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WATERBURY CITY finances

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WATERBURY CITY

City or town in Connecticut (Naugatuck Valley County area). Fiscal year 2024 (year ends 06/30); population 115,016.

Other years: 2024 · 2022

Summary

WhatAmountCensus item codes
Taxes$254.9 millionT
Charges and fees$40.3 millionA
Other general revenue$8.1 millionU
From the federal government$3.6 millionB
From the state government$308.8 millionC
From local governments$749,000D
Spending: current operations$675.0 millionE
Spending: construction$130.4 millionF
Spending: other capital outlay$0G
Spending: interest on debt$21.3 millionI
Spending: assistance and subsidies$0J
Payments to other governments$7.4 millionL M Q S
General revenue$616.5 millionT A U B C D
Direct spending$826.8 millionE F G I J
Debt at year end$424.4 million49U + 64V

Spending by function

Function (Census name)Current operations + construction + capital
Elem Sec Educ$455.5 million
General NEC$168.8 million
Police Protection$44.7 million
Financial Adm$27.8 million
Local Fire Protection$24.3 million
Sewerage$22.5 million
Regular Highways$22.4 million
Water Utilities$18.1 million
Health$9.9 million
Central Staff$3.5 million
Judicial$2.6 million
Parks & Rec$2.4 million
Libraries$2.1 million
Protective Inspection$860,000

Every item reported

CodeCensus descriptionAmount
19UBeg LT Debt O/S NEC$455.8 million
39ULTD Ret-Unsp-Other NEC$31.4 million
49ULTD Debt O/S-Unsp-Other NEC$424.4 million
A09Elem Sec Ed Sch Lunch Charges$170,000
A12Elem Sec Educ NEC Charges$129,000
A80Sewerage Charges$24.1 million
A89All Other NEC Charges$506,000
A91Water Utilities Revenue$15.4 million
B89Federal IG Other$3.6 million
C89State IG Other$308.8 million
D89Local IG Other$749,000
E12Elem Sec Educ-Current Oper$409.2 million
E23Financial Adm-Curr Operation$27.8 million
E24Local Fire Protection Curr Operation$24.3 million
E25Judicial-Current Operation$2.6 million
E29Central Staff-Curr Operation$3.5 million
E32Health-Current Operation$9.9 million
E44Regular Highways-Current Oper$22.4 million
E52Libraries-Current Operation$2.1 million
E61Parks & Rec-Current Operation$2.4 million
E62Police Protection-Current Oper$44.7 million
E66Protective Inspection-Curr Op$860,000
E80Sewerage-Current Operation$12.4 million
E89General NEC-Current Operation$99.3 million
E91Water Utilities-Current Oper$13.6 million
F12Elem Sec Educ-Construction$46.2 million
F80Sewerage-Construction$10.1 million
F89General NEC-Construction$69.6 million
F91Water Utilities-Construction$4.5 million
I89General Interest on Debt$21.0 million
I91Water Utilities-Interest$293,000
M89General NEC-IG-Local NEC$7.4 million
T01Property Tax$251.4 million
T29Other License Tax$1.2 million
T51Documentary & Stock Trans Tax$2.3 million
U20Interest Earnings$2.5 million
U99Misc General Revenue NEC$5.7 million

Source: State and local government finances 2024, annual survey sample of units (U.S. Census Bureau) (U.S. Census Bureau). Collected Nov 14, 2026 11:48 PM CST. Amounts as published (thousands of dollars in the file; shown in dollars). Group totals are sums of item codes by letter. Item code list: Census technical documentation. Government ID 092140101696.