NEW BEDFORD CITY finances
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NEW BEDFORD CITY
City or town in Massachusetts (Bristol County area). Fiscal year 2024 (year ends 06/30); population 100,682.
Other years: 2024 · 2022
Summary
| What | Amount | Census item codes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxes | $169.0 million | T |
| Charges and fees | $89.6 million | A |
| Other general revenue | $10.0 million | U |
| From the federal government | $112.4 million | B |
| From the state government | $283.2 million | C |
| From local governments | $306,000 | D |
| Spending: current operations | $502.4 million | E |
| Spending: construction | $27.4 million | F |
| Spending: other capital outlay | $0 | G |
| Spending: interest on debt | $10.5 million | I |
| Spending: assistance and subsidies | $0 | J |
| Payments to other governments | $11.0 million | L M Q S |
| General revenue | $664.5 million | T A U B C D |
| Direct spending | $540.3 million | E F G I J |
| Debt at year end | $301.9 million | 49U + 64V |
Spending by function
| Function (Census name) | Current operations + construction + capital |
|---|---|
| Elem Sec Educ | $365.7 million |
| General NEC | $68.6 million |
| Police Protection | $18.5 million |
| Local Fire Protection | $16.6 million |
| Sewerage | $14.4 million |
| Water Utilities | $9.0 million |
| General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $8.4 million |
| Regular Highways | $5.4 million |
| Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $4.6 million |
| Health | $4.0 million |
| Parks & Rec | $3.6 million |
| Libraries | $2.9 million |
| Financial Adm | $1.9 million |
| Welfare NEC | $1.5 million |
| Central Staff | $1.1 million |
| Air Trans | $904,000 |
| Natural Resources NEC | $877,000 |
| Protective Inspection | $746,000 |
| Judicial | $681,000 |
| Parking | $261,000 |
Every item reported
| Code | Census description | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 19U | Beg LT Debt O/S NEC | $292.6 million |
| 29U | LTD ISS-Unsp-Other NEC | $19.5 million |
| 39U | LTD Ret-Unsp-Other NEC | $16.1 million |
| 49U | LTD Debt O/S-Unsp-Other NEC | $296.1 million |
| 61V | Short Term Debt O/S-Beginning | $16.4 million |
| 64V | Short Term Debt O/S-End of FY | $5.8 million |
| A01 | Air Transportation Charges | $1.2 million |
| A03 | Misc Comrcial Act NEC Charges | $634,000 |
| A09 | Elem Sec Ed Sch Lunch Charges | $875,000 |
| A10 | Elem Sec Educ Tuition and Transportation Charges | $354,000 |
| A12 | Elem Sec Educ NEC Charges | $84,000 |
| A60 | Parking Facilities Charges | $1.6 million |
| A61 | Parks & Recreation Charges | $435,000 |
| A80 | Sewerage Charges | $40.1 million |
| A81 | Solid Waste Charges | $12,000 |
| A89 | All Other NEC Charges | $22.6 million |
| A91 | Water Utilities Revenue | $21.6 million |
| B89 | Federal IG Other | $112.4 million |
| C89 | State IG Other | $283.2 million |
| D89 | Local IG Other | $306,000 |
| E01 | Air Trans Current Operation | $904,000 |
| E12 | Elem Sec Educ-Current Oper | $352.9 million |
| E23 | Financial Adm-Curr Operation | $1.9 million |
| E24 | Local Fire Protection Curr Operation | $15.9 million |
| E25 | Judicial-Current Operation | $681,000 |
| E29 | Central Staff-Curr Operation | $1.1 million |
| E31 | General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $6.7 million |
| E32 | Health-Current Operation | $3.7 million |
| E44 | Regular Highways-Current Oper | $5.3 million |
| E50 | Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $4.6 million |
| E52 | Libraries-Current Operation | $2.9 million |
| E59 | Natural Resources NEC-Cur Op | $877,000 |
| E60 | Parking-Current Operation | $261,000 |
| E61 | Parks & Rec-Current Operation | $3.6 million |
| E62 | Police Protection-Current Oper | $17.5 million |
| E66 | Protective Inspection-Curr Op | $746,000 |
| E79 | Welfare NEC-Current Operation | $1.5 million |
| E80 | Sewerage-Current Operation | $13.6 million |
| E89 | General NEC-Current Operation | $61.0 million |
| E91 | Water Utilities-Current Oper | $6.7 million |
| F12 | Elem Sec Educ-Construction | $12.8 million |
| F24 | Local Fire Protection Construction | $657,000 |
| F31 | General Public Bldg-Constr | $1.7 million |
| F32 | Health-Construction | $276,000 |
| F44 | Regular Highways-Construction | $102,000 |
| F62 | Police Protection-Construction | $1.1 million |
| F80 | Sewerage-Construction | $798,000 |
| F89 | General NEC-Construction | $7.6 million |
| F91 | Water Utilities-Construction | $2.4 million |
| I89 | General Interest on Debt | $8.9 million |
| I91 | Water Utilities-Interest | $1.7 million |
| L89 | General NEC-IG to State | $1.6 million |
| M89 | General NEC-IG-Local NEC | $9.4 million |
| T01 | Property Tax | $163.6 million |
| T19 | Other Selective Sales Taxes | $2.3 million |
| T29 | Other License Tax | $3.1 million |
| U11 | Sale of Property 2/ | $3,000 |
| U20 | Interest Earnings | $4.8 million |
| U30 | Fines & Forfeits | $7,000 |
| U50 | Donations From Private Sources | $141,000 |
| U99 | Misc General Revenue NEC | $5.0 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 252005166441.