METHUEN CITY finances
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METHUEN CITY
City or town in Massachusetts (Essex County area). Fiscal year 2024 (year ends 06/30); population 53,241.
Other years: 2024 · 2022
Summary
| What | Amount | Census item codes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxes | $119.5 million | T |
| Charges and fees | $22.6 million | A |
| Other general revenue | $10.5 million | U |
| From the federal government | $5.4 million | B |
| From the state government | $85.3 million | C |
| From local governments | $0 | D |
| Spending: current operations | $229.8 million | E |
| Spending: construction | $33.6 million | F |
| Spending: other capital outlay | $0 | G |
| Spending: interest on debt | $2.2 million | I |
| Spending: assistance and subsidies | $0 | J |
| Payments to other governments | $8.1 million | L M Q S |
| General revenue | $243.4 million | T A U B C D |
| Direct spending | $265.6 million | E F G I J |
| Debt at year end | $73.0 million | 49U + 64V |
Spending by function
| Function (Census name) | Current operations + construction + capital |
|---|---|
| Elem Sec Educ | $144.5 million |
| General NEC | $52.8 million |
| Police Protection | $19.8 million |
| Local Fire Protection | $16.1 million |
| Regular Highways | $12.2 million |
| Solid Waste Mgt | $6.9 million |
| Financial Adm | $3.4 million |
| Libraries | $1.7 million |
| Protective Inspection | $1.2 million |
| Health | $1.0 million |
| General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $885,000 |
| Central Staff | $701,000 |
| Judicial | $676,000 |
| Welfare NEC | $631,000 |
| Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $495,000 |
| Natural Resources NEC | $129,000 |
| Parks & Rec | $54,000 |
| Water Transport | $12,000 |
| Misc Comm Act | $6,000 |
Every item reported
| Code | Census description | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 19U | Beg LT Debt O/S NEC | $65.7 million |
| 29U | LTD ISS-Unsp-Other NEC | $13.3 million |
| 39U | LTD Ret-Unsp-Other NEC | $6.1 million |
| 49U | LTD Debt O/S-Unsp-Other NEC | $73.0 million |
| A03 | Misc Comrcial Act NEC Charges | $289,000 |
| A09 | Elem Sec Ed Sch Lunch Charges | $420,000 |
| A10 | Elem Sec Educ Tuition and Transportation Charges | $1.2 million |
| A12 | Elem Sec Educ NEC Charges | $210,000 |
| A89 | All Other NEC Charges | $20.5 million |
| B89 | Federal IG Other | $5.4 million |
| C89 | State IG Other | $85.3 million |
| E03 | Misc Comm Act-Current Oper | $6,000 |
| E12 | Elem Sec Educ-Current Oper | $142.1 million |
| E23 | Financial Adm-Curr Operation | $3.4 million |
| E24 | Local Fire Protection Curr Operation | $16.1 million |
| E25 | Judicial-Current Operation | $676,000 |
| E29 | Central Staff-Curr Operation | $701,000 |
| E31 | General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $795,000 |
| E32 | Health-Current Operation | $1.0 million |
| E44 | Regular Highways-Current Oper | $9.7 million |
| E50 | Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $145,000 |
| E52 | Libraries-Current Operation | $1.7 million |
| E59 | Natural Resources NEC-Cur Op | $129,000 |
| E61 | Parks & Rec-Current Operation | $54,000 |
| E62 | Police Protection-Current Oper | $19.8 million |
| E66 | Protective Inspection-Curr Op | $1.2 million |
| E79 | Welfare NEC-Current Operation | $631,000 |
| E81 | Solid Waste Mgt - Current Oper | $6.9 million |
| E87 | Water Transport-Current Oper | $12,000 |
| E89 | General NEC-Current Operation | $24.6 million |
| F12 | Elem Sec Educ-Construction | $2.4 million |
| F31 | General Public Bldg-Constr | $90,000 |
| F44 | Regular Highways-Construction | $2.4 million |
| F50 | Housing & Comm Dev-Constr | $350,000 |
| F89 | General NEC-Construction | $28.3 million |
| I89 | General Interest on Debt | $1.8 million |
| I91 | Water Utilities-Interest | $463,000 |
| L89 | General NEC-IG to State | $972,000 |
| M89 | General NEC-IG-Local NEC | $7.2 million |
| T01 | Property Tax | $116.0 million |
| T19 | Other Selective Sales Taxes | $1.3 million |
| T29 | Other License Tax | $2.2 million |
| U01 | Special Assessments | $18,000 |
| U20 | Interest Earnings | $4.6 million |
| U30 | Fines & Forfeits | $262,000 |
| U50 | Donations From Private Sources | $420,000 |
| U99 | Misc General Revenue NEC | $5.1 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 252009166445.