WORCESTER CITY finances
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WORCESTER CITY
City or town in Massachusetts (Worcester County area). Fiscal year 2024 (year ends 06/30); population 205,319.
Other years: 2024 · 2022
Summary
| What | Amount | Census item codes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxes | $423.0 million | T |
| Charges and fees | $124.3 million | A |
| Other general revenue | $23.8 million | U |
| From the federal government | $84.7 million | B |
| From the state government | $439.3 million | C |
| From local governments | $965,000 | D |
| Spending: current operations | $1.1 billion | E |
| Spending: construction | $173.3 million | F |
| Spending: other capital outlay | $0 | G |
| Spending: interest on debt | $34.7 million | I |
| Spending: assistance and subsidies | $0 | J |
| Payments to other governments | $24.6 million | L M Q S |
| General revenue | $1.1 billion | T A U B C D |
| Direct spending | $1.3 billion | E F G I J |
| Debt at year end | $1.0 billion | 49U + 64V |
Spending by function
| Function (Census name) | Current operations + construction + capital |
|---|---|
| Elem Sec Educ | $730.0 million |
| General NEC | $154.1 million |
| Police Protection | $100.5 million |
| Local Fire Protection | $78.7 million |
| Regular Highways | $50.6 million |
| Sewerage | $46.8 million |
| Water Utilities | $30.8 million |
| Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $18.6 million |
| General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $11.7 million |
| Central Staff | $10.4 million |
| Parks & Rec | $9.1 million |
| Health | $8.0 million |
| Protective Inspection | $7.2 million |
| Libraries | $6.9 million |
| Parking | $6.7 million |
| Financial Adm | $6.4 million |
| Judicial | $2.6 million |
| Welfare NEC | $2.4 million |
| Natural Resources NEC | $3,000 |
Every item reported
| Code | Census description | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 19U | Beg LT Debt O/S NEC | $947.3 million |
| 29U | LTD ISS-Unsp-Other NEC | $148.9 million |
| 39U | LTD Ret-Unsp-Other NEC | $76.9 million |
| 49U | LTD Debt O/S-Unsp-Other NEC | $1.0 billion |
| A03 | Misc Comrcial Act NEC Charges | $899,000 |
| A09 | Elem Sec Ed Sch Lunch Charges | $908,000 |
| A12 | Elem Sec Educ NEC Charges | $130,000 |
| A59 | Nat Resources NEC Charges | $19,000 |
| A60 | Parking Facilities Charges | $7.0 million |
| A61 | Parks & Recreation Charges | $1.9 million |
| A80 | Sewerage Charges | $48.8 million |
| A81 | Solid Waste Charges | $4.4 million |
| A89 | All Other NEC Charges | $29.7 million |
| A91 | Water Utilities Revenue | $30.5 million |
| B89 | Federal IG Other | $84.7 million |
| C89 | State IG Other | $439.3 million |
| D89 | Local IG Other | $965,000 |
| E12 | Elem Sec Educ-Current Oper | $644.7 million |
| E23 | Financial Adm-Curr Operation | $6.4 million |
| E24 | Local Fire Protection Curr Operation | $78.4 million |
| E25 | Judicial-Current Operation | $2.6 million |
| E29 | Central Staff-Curr Operation | $10.3 million |
| E31 | General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $5.6 million |
| E32 | Health-Current Operation | $8.0 million |
| E44 | Regular Highways-Current Oper | $30.8 million |
| E50 | Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $17.6 million |
| E52 | Libraries-Current Operation | $6.9 million |
| E59 | Natural Resources NEC-Cur Op | $3,000 |
| E60 | Parking-Current Operation | $6.6 million |
| E61 | Parks & Rec-Current Operation | $9.1 million |
| E62 | Police Protection-Current Oper | $100.5 million |
| E66 | Protective Inspection-Curr Op | $7.2 million |
| E79 | Welfare NEC-Current Operation | $2.4 million |
| E80 | Sewerage-Current Operation | $38.6 million |
| E89 | General NEC-Current Operation | $115.1 million |
| E91 | Water Utilities-Current Oper | $17.4 million |
| F12 | Elem Sec Educ-Construction | $85.2 million |
| F23 | Financial Adm-Construction | $6,000 |
| F24 | Local Fire Protection Construction | $296,000 |
| F29 | Central Staff-Construction | $165,000 |
| F31 | General Public Bldg-Constr | $6.1 million |
| F44 | Regular Highways-Construction | $19.8 million |
| F50 | Housing & Comm Dev-Constr | $1.0 million |
| F52 | Libraries-Construction | $55,000 |
| F60 | Parking-Construction | $33,000 |
| F61 | Parks & Rec-Construction | $31,000 |
| F62 | Police Protection-Construction | $50,000 |
| F80 | Sewerage-Construction | $8.2 million |
| F89 | General NEC-Construction | $39.0 million |
| F91 | Water Utilities-Construction | $13.4 million |
| I89 | General Interest on Debt | $33.0 million |
| I91 | Water Utilities-Interest | $1.8 million |
| L89 | General NEC-IG to State | $4.4 million |
| M89 | General NEC-IG-Local NEC | $20.2 million |
| T01 | Property Tax | $405.1 million |
| T19 | Other Selective Sales Taxes | $7.0 million |
| T29 | Other License Tax | $10.9 million |
| U01 | Special Assessments | $416,000 |
| U11 | Sale of Property 2/ | $102,000 |
| U20 | Interest Earnings | $8.9 million |
| U30 | Fines & Forfeits | $3.3 million |
| U50 | Donations From Private Sources | $1.4 million |
| U99 | Misc General Revenue NEC | $9.7 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 252027106079.