BALTIMORE CITY finances
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BALTIMORE CITY
City or town in Maryland (Baltimore City County area). Fiscal year 2024 (year ends 06/30); population 569,931.
Other years: 2024 · 2022
Summary
| What | Amount | Census item codes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxes | $1.8 billion | T |
| Charges and fees | $805.6 million | A |
| Other general revenue | $339.2 million | U |
| From the federal government | $331.7 million | B |
| From the state government | $1.7 billion | C |
| From local governments | $28.4 million | D |
| Spending: current operations | $4.9 billion | E |
| Spending: construction | $736.4 million | F |
| Spending: other capital outlay | $0 | G |
| Spending: interest on debt | $104.9 million | I |
| Spending: assistance and subsidies | $0 | J |
| Payments to other governments | $30.1 million | L M Q S |
| General revenue | $4.9 billion | T A U B C D |
| Direct spending | $5.7 billion | E F G I J |
| Debt at year end | $4.2 billion | 49U + 64V |
Spending by function
| Function (Census name) | Current operations + construction + capital |
|---|---|
| Elem Sec Educ | $2.0 billion |
| General NEC | $715.4 million |
| Sewerage | $644.6 million |
| Police Protection | $494.3 million |
| Water Utilities | $393.5 million |
| Local Fire Protection | $275.8 million |
| Health | $246.3 million |
| Solid Waste Mgt | $240.0 million |
| Financial Adm | $130.7 million |
| Central Staff | $107.0 million |
| Judicial | $96.3 million |
| Parks & Rec | $78.8 million |
| Regular Highways | $43.0 million |
| Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $33.9 million |
| Libraries | $30.4 million |
| Protective Inspection | $28.6 million |
| Parking | $20.2 million |
| Misc Comm Act | $4.7 million |
| Welfare NEC | $3.4 million |
| General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $969,000 |
Every item reported
| Code | Census description | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 19U | Beg LT Debt O/S NEC | $4.4 billion |
| 29U | LTD ISS-Unsp-Other NEC | $21.6 million |
| 39U | LTD Ret-Unsp-Other NEC | $166.4 million |
| 49U | LTD Debt O/S-Unsp-Other NEC | $4.2 billion |
| A03 | Misc Comrcial Act NEC Charges | $3.1 million |
| A09 | Elem Sec Ed Sch Lunch Charges | $2,000 |
| A10 | Elem Sec Educ Tuition and Transportation Charges | $661,000 |
| A12 | Elem Sec Educ NEC Charges | $2.5 million |
| A44 | Regular Highway Charges | $3.0 million |
| A60 | Parking Facilities Charges | $60.2 million |
| A61 | Parks & Recreation Charges | $2,000 |
| A80 | Sewerage Charges | $400.7 million |
| A81 | Solid Waste Charges | $17.7 million |
| A89 | All Other NEC Charges | $76.7 million |
| A91 | Water Utilities Revenue | $241.1 million |
| B89 | Federal IG Other | $331.7 million |
| C89 | State IG Other | $1.7 billion |
| D89 | Local IG Other | $28.4 million |
| E03 | Misc Comm Act-Current Oper | $4.7 million |
| E12 | Elem Sec Educ-Current Oper | $1.8 billion |
| E23 | Financial Adm-Curr Operation | $130.7 million |
| E24 | Local Fire Protection Curr Operation | $275.8 million |
| E25 | Judicial-Current Operation | $96.3 million |
| E29 | Central Staff-Curr Operation | $107.0 million |
| E31 | General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $969,000 |
| E32 | Health-Current Operation | $246.3 million |
| E44 | Regular Highways-Current Oper | $43.0 million |
| E50 | Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $33.9 million |
| E52 | Libraries-Current Operation | $30.4 million |
| E60 | Parking-Current Operation | $17.4 million |
| E61 | Parks & Rec-Current Operation | $78.8 million |
| E62 | Police Protection-Current Oper | $494.3 million |
| E66 | Protective Inspection-Curr Op | $28.6 million |
| E79 | Welfare NEC-Current Operation | $3.4 million |
| E80 | Sewerage-Current Operation | $393.3 million |
| E81 | Solid Waste Mgt - Current Oper | $240.0 million |
| E89 | General NEC-Current Operation | $530.5 million |
| E91 | Water Utilities-Current Oper | $276.0 million |
| F12 | Elem Sec Educ-Construction | $179.8 million |
| F60 | Parking-Construction | $2.9 million |
| F80 | Sewerage-Construction | $251.3 million |
| F89 | General NEC-Construction | $184.9 million |
| F91 | Water Utilities-Construction | $117.5 million |
| I89 | General Interest on Debt | $61.1 million |
| I91 | Water Utilities-Interest | $43.8 million |
| M89 | General NEC-IG-Local NEC | $30.1 million |
| T01 | Property Tax | $1.1 billion |
| T11 | Amusement Tax | $10.1 million |
| T15 | Public Utilities Tax | $81.8 million |
| T19 | Other Selective Sales Taxes | $112.0 million |
| T20 | Alcoholic Beverage License Tax | $2.1 million |
| T21 | Amusement License Tax | $604,000 |
| T27 | Public Utility License Tax | $5.1 million |
| T28 | Occup & Business License, NEC | $4.3 million |
| T29 | Other License Tax | $25.9 million |
| T40 | Indiv Income Tax | $385.6 million |
| T51 | Documentary & Stock Trans Tax | $93.7 million |
| U01 | Special Assessments | $11.4 million |
| U20 | Interest Earnings | $135.9 million |
| U30 | Fines & Forfeits | $30.0 million |
| U40 | Rents | $42.2 million |
| U50 | Donations From Private Sources | $15.0 million |
| U99 | Misc General Revenue NEC | $104.6 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 242510208246.