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DURHAM CITY finances

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DURHAM CITY

City or town in North Carolina (Durham County area). Fiscal year 2024 (year ends 06/30); population 291,928.

Other years: 2024 · 2022

Summary

WhatAmountCensus item codes
Taxes$320.1 millionT
Charges and fees$195.6 millionA
Other general revenue$29.8 millionU
From the federal government$22.4 millionB
From the state government$45.8 millionC
From local governments$25.2 millionD
Spending: current operations$457.7 millionE
Spending: construction$168.8 millionF
Spending: other capital outlay$0G
Spending: interest on debt$17.1 millionI
Spending: assistance and subsidies$0J
Payments to other governments$0L M Q S
General revenue$638.9 millionT A U B C D
Direct spending$643.6 millionE F G I J
Debt at year end$883.5 million49U + 64V

Spending by function

Function (Census name)Current operations + construction + capital
Sewerage$107.2 million
Police Protection$87.9 million
Water Utilities$83.6 million
Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper$48.7 million
Local Fire Protection$48.5 million
Regular Highways$46.7 million
Transit Utilities$43.4 million
Parks & Rec$38.8 million
Solid Waste Mgt$30.5 million
Central Staff$28.7 million
General Public Bldg-Curr Oper$22.1 million
General NEC$15.6 million
Financial Adm$11.5 million
Protective Inspection$6.3 million
Parking$4.1 million
Judicial$2.7 million
Natural Resources NEC$202,000
Air Trans$13,000

Every item reported

CodeCensus descriptionAmount
19UBeg LT Debt O/S NEC$474.1 million
29ULTD ISS-Unsp-Other NEC$444.2 million
39ULTD Ret-Unsp-Other NEC$34.8 million
49ULTD Debt O/S-Unsp-Other NEC$883.5 million
A03Misc Comrcial Act NEC Charges$11.8 million
A60Parking Facilities Charges$6.1 million
A61Parks & Recreation Charges$5.8 million
A80Sewerage Charges$87.1 million
A81Solid Waste Charges$8.8 million
A89All Other NEC Charges$9.6 million
A91Water Utilities Revenue$66.0 million
A94Transit Utilities Revenue$328,000
B89Federal IG Other$22.4 million
C89State IG Other$45.8 million
D89Local IG Other$25.2 million
E01Air Trans Current Operation$13,000
E23Financial Adm-Curr Operation$11.4 million
E24Local Fire Protection Curr Operation$48.5 million
E25Judicial-Current Operation$2.7 million
E29Central Staff-Curr Operation$23.0 million
E31General Public Bldg-Curr Oper$14.3 million
E44Regular Highways-Current Oper$21.2 million
E50Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper$48.7 million
E59Natural Resources NEC-Cur Op$202,000
E60Parking-Current Operation$4.1 million
E61Parks & Rec-Current Operation$20.7 million
E62Police Protection-Current Oper$86.5 million
E66Protective Inspection-Curr Op$6.3 million
E80Sewerage-Current Operation$51.9 million
E81Solid Waste Mgt - Current Oper$28.2 million
E89General NEC-Current Operation$15.6 million
E91Water Utilities-Current Oper$35.3 million
E94Transit Utilities-Current Op$39.0 million
F23Financial Adm-Construction$75,000
F29Central Staff-Construction$5.7 million
F31General Public Bldg-Constr$7.8 million
F44Regular Highways-Construction$25.5 million
F61Parks & Rec-Construction$18.0 million
F62Police Protection-Construction$1.4 million
F66Protective Inspection-Constr$71,000
F80Sewerage-Construction$55.3 million
F81Solid Waste Mgt-Construction$2.3 million
F91Water Utilities-Construction$48.2 million
F94Transit Utilities-Construction$4.4 million
I89General Interest on Debt$13.0 million
I91Water Utilities-Interest$4.0 million
T01Property Tax$234.2 million
T09Total General Sales Taxes$76.9 million
T19Other Selective Sales Taxes$4.5 million
T24Motor Vehicle License$3.6 million
T28Occup & Business License, NEC$601,000
T29Other License Tax$240,000
U01Special Assessments$15.3 million
U11Sale of Property 2/$755,000
U20Interest Earnings$12.5 million
U30Fines & Forfeits$3,000
U40Rents$845,000
U99Misc General Revenue NEC$445,000

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 372063208963.