WALTHAM CITY finances
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WALTHAM CITY
City or town in Massachusetts (Middlesex County area). Fiscal year 2024 (year ends 06/30); population 64,065.
Other years: 2024 · 2022
Summary
| What | Amount | Census item codes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxes | $249.3 million | T |
| Charges and fees | $54.7 million | A |
| Other general revenue | $13.0 million | U |
| From the federal government | $7.7 million | B |
| From the state government | $59.8 million | C |
| From local governments | $0 | D |
| Spending: current operations | $400.6 million | E |
| Spending: construction | $119.6 million | F |
| Spending: other capital outlay | $0 | G |
| Spending: interest on debt | $8.1 million | I |
| Spending: assistance and subsidies | $0 | J |
| Payments to other governments | $3.2 million | L M Q S |
| General revenue | $384.6 million | T A U B C D |
| Direct spending | $528.2 million | E F G I J |
| Debt at year end | $364.3 million | 49U + 64V |
Spending by function
| Function (Census name) | Current operations + construction + capital |
|---|---|
| Elem Sec Educ | $271.7 million |
| General NEC | $82.9 million |
| Local Fire Protection | $33.4 million |
| Police Protection | $32.4 million |
| Water Utilities | $19.5 million |
| Sewerage | $19.5 million |
| Regular Highways | $19.0 million |
| Solid Waste Mgt | $10.1 million |
| Protective Inspection | $6.9 million |
| General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $6.7 million |
| Financial Adm | $3.9 million |
| Libraries | $3.6 million |
| Parks & Rec | $2.5 million |
| Central Staff | $2.5 million |
| Judicial | $2.0 million |
| Health | $1.5 million |
| Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $1.0 million |
| Welfare NEC | $561,000 |
| Parking | $407,000 |
| Misc Comm Act | $142,000 |
| Natural Resources NEC | $95,000 |
Every item reported
| Code | Census description | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 19U | Beg LT Debt O/S NEC | $257.0 million |
| 29U | LTD ISS-Unsp-Other NEC | $117.2 million |
| 39U | LTD Ret-Unsp-Other NEC | $14.2 million |
| 49U | LTD Debt O/S-Unsp-Other NEC | $360.0 million |
| 61V | Short Term Debt O/S-Beginning | $31.9 million |
| 64V | Short Term Debt O/S-End of FY | $4.3 million |
| A03 | Misc Comrcial Act NEC Charges | $296,000 |
| A09 | Elem Sec Ed Sch Lunch Charges | $375,000 |
| A10 | Elem Sec Educ Tuition and Transportation Charges | $209,000 |
| A12 | Elem Sec Educ NEC Charges | $60,000 |
| A60 | Parking Facilities Charges | $629,000 |
| A61 | Parks & Recreation Charges | $616,000 |
| A80 | Sewerage Charges | $25.4 million |
| A89 | All Other NEC Charges | $9.8 million |
| A91 | Water Utilities Revenue | $17.2 million |
| B89 | Federal IG Other | $7.7 million |
| C89 | State IG Other | $59.8 million |
| E03 | Misc Comm Act-Current Oper | $142,000 |
| E12 | Elem Sec Educ-Current Oper | $168.9 million |
| E23 | Financial Adm-Curr Operation | $3.9 million |
| E24 | Local Fire Protection Curr Operation | $33.4 million |
| E25 | Judicial-Current Operation | $2.0 million |
| E29 | Central Staff-Curr Operation | $2.5 million |
| E31 | General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $6.2 million |
| E32 | Health-Current Operation | $1.5 million |
| E44 | Regular Highways-Current Oper | $17.7 million |
| E50 | Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $1.0 million |
| E52 | Libraries-Current Operation | $3.5 million |
| E59 | Natural Resources NEC-Cur Op | $95,000 |
| E60 | Parking-Current Operation | $407,000 |
| E61 | Parks & Rec-Current Operation | $2.5 million |
| E62 | Police Protection-Current Oper | $31.6 million |
| E66 | Protective Inspection-Curr Op | $6.5 million |
| E79 | Welfare NEC-Current Operation | $561,000 |
| E80 | Sewerage-Current Operation | $19.1 million |
| E81 | Solid Waste Mgt - Current Oper | $10.1 million |
| E89 | General NEC-Current Operation | $72.7 million |
| E91 | Water Utilities-Current Oper | $16.3 million |
| F12 | Elem Sec Educ-Construction | $102.7 million |
| F24 | Local Fire Protection Construction | $2,000 |
| F25 | Judicial-Construction | $31,000 |
| F29 | Central Staff-Construction | $38,000 |
| F31 | General Public Bldg-Constr | $508,000 |
| F32 | Health-Construction | $3,000 |
| F44 | Regular Highways-Construction | $1.3 million |
| F52 | Libraries-Construction | $39,000 |
| F61 | Parks & Rec-Construction | $29,000 |
| F62 | Police Protection-Construction | $705,000 |
| F66 | Protective Inspection-Constr | $383,000 |
| F80 | Sewerage-Construction | $416,000 |
| F89 | General NEC-Construction | $10.2 million |
| F91 | Water Utilities-Construction | $3.2 million |
| I89 | General Interest on Debt | $8.0 million |
| I91 | Water Utilities-Interest | $105,000 |
| L89 | General NEC-IG to State | $1.6 million |
| M89 | General NEC-IG-Local NEC | $1.5 million |
| T01 | Property Tax | $234.9 million |
| T19 | Other Selective Sales Taxes | $7.4 million |
| T29 | Other License Tax | $7.0 million |
| U01 | Special Assessments | $40,000 |
| U20 | Interest Earnings | $5.3 million |
| U30 | Fines & Forfeits | $457,000 |
| U50 | Donations From Private Sources | $1.1 million |
| U99 | Misc General Revenue NEC | $6.1 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 252017183918.