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BARNSTABLE CITY finances

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BARNSTABLE CITY

City or town in Massachusetts (Barnstable County area). Fiscal year 2024 (year ends 06/30); population 49,532.

Other years: 2024 · 2022

Summary

WhatAmountCensus item codes
Taxes$162.1 millionT
Charges and fees$59.6 millionA
Other general revenue$10.0 millionU
From the federal government$16.5 millionB
From the state government$41.4 millionC
From local governments$608,000D
Spending: current operations$248.8 millionE
Spending: construction$75.5 millionF
Spending: other capital outlay$0G
Spending: interest on debt$3.6 millionI
Spending: assistance and subsidies$0J
Payments to other governments$7.9 millionL M Q S
General revenue$290.2 millionT A U B C D
Direct spending$327.9 millionE F G I J
Debt at year end$100.3 million49U + 64V

Spending by function

Function (Census name)Current operations + construction + capital
Elem Sec Educ$133.8 million
General NEC$51.7 million
Air Trans$34.8 million
Sewerage$33.8 million
Police Protection$18.9 million
Parks & Rec$9.4 million
General Public Bldg-Curr Oper$7.9 million
Water Utilities$7.6 million
Regular Highways$5.5 million
Solid Waste Mgt$4.5 million
Financial Adm$4.1 million
Central Staff$3.1 million
Protective Inspection$2.9 million
Libraries$2.5 million
Health$1.3 million
Judicial$699,000
Natural Resources NEC$620,000
Water Transport$419,000
Welfare NEC$410,000
Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper$352,000
Parking$37,000

Every item reported

CodeCensus descriptionAmount
19UBeg LT Debt O/S NEC$112.0 million
39ULTD Ret-Unsp-Other NEC$11.8 million
49ULTD Debt O/S-Unsp-Other NEC$100.3 million
A01Air Transportation Charges$17.3 million
A03Misc Comrcial Act NEC Charges$41,000
A09Elem Sec Ed Sch Lunch Charges$278,000
A12Elem Sec Educ NEC Charges$75,000
A59Nat Resources NEC Charges$65,000
A60Parking Facilities Charges$523,000
A61Parks & Recreation Charges$9.8 million
A80Sewerage Charges$7.9 million
A81Solid Waste Charges$5.2 million
A87Water Trans & Terminal Charges$1.8 million
A89All Other NEC Charges$7.4 million
A91Water Utilities Revenue$9.2 million
B89Federal IG Other$16.5 million
C89State IG Other$41.4 million
D89Local IG Other$608,000
E01Air Trans Current Operation$11.8 million
E12Elem Sec Educ-Current Oper$130.8 million
E23Financial Adm-Curr Operation$4.1 million
E25Judicial-Current Operation$699,000
E29Central Staff-Curr Operation$3.1 million
E31General Public Bldg-Curr Oper$4.5 million
E32Health-Current Operation$1.3 million
E44Regular Highways-Current Oper$3.8 million
E50Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper$352,000
E52Libraries-Current Operation$2.5 million
E59Natural Resources NEC-Cur Op$392,000
E60Parking-Current Operation$37,000
E61Parks & Rec-Current Operation$7.7 million
E62Police Protection-Current Oper$18.5 million
E66Protective Inspection-Curr Op$2.8 million
E79Welfare NEC-Current Operation$410,000
E80Sewerage-Current Operation$3.2 million
E81Solid Waste Mgt - Current Oper$4.1 million
E87Water Transport-Current Oper$350,000
E89General NEC-Current Operation$42.9 million
E91Water Utilities-Current Oper$5.5 million
F01Air Trans Construction$23.1 million
F12Elem Sec Educ-Construction$3.0 million
F31General Public Bldg-Constr$3.4 million
F44Regular Highways-Construction$1.7 million
F59Natural Resources NEC-Constr$228,000
F61Parks & Rec-Construction$1.6 million
F62Police Protection-Construction$378,000
F66Protective Inspection-Constr$103,000
F80Sewerage-Construction$30.6 million
F81Solid Waste Mgt-Construction$367,000
F87Water Transport-Construction$69,000
F89General NEC-Construction$8.8 million
F91Water Utilities-Construction$2.1 million
I89General Interest on Debt$2.8 million
I91Water Utilities-Interest$806,000
L89General NEC-IG to State$741,000
M89General NEC-IG-Local NEC$7.1 million
T01Property Tax$155.0 million
T19Other Selective Sales Taxes$2.6 million
T29Other License Tax$4.5 million
U01Special Assessments$448,000
U20Interest Earnings$6.0 million
U30Fines & Forfeits$534,000
U50Donations From Private Sources$575,000
U99Misc General Revenue NEC$2.4 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 252001185811.