LOWELL CITY finances
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LOWELL CITY
City or town in Massachusetts (Middlesex County area). Fiscal year 2024 (year ends 06/30); population 113,608.
Other years: 2024 · 2022
Summary
| What | Amount | Census item codes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxes | $193.4 million | T |
| Charges and fees | $72.7 million | A |
| Other general revenue | $22.0 million | U |
| From the federal government | $44.1 million | B |
| From the state government | $355.9 million | C |
| From local governments | $0 | D |
| Spending: current operations | $665.4 million | E |
| Spending: construction | $112.3 million | F |
| Spending: other capital outlay | $0 | G |
| Spending: interest on debt | $11.3 million | I |
| Spending: assistance and subsidies | $0 | J |
| Payments to other governments | $14.8 million | L M Q S |
| General revenue | $688.2 million | T A U B C D |
| Direct spending | $789.0 million | E F G I J |
| Debt at year end | $418.8 million | 49U + 64V |
Spending by function
| Function (Census name) | Current operations + construction + capital |
|---|---|
| Elem Sec Educ | $470.2 million |
| General NEC | $139.9 million |
| Police Protection | $41.2 million |
| Local Fire Protection | $31.8 million |
| Sewerage | $20.2 million |
| Water Utilities | $15.1 million |
| Solid Waste Mgt | $9.5 million |
| Central Staff | $9.0 million |
| Regular Highways | $8.0 million |
| Parking | $5.1 million |
| Health | $4.8 million |
| Parks & Rec | $4.6 million |
| Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $4.6 million |
| Judicial | $3.4 million |
| Financial Adm | $2.9 million |
| General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $2.7 million |
| Protective Inspection | $1.9 million |
| Libraries | $1.9 million |
| Welfare NEC | $733,000 |
Every item reported
| Code | Census description | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 19U | Beg LT Debt O/S NEC | $362.2 million |
| 29U | LTD ISS-Unsp-Other NEC | $70.7 million |
| 39U | LTD Ret-Unsp-Other NEC | $22.7 million |
| 49U | LTD Debt O/S-Unsp-Other NEC | $410.1 million |
| 64V | Short Term Debt O/S-End of FY | $8.6 million |
| A03 | Misc Comrcial Act NEC Charges | $353,000 |
| A09 | Elem Sec Ed Sch Lunch Charges | $970,000 |
| A10 | Elem Sec Educ Tuition and Transportation Charges | $190,000 |
| A12 | Elem Sec Educ NEC Charges | $112,000 |
| A60 | Parking Facilities Charges | $11.7 million |
| A61 | Parks & Recreation Charges | $367,000 |
| A80 | Sewerage Charges | $30.1 million |
| A81 | Solid Waste Charges | $3.5 million |
| A89 | All Other NEC Charges | $6.9 million |
| A91 | Water Utilities Revenue | $18.6 million |
| B89 | Federal IG Other | $44.1 million |
| C89 | State IG Other | $355.9 million |
| E12 | Elem Sec Educ-Current Oper | $391.9 million |
| E23 | Financial Adm-Curr Operation | $2.9 million |
| E24 | Local Fire Protection Curr Operation | $31.6 million |
| E25 | Judicial-Current Operation | $3.4 million |
| E29 | Central Staff-Curr Operation | $9.0 million |
| E31 | General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $2.7 million |
| E32 | Health-Current Operation | $4.8 million |
| E44 | Regular Highways-Current Oper | $5.2 million |
| E50 | Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $4.6 million |
| E52 | Libraries-Current Operation | $1.9 million |
| E60 | Parking-Current Operation | $5.1 million |
| E61 | Parks & Rec-Current Operation | $3.9 million |
| E62 | Police Protection-Current Oper | $40.7 million |
| E66 | Protective Inspection-Curr Op | $1.9 million |
| E79 | Welfare NEC-Current Operation | $733,000 |
| E80 | Sewerage-Current Operation | $17.0 million |
| E81 | Solid Waste Mgt - Current Oper | $9.5 million |
| E89 | General NEC-Current Operation | $120.4 million |
| E91 | Water Utilities-Current Oper | $8.1 million |
| F12 | Elem Sec Educ-Construction | $78.4 million |
| F24 | Local Fire Protection Construction | $178,000 |
| F31 | General Public Bldg-Constr | $31,000 |
| F44 | Regular Highways-Construction | $2.9 million |
| F61 | Parks & Rec-Construction | $712,000 |
| F62 | Police Protection-Construction | $461,000 |
| F80 | Sewerage-Construction | $3.2 million |
| F89 | General NEC-Construction | $19.5 million |
| F91 | Water Utilities-Construction | $7.0 million |
| I89 | General Interest on Debt | $10.3 million |
| I91 | Water Utilities-Interest | $928,000 |
| L89 | General NEC-IG to State | $1.4 million |
| M89 | General NEC-IG-Local NEC | $13.4 million |
| T01 | Property Tax | $186.1 million |
| T19 | Other Selective Sales Taxes | $3.1 million |
| T29 | Other License Tax | $4.3 million |
| U11 | Sale of Property 2/ | $749,000 |
| U20 | Interest Earnings | $9.1 million |
| U30 | Fines & Forfeits | $1.4 million |
| U50 | Donations From Private Sources | $426,000 |
| U99 | Misc General Revenue NEC | $10.3 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 252017166449.