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WASHINGTON DC CITY
City or town in District of Columbia (Washington DC County area). Fiscal year 2024 (year ends 09/30); population 671,803.
Other years: 2024 · 2022
Summary
| What | Amount | Census item codes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxes | $10.4 billion | T |
| Charges and fees | $1.4 billion | A |
| Other general revenue | $1.5 billion | U |
| From the federal government | $7.0 billion | B |
| From the state government | $384.7 million | C |
| From local governments | $634.5 million | D |
| Spending: current operations | $17.8 billion | E |
| Spending: construction | $2.4 billion | F |
| Spending: other capital outlay | $0 | G |
| Spending: interest on debt | $800.5 million | I |
| Spending: assistance and subsidies | $28.7 million | J |
| Payments to other governments | $957.8 million | L M Q S |
| General revenue | $21.4 billion | T A U B C D |
| Direct spending | $21.0 billion | E F G I J |
| Debt at year end | $19.1 billion | 49U + 64V |
Spending by function
| Function (Census name) | Current operations + construction + capital |
|---|---|
| Welfare NEC | $5.8 billion |
| Elem Sec Educ | $4.1 billion |
| General NEC | $2.3 billion |
| Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $1.5 billion |
| Police Protection | $752.9 million |
| Regular Highways | $733.0 million |
| Sewerage | $620.3 million |
| Health | $578.1 million |
| Water Utilities | $503.1 million |
| Parks & Rec | $376.6 million |
| Judicial | $345.6 million |
| Financial Adm | $302.8 million |
| Correction Insts | $301.9 million |
| Local Fire Protection | $287.8 million |
| Central Staff | $270.9 million |
| Protective Inspection | $249.9 million |
| Hospitals | $249.1 million |
| General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $246.4 million |
| Higher Educ | $163.0 million |
| Solid Waste Mgt | $151.6 million |
| Natural Resources NEC | $117.7 million |
| Libraries | $89.1 million |
| Employment Sec Admin | $58.4 million |
| Parking | $37.4 million |
| Higher Education-Aux | $5.1 million |
| Welfare Insts | $3.8 million |
| Transit Utilities | $1.3 million |
Every item reported
| Code | Census description | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 19U | Beg LT Debt O/S NEC | $18.9 billion |
| 29U | LTD ISS-Unsp-Other NEC | $2.2 billion |
| 39U | LTD Ret-Unsp-Other NEC | $2.0 billion |
| 49U | LTD Debt O/S-Unsp-Other NEC | $19.1 billion |
| 61V | Short Term Debt O/S-Beginning | $79.8 million |
| 64V | Short Term Debt O/S-End of FY | $50.7 million |
| A09 | Elem Sec Ed Sch Lunch Charges | $627,000 |
| A12 | Elem Sec Educ NEC Charges | $14.4 million |
| A16 | Higher Educ Auxiliary Charges | $363,000 |
| A18 | Higher Educ Tuition Charges | $24.8 million |
| A36 | Hospital Charges | $99.1 million |
| A44 | Regular Highway Charges | $1.7 million |
| A50 | Housing & Comm Dev Charges | $40.2 million |
| A60 | Parking Facilities Charges | $35.2 million |
| A61 | Parks & Recreation Charges | $31.0 million |
| A80 | Sewerage Charges | $515.9 million |
| A81 | Solid Waste Charges | $7.4 million |
| A89 | All Other NEC Charges | $284.7 million |
| A91 | Water Utilities Revenue | $297.1 million |
| B89 | Federal IG Other | $7.0 billion |
| C89 | State IG Other | $384.7 million |
| D89 | Local IG Other | $634.5 million |
| E04 | Correction Insts-Current Oper | $301.2 million |
| E12 | Elem Sec Educ-Current Oper | $3.7 billion |
| E16 | Higher Education-Aux-Cur Oper | $5.1 million |
| E18 | Higher Educ Current Operation | $129.6 million |
| E22 | Employment Sec Admin-Cur Op 1/ | $58.2 million |
| E23 | Financial Adm-Curr Operation | $284.5 million |
| E24 | Local Fire Protection Curr Operation | $277.0 million |
| E25 | Judicial-Current Operation | $342.6 million |
| E29 | Central Staff-Curr Operation | $251.5 million |
| E31 | General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $242.4 million |
