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PORTSMOUTH CITY finances

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PORTSMOUTH CITY

City or town in New Hampshire (Rockingham County area). Fiscal year 2022 (year ends 06/30); population 21,557.

Other years: 2024 · 2022

Summary

WhatAmountCensus item codes
Taxes$97.7 millionT
Charges and fees$45.6 millionA
Other general revenue$5.5 millionU
From the federal government$318,000B
From the state government$17.6 millionC
From local governments$7.5 millionD
Spending: current operations$160.7 millionE
Spending: construction$26.5 millionF
Spending: other capital outlay$0G
Spending: interest on debt$8.2 millionI
Spending: assistance and subsidies$0J
Payments to other governments$7,000L M Q S
General revenue$174.3 millionT A U B C D
Direct spending$195.4 millionE F G I J
Debt at year end$280.7 million49U + 64V

Spending by function

Function (Census name)Current operations + construction + capital
Elem Sec Educ$58.4 million
General NEC$31.6 million
Water Utilities$22.8 million
Sewerage$19.6 million
Police Protection$16.3 million
Regular Highways$15.2 million
Local Fire Protection$9.7 million
Central Staff$8.9 million
Parking$3.7 million
Parks & Rec$984,000
Libraries$65,000
General Public Bldg-Curr Oper$2,000

Every item reported

CodeCensus descriptionAmount
19UBeg LT Debt O/S NEC$182.0 million
29ULTD ISS-Unsp-Other NEC$109.4 million
39ULTD Ret-Unsp-Other NEC$10.7 million
49ULTD Debt O/S-Unsp-Other NEC$280.7 million
A09Elem Sec Ed Sch Lunch Charges$32,000
A10Elem Sec Educ Tuition and Transportation Charges$150,000
A12Elem Sec Educ NEC Charges$20,000
A60Parking Facilities Charges$5.7 million
A61Parks & Recreation Charges$217,000
A80Sewerage Charges$18.5 million
A89All Other NEC Charges$13.0 million
A91Water Utilities Revenue$8.0 million
B89Federal IG Other$318,000
C89State IG Other$17.6 million
D89Local IG Other$7.5 million
E12Elem Sec Educ-Current Oper$58.0 million
E24Local Fire Protection Curr Operation$9.7 million
E29Central Staff-Curr Operation$8.9 million
E31General Public Bldg-Curr Oper$2,000
E44Regular Highways-Current Oper$15.2 million
E52Libraries-Current Operation$65,000
E60Parking-Current Operation$3.7 million
E61Parks & Rec-Current Operation$984,000
E62Police Protection-Current Oper$16.3 million
E80Sewerage-Current Operation$10.0 million
E89General NEC-Current Operation$31.5 million
E91Water Utilities-Current Oper$6.4 million
F12Elem Sec Educ-Construction$438,000
F80Sewerage-Construction$9.7 million
F89General NEC-Construction$71,000
F91Water Utilities-Construction$16.3 million
I89General Interest on Debt$7.2 million
I91Water Utilities-Interest$929,000
M89General NEC-IG-Local NEC$7,000
T01Property Tax$89.8 million
T29Other License Tax$8.0 million
U01Special Assessments$201,000
U20Interest Earnings$3.6 million
U30Fines & Forfeits$653,000
U50Donations From Private Sources$160,000
U99Misc General Revenue NEC$865,000

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 332015170002.