CAMBRIDGE CITY finances
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CAMBRIDGE CITY
City or town in Massachusetts (Middlesex County area). Fiscal year 2024 (year ends 06/30); population 118,488.
Other years: 2024 · 2022
Summary
| What | Amount | Census item codes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxes | $660.6 million | T |
| Charges and fees | $809.0 million | A |
| Other general revenue | $79.2 million | U |
| From the federal government | $40.0 million | B |
| From the state government | $332.3 million | C |
| From local governments | $8.5 million | D |
| Spending: current operations | $1.7 billion | E |
| Spending: construction | $260.7 million | F |
| Spending: other capital outlay | $0 | G |
| Spending: interest on debt | $24.5 million | I |
| Spending: assistance and subsidies | $0 | J |
| Payments to other governments | $15.4 million | L M Q S |
| General revenue | $1.9 billion | T A U B C D |
| Direct spending | $2.0 billion | E F G I J |
| Debt at year end | $622.8 million | 49U + 64V |
Spending by function
| Function (Census name) | Current operations + construction + capital |
|---|---|
| Hospitals | $1.0 billion |
| Elem Sec Educ | $412.8 million |
| General NEC | $179.1 million |
| Police Protection | $69.0 million |
| Regular Highways | $63.8 million |
| Local Fire Protection | $43.3 million |
| Sewerage | $28.3 million |
| Parks & Rec | $28.2 million |
| General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $25.4 million |
| Water Utilities | $25.3 million |
| Protective Inspection | $25.0 million |
| Solid Waste Mgt | $12.9 million |
| Libraries | $12.9 million |
| Financial Adm | $9.7 million |
| Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $8.8 million |
| Central Staff | $7.6 million |
| Judicial | $3.0 million |
| Parking | $1.5 million |
| Welfare NEC | $1.1 million |
Every item reported
| Code | Census description | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 19U | Beg LT Debt O/S NEC | $530.0 million |
| 29U | LTD ISS-Unsp-Other NEC | $160.2 million |
| 39U | LTD Ret-Unsp-Other NEC | $67.4 million |
| 49U | LTD Debt O/S-Unsp-Other NEC | $622.8 million |
| 64V | Short Term Debt O/S-End of FY | $3,000 |
| A09 | Elem Sec Ed Sch Lunch Charges | $308,000 |
| A12 | Elem Sec Educ NEC Charges | $752,000 |
| A36 | Hospital Charges | $683.2 million |
| A50 | Housing & Comm Dev Charges | $2.0 million |
| A60 | Parking Facilities Charges | $10.2 million |
| A61 | Parks & Recreation Charges | $1.7 million |
| A80 | Sewerage Charges | $75.9 million |
| A89 | All Other NEC Charges | $11.1 million |
| A91 | Water Utilities Revenue | $23.8 million |
| B89 | Federal IG Other | $40.0 million |
| C89 | State IG Other | $332.3 million |
| D89 | Local IG Other | $8.5 million |
| E12 | Elem Sec Educ-Current Oper | $315.7 million |
| E23 | Financial Adm-Curr Operation | $9.7 million |
| E24 | Local Fire Protection Curr Operation | $43.1 million |
| E25 | Judicial-Current Operation | $3.0 million |
| E29 | Central Staff-Curr Operation | $7.6 million |
| E31 | General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $6.8 million |
| E36 | Hospitals-Current Oper | $991.4 million |
| E44 | Regular Highways-Current Oper | $10.7 million |
| E50 | Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $8.7 million |
| E52 | Libraries-Current Operation | $12.9 million |
| E60 | Parking-Current Operation | $1.5 million |
| E61 | Parks & Rec-Current Operation | $28.1 million |
| E62 | Police Protection-Current Oper | $68.3 million |
| E66 | Protective Inspection-Curr Op | $24.9 million |
| E79 | Welfare NEC-Current Operation | $1.1 million |
| E80 | Sewerage-Current Operation | $3.8 million |
| E81 | Solid Waste Mgt - Current Oper | $12.9 million |
| E89 | General NEC-Current Operation | $148.4 million |
| E91 | Water Utilities-Current Oper | $19.2 million |
| F12 | Elem Sec Educ-Construction | $97.1 million |
| F24 | Local Fire Protection Construction | $180,000 |
| F31 | General Public Bldg-Constr | $18.6 million |
| F36 | Hospitals-Construction | $29.5 million |
| F44 | Regular Highways-Construction | $53.1 million |
| F50 | Housing & Comm Dev-Constr | $38,000 |
| F61 | Parks & Rec-Construction | $44,000 |
| F62 | Police Protection-Construction | $700,000 |
| F66 | Protective Inspection-Constr | $94,000 |
| F80 | Sewerage-Construction | $24.5 million |
| F89 | General NEC-Construction | $30.7 million |
| F91 | Water Utilities-Construction | $6.1 million |
| I89 | General Interest on Debt | $24.5 million |
| L89 | General NEC-IG to State | $11.5 million |
| M89 | General NEC-IG-Local NEC | $3.9 million |
| T01 | Property Tax | $580.9 million |
| T19 | Other Selective Sales Taxes | $24.8 million |
| T29 | Other License Tax | $54.9 million |
| U20 | Interest Earnings | $16.2 million |
| U30 | Fines & Forfeits | $12.2 million |
| U50 | Donations From Private Sources | $1.4 million |
| U99 | Misc General Revenue NEC | $49.4 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 252017166448.