| E32 | Health-Current Operation | $577.1 million |
| E36 | Hospitals-Current Oper | $248.4 million |
| E44 | Regular Highways-Current Oper | $207.2 million |
| E50 | Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $1.4 billion |
| E52 | Libraries-Current Operation | $69.6 million |
| E59 | Natural Resources NEC-Cur Op | $117.6 million |
| E60 | Parking-Current Operation | $37.4 million |
| E61 | Parks & Rec-Current Operation | $350.4 million |
| E62 | Police Protection-Current Oper | $732.8 million |
| E66 | Protective Inspection-Curr Op | $246.5 million |
| E77 | Welfare Insts-Curr Operation | $3.8 million |
| E79 | Welfare NEC-Current Operation | $5.8 billion |
| E80 | Sewerage-Current Operation | $325.6 million |
| E81 | Solid Waste Mgt - Current Oper | $141.8 million |
| E89 | General NEC-Current Operation | $1.6 billion |
| E91 | Water Utilities-Current Oper | $262.1 million |
| E94 | Transit Utilities-Current Op | $1.3 million |
| F04 | Correction Insts-Construction | $665,000 |
| F12 | Elem Sec Educ-Construction | $313.7 million |
| F18 | Higher Educ Construction | $33.4 million |
| F22 | Employment Sec Adm-Const | $156,000 |
| F23 | Financial Adm-Construction | $18.3 million |
| F24 | Local Fire Protection Construction | $10.8 million |
| F25 | Judicial-Construction | $3.0 million |
| F29 | Central Staff-Construction | $19.4 million |
| F31 | General Public Bldg-Constr | $4.0 million |
| F32 | Health-Construction | $982,000 |
| F36 | Hospitals-Construction | $694,000 |
| F44 | Regular Highways-Construction | $525.8 million |
| F50 | Housing & Comm Dev-Constr | $74.9 million |
| F52 | Libraries-Construction | $19.5 million |
| F59 | Natural Resources NEC-Constr | $82,000 |
| F60 | Parking-Construction | $18,000 |
| F61 | Parks & Rec-Construction | $26.2 million |
| F62 | Police Protection-Construction | $20.1 million |
| F66 | Protective Inspection-Constr | $3.4 million |
| F79 | Welfare NEC-Construction | $11.6 million |
| F80 | Sewerage-Construction | $294.7 million |
| F81 | Solid Waste Mgt-Construction | $9.9 million |
| F89 | General NEC-Construction | $757.5 million |
| F91 | Water Utilities-Construction | $241.0 million |
| I89 | General Interest on Debt | $735.9 million |
| I91 | Water Utilities-Interest | $64.6 million |
| J19 | Scholarships & Other Subsidies | $28.7 million |
| M89 | General NEC-IG-Local NEC | $957.8 million |
| T01 | Property Tax | $3.1 billion |
| T09 | Total General Sales Taxes | $2.0 billion |
| T10 | Alcoholic Beverage Sales Tax | $7.0 million |
| T12 | Insurance Premium Tax | $170.7 million |
| T13 | Motor Fuels Sales Tax | $21.7 million |
| T15 | Public Utilities Tax | $149.2 million |
| T16 | Tobacco Sales Tax | $9.8 million |
| T19 | Other Selective Sales Taxes | $107.8 million |
| T20 | Alcoholic Beverage License Tax | $6.5 million |
| T22 | Corporation License Tax | $39.3 million |
| T24 | Motor Vehicle License | $72.5 million |
| T25 | Motor Vehicle Operators Lic | $5.0 million |
| T28 | Occup & Business License, NEC | $60.6 million |
| T29 | Other License Tax | $62.1 million |
| T40 | Indiv Income Tax | $3.1 billion |
| T41 | Corporation Net Income Tax | $1.1 billion |
| T50 | Death & Gift Tax | $45.0 million |
| T51 | Documentary & Stock Trans Tax | $330.1 million |
| T99 | Taxes, NEC | $4.9 million |
| U01 | Special Assessments | $13.2 million |
| U20 | Interest Earnings | $303.2 million |
| U30 | Fines & Forfeits | $239.0 million |
| U50 | Donations From Private Sources | $14.2 million |
| U95 | Net Lottery Revenue | $62.8 million |
| U99 | Misc General Revenue NEC | $917.6 million |
| Y01 | Unemployment-Contribution | $129.8 million |
| Y02 | Unemployment-Interest Revenue | $10.6 million |
| Y05 | Unemployment-Benefit Payments | $110.7 million |
| Y07 | Unemployment-Bal In US Treas | $400.5 million |
| Y08 | Unempl-Other Bal-Pos or Neg | $19.1 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 112001124214.