BOSTON CITY finances
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BOSTON CITY
City or town in Massachusetts (Suffolk County area). Fiscal year 2024 (year ends 06/30); population 650,706.
Other years: 2024 · 2022
Summary
| What | Amount | Census item codes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxes | $3.6 billion | T |
| Charges and fees | $563.8 million | A |
| Other general revenue | $456.2 million | U |
| From the federal government | $25.9 million | B |
| From the state government | $1.4 billion | C |
| From local governments | $131.7 million | D |
| Spending: current operations | $5.2 billion | E |
| Spending: construction | $923.3 million | F |
| Spending: other capital outlay | $0 | G |
| Spending: interest on debt | $83.1 million | I |
| Spending: assistance and subsidies | $0 | J |
| Payments to other governments | $355.8 million | L M Q S |
| General revenue | $6.2 billion | T A U B C D |
| Direct spending | $6.2 billion | E F G I J |
| Debt at year end | $2.4 billion | 49U + 64V |
Spending by function
| Function (Census name) | Current operations + construction + capital |
|---|---|
| Elem Sec Educ | $2.3 billion |
| General NEC | $1.3 billion |
| Police Protection | $550.9 million |
| Hospitals | $387.6 million |
| Local Fire Protection | $320.8 million |
| Parks & Rec | $216.4 million |
| Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $213.3 million |
| Regular Highways | $179.3 million |
| Solid Waste Mgt | $159.8 million |
| Sewerage | $110.5 million |
| Water Utilities | $105.0 million |
| Libraries | $85.8 million |
| Financial Adm | $85.2 million |
| General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $64.9 million |
| Health | $46.0 million |
| Central Staff | $30.7 million |
| Protective Inspection | $23.4 million |
| Welfare NEC | $15.5 million |
| Judicial | $10.3 million |
| Parking | $9.3 million |
| Natural Resources NEC | $3.8 million |
| Misc Comm Act | $2.9 million |
Every item reported
| Code | Census description | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 19U | Beg LT Debt O/S NEC | $2.3 billion |
| 29U | LTD ISS-Unsp-Other NEC | $262.8 million |
| 39U | LTD Ret-Unsp-Other NEC | $214.0 million |
| 49U | LTD Debt O/S-Unsp-Other NEC | $2.3 billion |
| 61V | Short Term Debt O/S-Beginning | $35.0 million |
| 64V | Short Term Debt O/S-End of FY | $80.0 million |
| A09 | Elem Sec Ed Sch Lunch Charges | $2.8 million |
| A36 | Hospital Charges | $37.8 million |
| A50 | Housing & Comm Dev Charges | $18.9 million |
| A60 | Parking Facilities Charges | $7.5 million |
| A80 | Sewerage Charges | $269.5 million |
| A89 | All Other NEC Charges | $36.0 million |
| A91 | Water Utilities Revenue | $191.2 million |
| B89 | Federal IG Other | $25.9 million |
| C89 | State IG Other | $1.4 billion |
| D89 | Local IG Other | $131.7 million |
| E03 | Misc Comm Act-Current Oper | $2.9 million |
| E12 | Elem Sec Educ-Current Oper | $2.2 billion |
| E23 | Financial Adm-Curr Operation | $85.2 million |
| E24 | Local Fire Protection Curr Operation | $320.8 million |
| E25 | Judicial-Current Operation | $10.3 million |
| E29 | Central Staff-Curr Operation | $30.7 million |
| E31 | General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $45.8 million |
| E36 | Hospitals-Current Oper | $381.6 million |
| E44 | Regular Highways-Current Oper | $71.1 million |
| E50 | Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $177.3 million |
| E52 | Libraries-Current Operation | $51.3 million |
| E59 | Natural Resources NEC-Cur Op | $3.8 million |
| E60 | Parking-Current Operation | $9.3 million |
| E61 | Parks & Rec-Current Operation | $52.9 million |
| E62 | Police Protection-Current Oper | $536.1 million |
| E66 | Protective Inspection-Curr Op | $23.4 million |
| E79 | Welfare NEC-Current Operation | $15.5 million |
| E80 | Sewerage-Current Operation | $50.9 million |
| E81 | Solid Waste Mgt - Current Oper | $159.8 million |
| E89 | General NEC-Current Operation | $970.5 million |
| E91 | Water Utilities-Current Oper | $50.0 million |
| F12 | Elem Sec Educ-Construction | $73.1 million |
| F31 | General Public Bldg-Constr | $19.1 million |
| F32 | Health-Construction | $46.0 million |
| F36 | Hospitals-Construction | $6.0 million |
| F44 | Regular Highways-Construction | $108.1 million |
| F50 | Housing & Comm Dev-Constr | $36.0 million |
| F52 | Libraries-Construction | $34.5 million |
| F61 | Parks & Rec-Construction | $163.5 million |
| F62 | Police Protection-Construction | $14.8 million |
| F80 | Sewerage-Construction | $59.6 million |
| F89 | General NEC-Construction | $307.5 million |
| F91 | Water Utilities-Construction | $55.0 million |
| I89 | General Interest on Debt | $83.1 million |
| L89 | General NEC-IG to State | $344.8 million |
| M89 | General NEC-IG-Local NEC | $10.9 million |
| T01 | Property Tax | $3.2 billion |
| T19 | Other Selective Sales Taxes | $241.3 million |
| T20 | Alcoholic Beverage License Tax | $4.7 million |
| T21 | Amusement License Tax | $1.9 million |
| T27 | Public Utility License Tax | $3.9 million |
| T28 | Occup & Business License, NEC | $549,000 |
| T29 | Other License Tax | $107.9 million |
| U11 | Sale of Property 2/ | $2.3 million |
| U20 | Interest Earnings | $244.7 million |
| U30 | Fines & Forfeits | $57.8 million |
| U40 | Rents | $45.5 million |
| U50 | Donations From Private Sources | $14.0 million |
| U99 | Misc General Revenue NEC | $91.8 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 252025128108.