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SYRACUSE CITY finances

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SYRACUSE CITY

City or town in New York (Onondaga County area). Fiscal year 2024 (year ends 06/30); population 144,451.

Other years: 2024 · 2022

Summary

WhatAmountCensus item codes
Taxes$72.6 millionT
Charges and fees$49.0 millionA
Other general revenue$47.3 millionU
From the federal government$49.1 millionB
From the state government$602.0 millionC
From local governments$120.2 millionD
Spending: current operations$885.6 millionE
Spending: construction$88.7 millionF
Spending: other capital outlay$0G
Spending: interest on debt$13.7 millionI
Spending: assistance and subsidies$0J
Payments to other governments$18.3 millionL M Q S
General revenue$940.2 millionT A U B C D
Direct spending$988.0 millionE F G I J
Debt at year end$416.2 million49U + 64V

Spending by function

Function (Census name)Current operations + construction + capital
Elem Sec Educ$586.4 million
General NEC$127.1 million
Regular Highways$65.9 million
Police Protection$65.0 million
Local Fire Protection$46.7 million
Parks & Rec$17.2 million
Water Utilities$16.0 million
Sewerage$14.2 million
Solid Waste Mgt$9.1 million
Central Staff$6.5 million
Judicial$5.4 million
Financial Adm$5.1 million
Protective Inspection$5.0 million
General Public Bldg-Curr Oper$4.3 million
Health$295,000

Every item reported

CodeCensus descriptionAmount
19UBeg LT Debt O/S NEC$394.5 million
29ULTD ISS-Unsp-Other NEC$50.5 million
39ULTD Ret-Unsp-Other NEC$28.7 million
49ULTD Debt O/S-Unsp-Other NEC$416.2 million
61VShort Term Debt O/S-Beginning$17.0 million
A09Elem Sec Ed Sch Lunch Charges$92,000
A12Elem Sec Educ NEC Charges$122,000
A60Parking Facilities Charges$5.4 million
A61Parks & Recreation Charges$746,000
A80Sewerage Charges$5.4 million
A89All Other NEC Charges$10.4 million
A91Water Utilities Revenue$26.8 million
B89Federal IG Other$49.1 million
C89State IG Other$602.0 million
D89Local IG Other$120.2 million
E12Elem Sec Educ-Current Oper$570.7 million
E23Financial Adm-Curr Operation$5.1 million
E24Local Fire Protection Curr Operation$44.0 million
E25Judicial-Current Operation$5.4 million
E29Central Staff-Curr Operation$6.5 million
E31General Public Bldg-Curr Oper$4.3 million
E32Health-Current Operation$295,000
E44Regular Highways-Current Oper$16.9 million
E61Parks & Rec-Current Operation$10.6 million
E62Police Protection-Current Oper$60.1 million
E66Protective Inspection-Curr Op$5.0 million
E80Sewerage-Current Operation$14.2 million
E81Solid Waste Mgt - Current Oper$9.1 million
E89General NEC-Current Operation$117.3 million
E91Water Utilities-Current Oper$16.0 million
F12Elem Sec Educ-Construction$15.7 million
F24Local Fire Protection Construction$2.6 million
F29Central Staff-Construction$1,000
F44Regular Highways-Construction$49.0 million
F61Parks & Rec-Construction$6.6 million
F62Police Protection-Construction$4.9 million
F66Protective Inspection-Constr$14,000
F89General NEC-Construction$9.8 million
I89General Interest on Debt$13.7 million
M89General NEC-IG-Local NEC$18.3 million
T01Property Tax$64.1 million
T15Public Utilities Tax$3.7 million
T21Amusement License Tax$6,000
T28Occup & Business License, NEC$72,000
T29Other License Tax$4.8 million
U01Special Assessments$3.3 million
U11Sale of Property 2/$28,000
U20Interest Earnings$13.4 million
U30Fines & Forfeits$2.8 million
U40Rents$1.1 million
U50Donations From Private Sources$55,000
U99Misc General Revenue NEC$26.7 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 362067170582.