MERIDEN CITY finances
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MERIDEN CITY
City or town in Connecticut (South Central Connecticut County area). Fiscal year 2022 (year ends 06/30); population 58,981.
Other years: 2024 · 2022
Summary
| What | Amount | Census item codes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxes | $137.9 million | T |
| Charges and fees | $30.3 million | A |
| Other general revenue | $2.5 million | U |
| From the federal government | $1.7 million | B |
| From the state government | $180.5 million | C |
| From local governments | $674,000 | D |
| Spending: current operations | $278.8 million | E |
| Spending: construction | $29.2 million | F |
| Spending: other capital outlay | $0 | G |
| Spending: interest on debt | $6.5 million | I |
| Spending: assistance and subsidies | $0 | J |
| Payments to other governments | $8.6 million | L M Q S |
| General revenue | $353.5 million | T A U B C D |
| Direct spending | $314.5 million | E F G I J |
| Debt at year end | $88.0 million | 49U + 64V |
Spending by function
| Function (Census name) | Current operations + construction + capital |
|---|---|
| Elem Sec Educ | $169.9 million |
| General NEC | $55.1 million |
| Sewerage | $18.0 million |
| Police Protection | $14.3 million |
| Local Fire Protection | $10.9 million |
| Water Utilities | $10.8 million |
| Regular Highways | $4.2 million |
| Solid Waste Mgt | $4.1 million |
| Financial Adm | $4.0 million |
| Parks & Rec | $3.3 million |
| Health | $3.0 million |
| Central Staff | $2.4 million |
| General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $2.2 million |
| Libraries | $2.1 million |
| Judicial | $902,000 |
| Air Trans | $901,000 |
| Welfare NEC | $885,000 |
| Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $750,000 |
| Parking | $61,000 |
Every item reported
| Code | Census description | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 19U | Beg LT Debt O/S NEC | $116.5 million |
| 39U | LTD Ret-Unsp-Other NEC | $28.5 million |
| 49U | LTD Debt O/S-Unsp-Other NEC | $88.0 million |
| A01 | Air Transportation Charges | $350,000 |
| A09 | Elem Sec Ed Sch Lunch Charges | $423,000 |
| A10 | Elem Sec Educ Tuition and Transportation Charges | $12,000 |
| A12 | Elem Sec Educ NEC Charges | $42,000 |
| A60 | Parking Facilities Charges | $152,000 |
| A61 | Parks & Recreation Charges | $1.2 million |
| A80 | Sewerage Charges | $11.4 million |
| A81 | Solid Waste Charges | $75,000 |
| A89 | All Other NEC Charges | $3.8 million |
| A91 | Water Utilities Revenue | $12.8 million |
| B89 | Federal IG Other | $1.7 million |
| C89 | State IG Other | $180.5 million |
| D89 | Local IG Other | $674,000 |
| E01 | Air Trans Current Operation | $358,000 |
| E12 | Elem Sec Educ-Current Oper | $167.2 million |
| E23 | Financial Adm-Curr Operation | $4.0 million |
| E24 | Local Fire Protection Curr Operation | $10.9 million |
| E25 | Judicial-Current Operation | $902,000 |
| E29 | Central Staff-Curr Operation | $2.4 million |
| E31 | General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $2.2 million |
| E32 | Health-Current Operation | $3.0 million |
| E44 | Regular Highways-Current Oper | $4.2 million |
| E50 | Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $750,000 |
| E52 | Libraries-Current Operation | $2.1 million |
| E60 | Parking-Current Operation | $61,000 |
| E61 | Parks & Rec-Current Operation | $3.3 million |
| E62 | Police Protection-Current Oper | $14.3 million |
| E79 | Welfare NEC-Current Operation | $885,000 |
| E80 | Sewerage-Current Operation | $7.1 million |
| E81 | Solid Waste Mgt - Current Oper | $2.9 million |
| E89 | General NEC-Current Operation | $42.5 million |
| E91 | Water Utilities-Current Oper | $9.6 million |
| F01 | Air Trans Construction | $543,000 |
| F12 | Elem Sec Educ-Construction | $2.7 million |
| F80 | Sewerage-Construction | $11.0 million |
| F81 | Solid Waste Mgt-Construction | $1.2 million |
| F89 | General NEC-Construction | $12.6 million |
| F91 | Water Utilities-Construction | $1.2 million |
| I89 | General Interest on Debt | $5.8 million |
| I91 | Water Utilities-Interest | $786,000 |
| M89 | General NEC-IG-Local NEC | $8.6 million |
| T01 | Property Tax | $137.0 million |
| T29 | Other License Tax | $919,000 |
| U11 | Sale of Property 2/ | $30,000 |
| U20 | Interest Earnings | $1.2 million |
| U40 | Rents | $77,000 |
| U99 | Misc General Revenue NEC | $1.1 million |
Source: State and local government finances 2022, Census of Governments: every local government (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 092170124042.