PROVIDENCE CITY finances
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PROVIDENCE CITY
City or town in Rhode Island (Providence County area). Fiscal year 2022 (year ends 06/30); population 179,270.
Other years: 2024 · 2022
Summary
| What | Amount | Census item codes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxes | $375.5 million | T |
| Charges and fees | $207.5 million | A |
| Other general revenue | $34.0 million | U |
| From the federal government | $27.9 million | B |
| From the state government | $399.8 million | C |
| From local governments | $80.1 million | D |
| Spending: current operations | $885.4 million | E |
| Spending: construction | $95.8 million | F |
| Spending: other capital outlay | $0 | G |
| Spending: interest on debt | $43.3 million | I |
| Spending: assistance and subsidies | $0 | J |
| Payments to other governments | $0 | L M Q S |
| General revenue | $1.1 billion | T A U B C D |
| Direct spending | $1.0 billion | E F G I J |
| Debt at year end | $733.6 million | 49U + 64V |
Spending by function
| Function (Census name) | Current operations + construction + capital |
|---|---|
| Elem Sec Educ | $527.9 million |
| Police Protection | $90.8 million |
| Local Fire Protection | $85.4 million |
| Water Utilities | $82.6 million |
| General NEC | $78.0 million |
| General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $24.4 million |
| Judicial | $14.8 million |
| Solid Waste Mgt | $13.7 million |
| Parks & Rec | $10.3 million |
| Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $10.3 million |
| Regular Highways | $8.1 million |
| Natural Resources NEC | $8.1 million |
| Central Staff | $7.7 million |
| Financial Adm | $7.7 million |
| Protective Inspection | $4.0 million |
| Libraries | $4.0 million |
| Welfare NEC | $1.2 million |
| Sewerage | $971,000 |
| Misc Comm Act | $722,000 |
| Parking | $594,000 |
Every item reported
| Code | Census description | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 19U | Beg LT Debt O/S NEC | $783.7 million |
| 29U | LTD ISS-Unsp-Other NEC | $150.0 million |
| 39U | LTD Ret-Unsp-Other NEC | $200.1 million |
| 49U | LTD Debt O/S-Unsp-Other NEC | $733.6 million |
| A03 | Misc Comrcial Act NEC Charges | $523,000 |
| A09 | Elem Sec Ed Sch Lunch Charges | $1.8 million |
| A12 | Elem Sec Educ NEC Charges | $10,000 |
| A44 | Regular Highway Charges | $213,000 |
| A59 | Nat Resources NEC Charges | $53,000 |
| A61 | Parks & Recreation Charges | $1.1 million |
| A80 | Sewerage Charges | $9,000 |
| A89 | All Other NEC Charges | $114.9 million |
| A91 | Water Utilities Revenue | $88.8 million |
| B89 | Federal IG Other | $27.9 million |
| C89 | State IG Other | $399.8 million |
| D89 | Local IG Other | $80.1 million |
| E03 | Misc Comm Act-Current Oper | $722,000 |
| E12 | Elem Sec Educ-Current Oper | $527.9 million |
| E23 | Financial Adm-Curr Operation | $7.7 million |
| E24 | Local Fire Protection Curr Operation | $85.4 million |
| E25 | Judicial-Current Operation | $14.8 million |
| E29 | Central Staff-Curr Operation | $7.7 million |
| E31 | General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $9.6 million |
| E44 | Regular Highways-Current Oper | $8.1 million |
| E50 | Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $10.3 million |
| E52 | Libraries-Current Operation | $4.0 million |
| E59 | Natural Resources NEC-Cur Op | $8.1 million |
| E60 | Parking-Current Operation | $594,000 |
| E61 | Parks & Rec-Current Operation | $10.3 million |
| E62 | Police Protection-Current Oper | $90.8 million |
| E66 | Protective Inspection-Curr Op | $4.0 million |
| E79 | Welfare NEC-Current Operation | $1.2 million |
| E80 | Sewerage-Current Operation | $971,000 |
| E81 | Solid Waste Mgt - Current Oper | $13.7 million |
| E89 | General NEC-Current Operation | $28.3 million |
| E91 | Water Utilities-Current Oper | $51.2 million |
| F31 | General Public Bldg-Constr | $14.7 million |
| F89 | General NEC-Construction | $49.6 million |
| F91 | Water Utilities-Construction | $31.4 million |
| I89 | General Interest on Debt | $40.2 million |
| I91 | Water Utilities-Interest | $3.1 million |
| T01 | Property Tax | $359.9 million |
| T19 | Other Selective Sales Taxes | $8.7 million |
| T28 | Occup & Business License, NEC | $1.5 million |
| T29 | Other License Tax | $5.3 million |
| U20 | Interest Earnings | $4.9 million |
| U30 | Fines & Forfeits | $4.5 million |
| U40 | Rents | $19.1 million |
| U99 | Misc General Revenue NEC | $5.5 million |
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 442007112811.