CHELSEA CITY finances
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CHELSEA CITY
City or town in Massachusetts (Suffolk County area). Fiscal year 2024 (year ends 06/30); population 38,637.
Other years: 2024 · 2022
Summary
| What | Amount | Census item codes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxes | $90.1 million | T |
| Charges and fees | $31.9 million | A |
| Other general revenue | $8.2 million | U |
| From the federal government | $14.0 million | B |
| From the state government | $148.0 million | C |
| From local governments | $0 | D |
| Spending: current operations | $274.9 million | E |
| Spending: construction | $32.4 million | F |
| Spending: other capital outlay | $0 | G |
| Spending: interest on debt | $924,000 | I |
| Spending: assistance and subsidies | $0 | J |
| Payments to other governments | $14.4 million | L M Q S |
| General revenue | $292.3 million | T A U B C D |
| Direct spending | $308.2 million | E F G I J |
| Debt at year end | $29.3 million | 49U + 64V |
Spending by function
| Function (Census name) | Current operations + construction + capital |
|---|---|
| Elem Sec Educ | $173.6 million |
| General NEC | $44.2 million |
| Police Protection | $16.9 million |
| Local Fire Protection | $14.6 million |
| Sewerage | $13.9 million |
| Regular Highways | $11.2 million |
| Water Utilities | $8.2 million |
| Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $8.2 million |
| Protective Inspection | $5.1 million |
| Solid Waste Mgt | $3.5 million |
| Financial Adm | $3.0 million |
| Central Staff | $1.3 million |
| Judicial | $895,000 |
| Parks & Rec | $880,000 |
| Health | $783,000 |
| Libraries | $557,000 |
| Welfare NEC | $475,000 |
Every item reported
| Code | Census description | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 19U | Beg LT Debt O/S NEC | $29.4 million |
| 29U | LTD ISS-Unsp-Other NEC | $4.4 million |
| 39U | LTD Ret-Unsp-Other NEC | $4.4 million |
| 49U | LTD Debt O/S-Unsp-Other NEC | $29.3 million |
| A09 | Elem Sec Ed Sch Lunch Charges | $489,000 |
| A10 | Elem Sec Educ Tuition and Transportation Charges | $17,000 |
| A12 | Elem Sec Educ NEC Charges | $41,000 |
| A50 | Housing & Comm Dev Charges | $7,000 |
| A60 | Parking Facilities Charges | $350,000 |
| A80 | Sewerage Charges | $15.8 million |
| A81 | Solid Waste Charges | $2.5 million |
| A89 | All Other NEC Charges | $1.7 million |
| A91 | Water Utilities Revenue | $11.1 million |
| B89 | Federal IG Other | $14.0 million |
| C89 | State IG Other | $148.0 million |
| E12 | Elem Sec Educ-Current Oper | $172.7 million |
| E23 | Financial Adm-Curr Operation | $3.0 million |
| E24 | Local Fire Protection Curr Operation | $14.6 million |
| E25 | Judicial-Current Operation | $895,000 |
| E29 | Central Staff-Curr Operation | $1.3 million |
| E32 | Health-Current Operation | $783,000 |
| E44 | Regular Highways-Current Oper | $7.4 million |
| E50 | Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $1.1 million |
| E52 | Libraries-Current Operation | $542,000 |
| E61 | Parks & Rec-Current Operation | $849,000 |
| E62 | Police Protection-Current Oper | $16.9 million |
| E66 | Protective Inspection-Curr Op | $5.1 million |
| E79 | Welfare NEC-Current Operation | $475,000 |
| E80 | Sewerage-Current Operation | $12.7 million |
| E81 | Solid Waste Mgt - Current Oper | $3.5 million |
| E89 | General NEC-Current Operation | $25.0 million |
| E91 | Water Utilities-Current Oper | $7.9 million |
| F12 | Elem Sec Educ-Construction | $861,000 |
| F44 | Regular Highways-Construction | $3.8 million |
| F50 | Housing & Comm Dev-Constr | $7.0 million |
| F52 | Libraries-Construction | $15,000 |
| F61 | Parks & Rec-Construction | $31,000 |
| F66 | Protective Inspection-Constr | $7,000 |
| F80 | Sewerage-Construction | $1.2 million |
| F89 | General NEC-Construction | $19.2 million |
| F91 | Water Utilities-Construction | $301,000 |
| I89 | General Interest on Debt | $719,000 |
| I91 | Water Utilities-Interest | $205,000 |
| L89 | General NEC-IG to State | $3.1 million |
| M89 | General NEC-IG-Local NEC | $11.3 million |
| T01 | Property Tax | $86.1 million |
| T19 | Other Selective Sales Taxes | $1.5 million |
| T29 | Other License Tax | $2.5 million |
| U20 | Interest Earnings | $948,000 |
| U30 | Fines & Forfeits | $157,000 |
| U50 | Donations From Private Sources | $90,000 |
| U99 | Misc General Revenue NEC | $7.0 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 252025106075.