RecordWell Data

Lake Charles City

Cities & villages · Calcasieu County · Louisiana · population 79,113

$180,414,000revenue, 2024
$118,290,000spending, 2024
$38,008,000long-term debt, end of 2024

US Census Bureau, Annual Survey of State & Local Government Finances

YearRevenueSpendingDifference
2024$180,414,000 $118,290,000$62,124,000
2023$176,421,000 $118,860,000$57,561,000
2022$167,421,000 $116,083,000$51,338,000
2021$168,206,000 $143,194,000$25,012,000
2020$154,558,000 $141,326,000$13,232,000
2019$153,428,000 $129,871,000$23,557,000
2018$149,738,000 $127,669,000$22,069,000
2017$150,538,000 $132,912,000$17,626,000

Where the money came from (2024)

  • Other taxes $113,816,000
  • Utility & liquor store revenue $14,589,000
  • Charges for services $12,950,000
  • Property tax $11,896,000
  • Federal aid $11,548,000
  • Other revenue $6,345,000
  • State aid $6,042,000
  • Aid from other local governments $3,228,000

Where it went (2024)

  • Police $22,870,000
  • Fire protection $19,807,000
  • Housing & community development $13,228,000
  • Sewer $10,741,000
  • General / other $9,853,000
  • Water utility $9,715,000
  • Parks & recreation $6,303,000
  • Solid waste $5,821,000
  • Central staff $4,588,000
  • Highways & roads $4,576,000
  • Transit $3,435,000
  • Financial administration $2,021,000

Meetings, agendas & budget documents

This government's minutes, agendas and budget documents will appear here once its website has been added to our collection.

These are reported actuals, not adopted budgets. Census amounts are published in thousands of dollars and rounded to the nearest $1,000. Sources: Census government finances.