WORCESTER CITY finances
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WORCESTER CITY
City or town in Massachusetts (Worcester County area). Fiscal year 2022 (year ends 06/30); population 184,570.
Other years: 2024 · 2022
Summary
| What | Amount | Census item codes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxes | $378.6 million | T |
| Charges and fees | $114.3 million | A |
| Other general revenue | $22.4 million | U |
| From the federal government | $170.6 million | B |
| From the state government | $442.5 million | C |
| From local governments | $536,000 | D |
| Spending: current operations | $827.1 million | E |
| Spending: construction | $191.6 million | F |
| Spending: other capital outlay | $0 | G |
| Spending: interest on debt | $41.0 million | I |
| Spending: assistance and subsidies | $0 | J |
| Payments to other governments | $23.7 million | L M Q S |
| General revenue | $1.1 billion | T A U B C D |
| Direct spending | $1.1 billion | E F G I J |
| Debt at year end | $971.9 million | 49U + 64V |
Spending by function
| Function (Census name) | Current operations + construction + capital |
|---|---|
| Elem Sec Educ | $628.9 million |
| General NEC | $123.4 million |
| Police Protection | $58.5 million |
| Local Fire Protection | $45.7 million |
| Sewerage | $44.4 million |
| Water Utilities | $24.5 million |
| General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $18.7 million |
| Regular Highways | $18.6 million |
| Parks & Rec | $8.9 million |
| Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $8.6 million |
| Solid Waste Mgt | $7.2 million |
| Libraries | $7.0 million |
| Central Staff | $5.9 million |
| Health | $4.2 million |
| Financial Adm | $4.1 million |
| Protective Inspection | $4.0 million |
| Parking | $3.3 million |
| Welfare NEC | $1.5 million |
| Judicial | $1.3 million |
Every item reported
| Code | Census description | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 19U | Beg LT Debt O/S NEC | $790.6 million |
| 29U | LTD ISS-Unsp-Other NEC | $194.6 million |
| 39U | LTD Ret-Unsp-Other NEC | $60.8 million |
| 49U | LTD Debt O/S-Unsp-Other NEC | $924.5 million |
| 61V | Short Term Debt O/S-Beginning | $183.9 million |
| 64V | Short Term Debt O/S-End of FY | $47.4 million |
| A03 | Misc Comrcial Act NEC Charges | $273,000 |
| A09 | Elem Sec Ed Sch Lunch Charges | $1.4 million |
| A10 | Elem Sec Educ Tuition and Transportation Charges | $243,000 |
| A12 | Elem Sec Educ NEC Charges | $101,000 |
| A60 | Parking Facilities Charges | $5.5 million |
| A61 | Parks & Recreation Charges | $1.8 million |
| A80 | Sewerage Charges | $50.3 million |
| A81 | Solid Waste Charges | $4.8 million |
| A89 | All Other NEC Charges | $20.4 million |
| A91 | Water Utilities Revenue | $29.4 million |
| B89 | Federal IG Other | $170.6 million |
| C89 | State IG Other | $442.5 million |
| D89 | Local IG Other | $536,000 |
| E12 | Elem Sec Educ-Current Oper | $531.2 million |
| E23 | Financial Adm-Curr Operation | $4.1 million |
| E24 | Local Fire Protection Curr Operation | $45.7 million |
| E25 | Judicial-Current Operation | $1.3 million |
| E29 | Central Staff-Curr Operation | $5.7 million |
| E31 | General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $2.8 million |
| E32 | Health-Current Operation | $4.1 million |
| E44 | Regular Highways-Current Oper | $9.6 million |
| E50 | Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $8.0 million |
| E52 | Libraries-Current Operation | $6.9 million |
| E60 | Parking-Current Operation | $3.3 million |
| E61 | Parks & Rec-Current Operation | $8.9 million |
| E62 | Police Protection-Current Oper | $57.0 million |
| E66 | Protective Inspection-Curr Op | $4.0 million |
| E79 | Welfare NEC-Current Operation | $1.5 million |
| E80 | Sewerage-Current Operation | $36.5 million |
| E81 | Solid Waste Mgt - Current Oper | $7.2 million |
| E89 | General NEC-Current Operation | $70.7 million |
| E91 | Water Utilities-Current Oper | $18.5 million |
| F12 | Elem Sec Educ-Construction | $97.8 million |
| F24 | Local Fire Protection Construction | $41,000 |
| F29 | Central Staff-Construction | $117,000 |
| F31 | General Public Bldg-Constr | $15.9 million |
| F32 | Health-Construction | $67,000 |
| F44 | Regular Highways-Construction | $9.0 million |
| F50 | Housing & Comm Dev-Constr | $622,000 |
| F52 | Libraries-Construction | $27,000 |
| F62 | Police Protection-Construction | $1.5 million |
| F80 | Sewerage-Construction | $8.0 million |
| F89 | General NEC-Construction | $52.7 million |
| F91 | Water Utilities-Construction | $5.9 million |
| I89 | General Interest on Debt | $38.9 million |
| I91 | Water Utilities-Interest | $2.1 million |
| L89 | General NEC-IG to State | $3.9 million |
| M89 | General NEC-IG-Local NEC | $19.8 million |
| T01 | Property Tax | $363.7 million |
| T19 | Other Selective Sales Taxes | $6.3 million |
| T29 | Other License Tax | $8.7 million |
| U01 | Special Assessments | $866,000 |
| U20 | Interest Earnings | $521,000 |
| U30 | Fines & Forfeits | $1.5 million |
| U50 | Donations From Private Sources | $3.8 million |
| U99 | Misc General Revenue NEC | $15.7 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 252027106079.