LOWELL CITY finances
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LOWELL CITY
City or town in Massachusetts (Middlesex County area). Fiscal year 2022 (year ends 06/30); population 110,904.
Other years: 2024 · 2022
Summary
| What | Amount | Census item codes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxes | $168.4 million | T |
| Charges and fees | $55.3 million | A |
| Other general revenue | $4.4 million | U |
| From the federal government | $79.5 million | B |
| From the state government | $268.1 million | C |
| From local governments | $20,000 | D |
| Spending: current operations | $479.8 million | E |
| Spending: construction | $76.2 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 | $12.3 million | L M Q S |
| General revenue | $575.7 million | T A U B C D |
| Direct spending | $566.5 million | E F G I J |
| Debt at year end | $335.5 million | 49U + 64V |
Spending by function
| Function (Census name) | Current operations + construction + capital |
|---|---|
| Elem Sec Educ | $362.5 million |
| General NEC | $65.5 million |
| Police Protection | $29.8 million |
| Local Fire Protection | $22.6 million |
| Sewerage | $15.5 million |
| Regular Highways | $12.6 million |
| Central Staff | $7.1 million |
| Water Utilities | $7.1 million |
| Solid Waste Mgt | $6.5 million |
| Parking | $5.5 million |
| Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $4.4 million |
| Parks & Rec | $3.3 million |
| Health | $3.3 million |
| General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $2.6 million |
| Judicial | $2.1 million |
| Financial Adm | $2.0 million |
| Libraries | $1.5 million |
| Protective Inspection | $1.3 million |
| Welfare NEC | $501,000 |
Every item reported
| Code | Census description | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 19U | Beg LT Debt O/S NEC | $297.6 million |
| 29U | LTD ISS-Unsp-Other NEC | $53.4 million |
| 39U | LTD Ret-Unsp-Other NEC | $38.7 million |
| 49U | LTD Debt O/S-Unsp-Other NEC | $312.3 million |
| 61V | Short Term Debt O/S-Beginning | $15.0 million |
| 64V | Short Term Debt O/S-End of FY | $23.2 million |
| A03 | Misc Comrcial Act NEC Charges | $158,000 |
| A09 | Elem Sec Ed Sch Lunch Charges | $962,000 |
| A10 | Elem Sec Educ Tuition and Transportation Charges | $208,000 |
| A12 | Elem Sec Educ NEC Charges | $82,000 |
| A60 | Parking Facilities Charges | $7.2 million |
| A61 | Parks & Recreation Charges | $884,000 |
| A80 | Sewerage Charges | $26.0 million |
| A81 | Solid Waste Charges | $3.3 million |
| A89 | All Other NEC Charges | $3.9 million |
| A91 | Water Utilities Revenue | $12.6 million |
| B89 | Federal IG Other | $79.5 million |
| C89 | State IG Other | $268.1 million |
| D89 | Local IG Other | $20,000 |
| E12 | Elem Sec Educ-Current Oper | $310.0 million |
| E23 | Financial Adm-Curr Operation | $2.0 million |
| E24 | Local Fire Protection Curr Operation | $22.5 million |
| E25 | Judicial-Current Operation | $2.1 million |
| E29 | Central Staff-Curr Operation | $7.1 million |
| E31 | General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $2.6 million |
| E32 | Health-Current Operation | $3.3 million |
| E44 | Regular Highways-Current Oper | $5.9 million |
| E50 | Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $4.2 million |
| E52 | Libraries-Current Operation | $1.5 million |
| E60 | Parking-Current Operation | $5.5 million |
| E61 | Parks & Rec-Current Operation | $2.9 million |
| E62 | Police Protection-Current Oper | $29.5 million |
| E66 | Protective Inspection-Curr Op | $1.3 million |
| E79 | Welfare NEC-Current Operation | $501,000 |
| E80 | Sewerage-Current Operation | $11.3 million |
| E81 | Solid Waste Mgt - Current Oper | $6.5 million |
| E89 | General NEC-Current Operation | $55.2 million |
| E91 | Water Utilities-Current Oper | $5.9 million |
| F12 | Elem Sec Educ-Construction | $52.5 million |
| F24 | Local Fire Protection Construction | $108,000 |
| F44 | Regular Highways-Construction | $6.7 million |
| F50 | Housing & Comm Dev-Constr | $272,000 |
| F61 | Parks & Rec-Construction | $445,000 |
| F62 | Police Protection-Construction | $361,000 |
| F80 | Sewerage-Construction | $4.2 million |
| F89 | General NEC-Construction | $10.4 million |
| F91 | Water Utilities-Construction | $1.2 million |
| I89 | General Interest on Debt | $9.6 million |
| I91 | Water Utilities-Interest | $922,000 |
| L89 | General NEC-IG to State | $1.4 million |
| M89 | General NEC-IG-Local NEC | $10.8 million |
| T01 | Property Tax | $162.9 million |
| T19 | Other Selective Sales Taxes | $2.9 million |
| T29 | Other License Tax | $2.5 million |
| U20 | Interest Earnings | $362,000 |
| U30 | Fines & Forfeits | $146,000 |
| U50 | Donations From Private Sources | $65,000 |
| U99 | Misc General Revenue NEC | $3.9 million |
Source: State and local government finances 2022, Census of Governments: every local government (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 252017166449.