ZIP 71455 · Natchitoches Parish, LA

Five governments run on your community's money

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

Yearly budgets from each government's latest fiscal year on record. Tap one to jump to it.

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
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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
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Your counties

This ZIP is outside any city or town, so Natchitoches Parish and Rapides Parish provides local services like police and parks.

Natchitoches Parish

$151 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended December 31, 2023.

About 85% of this ZIP is in Natchitoches Parish.

Where the money comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills, garbage collection)79%Parish taxes15%State tax money3.5%Federal tax money1.8%Fines and other0.4%Local tax money0.2%

What stands out

79%

of Natchitoches 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 Natchitoches Parish breakdown

Parish taxes15%

Property tax
12%$53.0 million
Sales tax
1.8%$7.8 million
Other taxes
1.2%$5.2 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$2.9 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.8 million
  • Other licenses$467 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services79%

Fees for services
79%$345 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; other service charges and 2 more
  • Hospital bills$325 million
  • Other service charges$20.0 million
  • Garbage collection$125 thousand
  • Water$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.8%

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

From the federal government
1.8%$8.1 million

State tax money3.5%

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

From the state
3.5%$15.4 million

Local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.2%$876 thousand

Fines and other0.4%

Interest, rents and other
0.4%$1.7 million
Fines
<0.1%$120 thousand
Natchitoches Parish page →

Where the money goes

Health and hospitals71%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Running the government and other costs7.1%Roads, transit and parking2.9%Parks, recreation and libraries1.5%All other spending2.6%

What stands out

71%

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

Full Natchitoches Parish breakdown

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
71%$107 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$106 million
  • Public health$878 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$22.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$18.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.5 million
  • Fire protection$1.9 million
Running the government and other costs
7.1%$10.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$7.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$925 thousand
  • Government buildings$721 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.9%$4.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.4 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.5%$2.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$2.2 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.3%$2.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and water supply
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.0 million
  • Water supply$16 thousand
Housing and community development
0.9%$1.4 million
Interest on debt
0.2%$364 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$110 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$110 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$53 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$53 thousand
Natchitoches Parish page →

Rapides Parish

$171 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended December 31, 2023.

About 15% of this ZIP is in Rapides Parish.

Where the money comes from

Parish taxes65%Fees for services (water, parking)18%Fines and other12%State tax money3.2%Local tax money1.1%Federal tax money0.3%
Full Rapides Parish breakdown

What stands out

25%

of Rapides Parish's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 4.2%.

Parish taxes65%

Property tax
40%$53.3 million
Sales tax
25%$33.3 million
Other taxes
0.7%$923 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere and motor vehicle licenses
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$723 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$200 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services18%

Fees for services
18%$23.8 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; water and 1 more
  • Other service charges$15.9 million
  • Water$7.9 million
  • Parking$46 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.3%

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

From the federal government
0.3%$396 thousand

State tax money3.2%

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

From the state
3.2%$4.2 million

Local tax money1.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.1%$1.4 million

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
12%$16.5 million
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Where the money goes

Police, fire, courts and jails81%Parks, recreation and libraries8.5%Running the government and other costs5.5%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.6%Interest on debt0.5%All other spending0.2%

What stands out

81%

of Rapides Parish's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 25%.

Full Rapides Parish breakdown

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
81%$138 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 3 more
  • Police$85.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$19.2 million
  • Prisons and jails$17.5 million
  • Fire protection$13.0 million
  • Inspections and regulation$2.9 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.5%$14.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$13.4 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.2 million
Running the government and other costs
5.5%$9.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and other and not broken out
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$8.3 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.2 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.6%$7.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and gas supply
  • Water supply$7.7 million
  • Gas supply$180 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$885 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$833 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$52 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.2%$302 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government and sent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to the state government$230 thousand
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$72 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$56 thousand
Rapides Parish page →

Your schools

Natchitoches Parish School District

$102 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

About 85% of this ZIP is in Natchitoches Parish School District.

Where the money comes from

State tax money59%School district taxes33%Fines and other4.9%Fees for services (school lunches)1.9%Federal tax money0.8%County and local tax money0.5%
Full Natchitoches Parish School District breakdown

What stands out

22%

of Natchitoches Parish School District's money comes from sales tax.Most school districts with 5,000 to 25,000 students get none.

School district taxes33%

Sales tax
22%$21.8 million
Property tax
12%$11.9 million

Fees for services1.9%

Fees for services
1.9%$1.9 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges and school lunches
  • Other school charges$1.8 million
  • School lunches$87 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%$816 thousand

State tax money59%

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

From the state
59%$59.0 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%$462 thousand

Fines and other4.9%

Interest, rents and other
4.9%$4.9 million
Natchitoches Parish School District page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges99%Interest on debt1.0%Sent to other local governments0.2%
Full Natchitoches Parish School District breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
99%$101 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$101 million
Interest on debt
1.0%$985 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.2%$220 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$220 thousand
Natchitoches Parish School District page →

Rapides Parish School District

$391 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

About 15% of this ZIP is in Rapides Parish School District.

Where the money comes from

State tax money59%School district taxes32%Fines and other3.7%Federal tax money3.5%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)2.3%County and local tax money0.3%
Full Rapides Parish School District breakdown

What stands out

17%

of Rapides Parish School District's money comes from sales tax.Most school districts with 5,000 to 25,000 students get none.

School district taxes32%

Sales tax
17%$69.0 million
Property tax
14%$57.9 million

Fees for services2.3%

Fees for services
2.3%$9.1 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; school lunches and 1 more
  • Other school charges$8.8 million
  • School lunches$163 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$87 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.5%

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

From the federal government
3.5%$14.1 million

State tax money59%

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

From the state
59%$234 million

County and local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.3%$1.3 million

Fines and other3.7%

Interest, rents and other
3.7%$14.7 million
Rapides Parish School District page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges98%Interest on debt1.2%Sent to other local governments0.3%
Full Rapides Parish School District breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
98%$385 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$385 million
Interest on debt
1.2%$4.8 million
Sent to other local governments
0.3%$1.3 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$1.3 million
Rapides Parish School District 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.

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

Natchitoches 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.

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

Rapides 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.