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FITCHBURG CITY finances

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FITCHBURG CITY

City or town in Massachusetts (Worcester County area). Fiscal year 2022 (year ends 06/30); population 40,310.

Other years: 2024 · 2022

Summary

WhatAmountCensus item codes
Taxes$69.1 millionT
Charges and fees$26.3 millionA
Other general revenue$1.9 millionU
From the federal government$32.1 millionB
From the state government$82.1 millionC
From local governments$1.3 millionD
Spending: current operations$156.4 millionE
Spending: construction$13.7 millionF
Spending: other capital outlay$0G
Spending: interest on debt$2.3 millionI
Spending: assistance and subsidies$0J
Payments to other governments$8.8 millionL M Q S
General revenue$212.6 millionT A U B C D
Direct spending$172.3 millionE F G I J
Debt at year end$85.8 million49U + 64V

Spending by function

Function (Census name)Current operations + construction + capital
Elem Sec Educ$102.3 million
Sewerage$12.3 million
Regular Highways$9.9 million
General NEC$9.0 million
Police Protection$8.8 million
Local Fire Protection$8.2 million
Water Utilities$5.6 million
Solid Waste Mgt$2.6 million
Financial Adm$1.9 million
Judicial$1.6 million
Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper$1.5 million
Central Staff$1.2 million
Libraries$1.0 million
Parks & Rec$986,000
Health$805,000
Protective Inspection$706,000
General Public Bldg-Curr Oper$651,000
Welfare NEC$646,000
Parking$206,000
Natural Resources NEC$13,000

Every item reported

CodeCensus descriptionAmount
19UBeg LT Debt O/S NEC$89.8 million
39ULTD Ret-Unsp-Other NEC$7.1 million
49ULTD Debt O/S-Unsp-Other NEC$82.6 million
61VShort Term Debt O/S-Beginning$800,000
64VShort Term Debt O/S-End of FY$3.2 million
A09Elem Sec Ed Sch Lunch Charges$353,000
A10Elem Sec Educ Tuition and Transportation Charges$2,000
A12Elem Sec Educ NEC Charges$100,000
A80Sewerage Charges$14.3 million
A81Solid Waste Charges$2.7 million
A89All Other NEC Charges$2.5 million
A91Water Utilities Revenue$6.3 million
B89Federal IG Other$32.1 million
C89State IG Other$82.1 million
D89Local IG Other$1.3 million
E12Elem Sec Educ-Current Oper$101.4 million
E23Financial Adm-Curr Operation$1.9 million
E24Local Fire Protection Curr Operation$8.2 million
E25Judicial-Current Operation$1.6 million
E29Central Staff-Curr Operation$913,000
E31General Public Bldg-Curr Oper$437,000
E32Health-Current Operation$805,000
E44Regular Highways-Current Oper$4.7 million
E50Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper$1.4 million
E52Libraries-Current Operation$973,000
E59Natural Resources NEC-Cur Op$13,000
E60Parking-Current Operation$206,000
E61Parks & Rec-Current Operation$972,000
E62Police Protection-Current Oper$8.6 million
E66Protective Inspection-Curr Op$675,000
E79Welfare NEC-Current Operation$646,000
E80Sewerage-Current Operation$7.8 million
E81Solid Waste Mgt - Current Oper$2.6 million
E89General NEC-Current Operation$8.8 million
E91Water Utilities-Current Oper$3.8 million
F12Elem Sec Educ-Construction$885,000
F29Central Staff-Construction$249,000
F31General Public Bldg-Constr$214,000
F44Regular Highways-Construction$5.2 million
F50Housing & Comm Dev-Constr$157,000
F52Libraries-Construction$34,000
F61Parks & Rec-Construction$14,000
F62Police Protection-Construction$229,000
F66Protective Inspection-Constr$31,000
F80Sewerage-Construction$4.6 million
F89General NEC-Construction$269,000
F91Water Utilities-Construction$1.9 million
I89General Interest on Debt$2.3 million
L89General NEC-IG to State$1.0 million
M89General NEC-IG-Local NEC$7.7 million
T01Property Tax$64.6 million
T19Other Selective Sales Taxes$3.0 million
T29Other License Tax$1.4 million
U20Interest Earnings$130,000
U30Fines & Forfeits$117,000
U50Donations From Private Sources$123,000
U99Misc General Revenue NEC$1.5 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 252027183910.