HELENA CITY finances
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HELENA CITY
City or town in Montana (Lewis and Clark County area). Fiscal year 2024 (year ends 06/30); population 33,885.
Other years: 2024 · 2022
Summary
| What | Amount | Census item codes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxes | $17.7 million | T |
| Charges and fees | $34.7 million | A |
| Other general revenue | $14.0 million | U |
| From the federal government | $1.6 million | B |
| From the state government | $9.6 million | C |
| From local governments | $10,000 | D |
| Spending: current operations | $54.2 million | E |
| Spending: construction | $15.7 million | F |
| Spending: other capital outlay | $0 | G |
| Spending: interest on debt | $650,000 | I |
| Spending: assistance and subsidies | $0 | J |
| Payments to other governments | $0 | L M Q S |
| General revenue | $77.6 million | T A U B C D |
| Direct spending | $70.6 million | E F G I J |
| Debt at year end | $20.6 million | 49U + 64V |
Spending by function
| Function (Census name) | Current operations + construction + capital |
|---|---|
| Police Protection | $10.8 million |
| Water Utilities | $9.9 million |
| Regular Highways | $9.4 million |
| Local Fire Protection | $6.8 million |
| Parks & Rec | $6.6 million |
| Solid Waste Mgt | $5.6 million |
| Sewerage | $5.3 million |
| Central Staff | $2.4 million |
| General NEC | $2.3 million |
| General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $2.2 million |
| Parking | $1.9 million |
| Financial Adm | $1.6 million |
| Natural Resources NEC | $1.4 million |
| Transit Utilities | $1.4 million |
| Protective Inspection | $1.3 million |
| Judicial | $708,000 |
| Health | $155,000 |
| Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $134,000 |
Every item reported
| Code | Census description | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 19U | Beg LT Debt O/S NEC | $21.4 million |
| 29U | LTD ISS-Unsp-Other NEC | $1.4 million |
| 39U | LTD Ret-Unsp-Other NEC | $2.1 million |
| 49U | LTD Debt O/S-Unsp-Other NEC | $20.6 million |
| A44 | Regular Highway Charges | $6.8 million |
| A59 | Nat Resources NEC Charges | $3,000 |
| A60 | Parking Facilities Charges | $1.6 million |
| A61 | Parks & Recreation Charges | $2.4 million |
| A80 | Sewerage Charges | $6.4 million |
| A81 | Solid Waste Charges | $6.5 million |
| A89 | All Other NEC Charges | $1.1 million |
| A91 | Water Utilities Revenue | $9.7 million |
| A94 | Transit Utilities Revenue | $71,000 |
| B89 | Federal IG Other | $1.6 million |
| C89 | State IG Other | $9.6 million |
| D89 | Local IG Other | $10,000 |
| E23 | Financial Adm-Curr Operation | $1.6 million |
| E24 | Local Fire Protection Curr Operation | $6.1 million |
| E25 | Judicial-Current Operation | $708,000 |
| E29 | Central Staff-Curr Operation | $2.1 million |
| E31 | General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $1.3 million |
| E32 | Health-Current Operation | $155,000 |
| E44 | Regular Highways-Current Oper | $6.4 million |
| E50 | Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $134,000 |
| E59 | Natural Resources NEC-Cur Op | $1.3 million |
| E60 | Parking-Current Operation | $1.8 million |
| E61 | Parks & Rec-Current Operation | $6.1 million |
| E62 | Police Protection-Current Oper | $9.6 million |
| E66 | Protective Inspection-Curr Op | $1.3 million |
| E80 | Sewerage-Current Operation | $3.5 million |
| E81 | Solid Waste Mgt - Current Oper | $4.2 million |
| E89 | General NEC-Current Operation | $1.3 million |
| E91 | Water Utilities-Current Oper | $5.4 million |
| E94 | Transit Utilities-Current Op | $1.4 million |
| F24 | Local Fire Protection Construction | $674,000 |
| F29 | Central Staff-Construction | $218,000 |
| F31 | General Public Bldg-Constr | $929,000 |
| F44 | Regular Highways-Construction | $3.0 million |
| F59 | Natural Resources NEC-Constr | $174,000 |
| F60 | Parking-Construction | $85,000 |
| F61 | Parks & Rec-Construction | $554,000 |
| F62 | Police Protection-Construction | $1.2 million |
| F80 | Sewerage-Construction | $1.9 million |
| F81 | Solid Waste Mgt-Construction | $1.4 million |
| F89 | General NEC-Construction | $1.1 million |
| F91 | Water Utilities-Construction | $4.5 million |
| I89 | General Interest on Debt | $507,000 |
| I91 | Water Utilities-Interest | $143,000 |
| T01 | Property Tax | $17.1 million |
| T28 | Occup & Business License, NEC | $544,000 |
| T29 | Other License Tax | $75,000 |
| U01 | Special Assessments | $7.9 million |
| U11 | Sale of Property 2/ | $49,000 |
| U20 | Interest Earnings | $5.0 million |
| U30 | Fines & Forfeits | $597,000 |
| U50 | Donations From Private Sources | $252,000 |
| U99 | Misc General Revenue NEC | $232,000 |
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 302049169457.