22%

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

Parish taxes63%

Property tax
37%$12.3 million
Sales tax
22%$7.3 million
Other taxes
4.3%$1.5 million
What's in other taxesSeverance taxes; other licenses and 4 more
  • Severance taxes$653 thousand
  • Other licenses$374 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$329 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$92 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$9 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services23%

Fees for services
23%$7.6 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 3 more
  • Garbage collection$3.8 million
  • Other service charges$2.4 million
  • Water$717 thousand
  • Airport$623 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$158 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.0%

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

From the federal government
1.0%$349 thousand

State tax money6.7%

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

From the state
6.7%$2.3 million

Local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.5%$170 thousand

Fines and other6.4%

Interest, rents and other
5.7%$1.9 million
Fines
0.7%$235 thousand
Jefferson Davis Parish page →

Where the money goes

Police, fire, courts and jails28%Running the government and other costs18%Roads, transit and parking17%Parks, recreation and libraries13%Health and hospitals12%All other spending13%

What stands out

13%

of Jefferson Davis Parish's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 1%.

Full Jefferson Davis Parish breakdown

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$4.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; prisons and jails and 3 more
  • Courts and legal services$1.8 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.3 million
  • Fire protection$906 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$168 thousand
  • Police$62 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$2.7 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$1.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$787 thousand
  • Government buildings$426 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$130 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$2.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$1.8 million
  • Airports$697 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
13%$2.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$1.4 million
  • Parks and recreation$605 thousand
Health and hospitals
12%$1.8 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.8 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.4%$1.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and water supply
  • Garbage and solid waste$648 thousand
  • Water supply$476 thousand
Environment and natural resources
3.3%$494 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$494 thousand
Interest on debt
1.8%$275 thousand
Housing and community development
0.3%$52 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$6 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$6 thousand
Jefferson Davis Parish page →

Cameron Parish

$71.8 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended December 31, 2023.

About 38% of this ZIP is in Cameron Parish.

Where the money comes from

Parish taxes60%Federal tax money15%Fines and other13%State tax money6.5%Fees for services (water, parks and recreation)4.4%Local tax money0.7%

What stands out

15%

of Cameron Parish's money comes from federal tax money.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 3%.

Full Cameron Parish breakdown

Parish taxes60%

Property tax
59%$47.6 million
Other taxes
0.8%$618 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 1 more
  • Other licenses$424 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$165 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$29 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
<0.1%$32 thousand

Fees for services4.4%

Fees for services
4.4%$3.6 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 2 more
  • Water$2.0 million
  • Other service charges$926 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$565 thousand
  • Sewer$89 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money15%

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

From the federal government
15%$12.4 million

State tax money6.5%

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

From the state
6.5%$5.2 million

Local tax money0.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.7%$533 thousand

Fines and other13%

Interest, rents and other
13%$10.1 million
Fines
0.4%$284 thousand
Cameron Parish page →

Where the money goes

Police, fire, courts and jails29%Running the government and other costs28%Health and hospitals14%Parks, recreation and libraries10%Water, sewer, trash and utilities9.6%All other spending9.5%

What stands out

10%

of Cameron Parish's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 1%.

Full Cameron Parish breakdown

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
29%$20.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$14.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$3.3 million
  • Fire protection$2.9 million
Running the government and other costs
28%$19.8 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$17.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.9 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$316 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$11 thousand
Health and hospitals
14%$10.1 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$10.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
10%$7.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$5.9 million
  • Libraries$1.4 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
9.6%$6.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$4.0 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.5 million
  • Sewer systems$319 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.7%$4.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.8 million
Environment and natural resources
1.6%$1.1 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1.1 million
Interest on debt
0.9%$632 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$615 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$17 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.4%$275 thousand
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$260 thousand
  • Sent to the state government$15 thousand
Cameron Parish page →

Your schools

Jefferson Davis Parish School District

$91.4 million budget in fiscal year 2025 (ended June 30, 2025), from the Louisiana Department of Education.

About 62% of this ZIP is in Jefferson Davis Parish School District.

Where the money comes from

State tax money47%School district taxes31%Federal tax money15%Fees for services3.8%Fines and other3.2%County and local tax money0.8%
Full Jefferson Davis Parish School District breakdown

School district taxes31%

Sales tax
17%$15.1 million
Property tax
14%$12.0 million

Fees for services3.8%

Fees for services
3.8%$3.4 million

Federal tax money15%

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

From the federal government
15%$13.2 million

State tax money47%

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

From the state
47%$41.3 million

County and local tax money0.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.8%$674 thousand

Fines and other3.2%

Interest, rents and other
3.2%$2.8 million
Jefferson Davis Parish School District page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges96%Debt payments (principal and interest)4.1%Sent to other local governments0.3%
Full Jefferson Davis Parish School District breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
96%$87.4 million
Debt payments (principal and interest)
4.1%$3.7 million
Sent to other local governments
0.3%$275 thousand
Jefferson Davis Parish School District page →

Cameron Parish School District

$37.3 million budget in fiscal year 2025 (ended June 30, 2025), from the Louisiana Department of Education.

About 38% of this ZIP is in Cameron Parish School District.

Where the money comes from

School district taxes58%State tax money14%Federal tax money12%Fines and other12%Fees for services4.3%
Full Cameron Parish School District breakdown

School district taxes58%

Property tax
58%$19.9 million

Fees for services4.3%

Fees for services
4.3%$1.5 million

Federal tax money12%

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

From the federal government
12%$4.1 million

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$4.9 million

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
12%$4.0 million
Cameron Parish School District page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges96%Debt payments (principal and interest)3.5%Sent to other local governments<0.1%
Full Cameron Parish School District breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
96%$36.0 million
Debt payments (principal and interest)
3.5%$1.3 million
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$35 thousand
Cameron 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.

Jefferson Davis Parish. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

Jefferson Davis 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.

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

Cameron 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.