DETROIT CITY finances
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DETROIT CITY
City or town in Michigan (Wayne County area). Fiscal year 2024 (year ends 06/30); population 620,376.
Other years: 2024 · 2022
Summary
| What | Amount | Census item codes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxes | $1.1 billion | T |
| Charges and fees | $697.9 million | A |
| Other general revenue | $195.3 million | U |
| From the federal government | $736.0 million | B |
| From the state government | $420.1 million | C |
| From local governments | $53.8 million | D |
| Spending: current operations | $2.5 billion | E |
| Spending: construction | $369.9 million | F |
| Spending: other capital outlay | $0 | G |
| Spending: interest on debt | $159.7 million | I |
| Spending: assistance and subsidies | $0 | J |
| Payments to other governments | $0 | L M Q S |
| General revenue | $3.2 billion | T A U B C D |
| Direct spending | $3.1 billion | E F G I J |
| Debt at year end | $2.7 billion | 49U + 64V |
Spending by function
| Function (Census name) | Current operations + construction + capital |
|---|---|
| General NEC | $825.6 million |
| Police Protection | $374.0 million |
| Sewerage | $293.8 million |
| Financial Adm | $230.6 million |
| Transit Utilities | $204.7 million |
| Water Utilities | $159.9 million |
| Local Fire Protection | $153.9 million |
| Regular Highways | $130.1 million |
| Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $127.9 million |
| Parks & Rec | $111.7 million |
| Solid Waste Mgt | $76.2 million |
| Health | $59.9 million |
| Central Staff | $33.4 million |
| Protective Inspection | $32.4 million |
| Judicial | $31.6 million |
| Libraries | $28.9 million |
| Electric Utilities | $24.6 million |
| Air Trans | $6.1 million |
| Parking | $1.3 million |
Every item reported
| Code | Census description | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 19U | Beg LT Debt O/S NEC | $2.7 billion |
| 29U | LTD ISS-Unsp-Other NEC | $123.4 million |
| 39U | LTD Ret-Unsp-Other NEC | $149.2 million |
| 49U | LTD Debt O/S-Unsp-Other NEC | $2.7 billion |
| A01 | Air Transportation Charges | $383,000 |
| A44 | Regular Highway Charges | $10.4 million |
| A50 | Housing & Comm Dev Charges | $8.7 million |
| A60 | Parking Facilities Charges | $7.4 million |
| A61 | Parks & Recreation Charges | $4.4 million |
| A80 | Sewerage Charges | $338.7 million |
| A81 | Solid Waste Charges | $63.3 million |
| A89 | All Other NEC Charges | $112.6 million |
| A91 | Water Utilities Revenue | $143.6 million |
| A94 | Transit Utilities Revenue | $8.5 million |
| B89 | Federal IG Other | $736.0 million |
| C89 | State IG Other | $420.1 million |
| D89 | Local IG Other | $53.8 million |
| E01 | Air Trans Current Operation | $4.3 million |
| E23 | Financial Adm-Curr Operation | $230.6 million |
| E24 | Local Fire Protection Curr Operation | $153.9 million |
| E25 | Judicial-Current Operation | $31.6 million |
| E29 | Central Staff-Curr Operation | $33.4 million |
| E32 | Health-Current Operation | $59.9 million |
| E44 | Regular Highways-Current Oper | $61.5 million |
| E50 | Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $127.9 million |
| E52 | Libraries-Current Operation | $28.9 million |
| E60 | Parking-Current Operation | $1.3 million |
| E61 | Parks & Rec-Current Operation | $66.4 million |
| E62 | Police Protection-Current Oper | $374.0 million |
| E66 | Protective Inspection-Curr Op | $32.4 million |
| E80 | Sewerage-Current Operation | $291.2 million |
| E81 | Solid Waste Mgt - Current Oper | $76.2 million |
| E89 | General NEC-Current Operation | $703.2 million |
| E91 | Water Utilities-Current Oper | $90.8 million |
| E92 | Electric Utilities-Current Op | $9.5 million |
| E94 | Transit Utilities-Current Op | $159.8 million |
| F01 | Air Trans Construction | $1.8 million |
| F44 | Regular Highways-Construction | $68.6 million |
| F61 | Parks & Rec-Construction | $45.3 million |
| F80 | Sewerage-Construction | $2.5 million |
| F89 | General NEC-Construction | $122.4 million |
| F91 | Water Utilities-Construction | $69.1 million |
| F92 | Electric Utilities-Constr | $15.1 million |
| F94 | Transit Utilities-Construction | $44.9 million |
| I89 | General Interest on Debt | $117.2 million |
| I91 | Water Utilities-Interest | $25.2 million |
| I92 | Electric Utilities-Interest | $14.9 million |
| I94 | Transit Utilities-Interest | $2.3 million |
| T01 | Property Tax | $364.2 million |
| T11 | Amusement Tax | $289.4 million |
| T15 | Public Utilities Tax | $36.4 million |
| T21 | Amusement License Tax | $2.8 million |
| T28 | Occup & Business License, NEC | $28.8 million |
| T29 | Other License Tax | $12.5 million |
| T40 | Indiv Income Tax | $384.1 million |
| U11 | Sale of Property 2/ | $4.7 million |
| U20 | Interest Earnings | $139.5 million |
| U30 | Fines & Forfeits | $15.1 million |
| U40 | Rents | $558,000 |
| U99 | Misc General Revenue NEC | $35.4 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 262163166817.