PROVIDENCE CITY finances
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PROVIDENCE CITY
City or town in Rhode Island (Providence County area). Fiscal year 2024 (year ends 06/30); population 189,563.
Other years: 2024 · 2022
Summary
| What | Amount | Census item codes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxes | $390.2 million | T |
| Charges and fees | $217.4 million | A |
| Other general revenue | $55.5 million | U |
| From the federal government | $60.4 million | B |
| From the state government | $415.9 million | C |
| From local governments | $146.9 million | D |
| Spending: current operations | $1.0 billion | E |
| Spending: construction | $151.9 million | F |
| Spending: other capital outlay | $0 | G |
| Spending: interest on debt | $38.7 million | I |
| Spending: assistance and subsidies | $0 | J |
| Payments to other governments | $0 | L M Q S |
| General revenue | $1.3 billion | T A U B C D |
| Direct spending | $1.2 billion | E F G I J |
| Debt at year end | $660.3 million | 49U + 64V |
Spending by function
| Function (Census name) | Current operations + construction + capital |
|---|---|
| Elem Sec Educ | $617.3 million |
| General NEC | $129.9 million |
| Police Protection | $110.5 million |
| Local Fire Protection | $94.7 million |
| Water Utilities | $93.8 million |
| General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $40.3 million |
| Parks & Rec | $17.9 million |
| Solid Waste Mgt | $17.3 million |
| Judicial | $15.7 million |
| Central Staff | $12.2 million |
| Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $10.8 million |
| Regular Highways | $9.7 million |
| Financial Adm | $8.5 million |
| Natural Resources NEC | $5.2 million |
| Protective Inspection | $4.1 million |
| Libraries | $4.0 million |
| Welfare NEC | $2.0 million |
| Sewerage | $1.3 million |
| Parking | $921,000 |
| Misc Comm Act | $900,000 |
Every item reported
| Code | Census description | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 19U | Beg LT Debt O/S NEC | $685.7 million |
| 29U | LTD ISS-Unsp-Other NEC | $40.7 million |
| 39U | LTD Ret-Unsp-Other NEC | $66.1 million |
| 49U | LTD Debt O/S-Unsp-Other NEC | $660.3 million |
| A03 | Misc Comrcial Act NEC Charges | $427,000 |
| A09 | Elem Sec Ed Sch Lunch Charges | $3.4 million |
| A12 | Elem Sec Educ NEC Charges | $1,000 |
| A44 | Regular Highway Charges | $331,000 |
| A59 | Nat Resources NEC Charges | $54,000 |
| A61 | Parks & Recreation Charges | $2.9 million |
| A80 | Sewerage Charges | $23,000 |
| A89 | All Other NEC Charges | $122.2 million |
| A91 | Water Utilities Revenue | $88.0 million |
| B89 | Federal IG Other | $60.4 million |
| C89 | State IG Other | $415.9 million |
| D89 | Local IG Other | $146.9 million |
| E03 | Misc Comm Act-Current Oper | $900,000 |
| E12 | Elem Sec Educ-Current Oper | $617.3 million |
| E23 | Financial Adm-Curr Operation | $8.5 million |
| E24 | Local Fire Protection Curr Operation | $94.7 million |
| E25 | Judicial-Current Operation | $15.7 million |
| E29 | Central Staff-Curr Operation | $12.2 million |
| E31 | General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $14.4 million |
| E44 | Regular Highways-Current Oper | $9.7 million |
| E50 | Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $10.8 million |
| E52 | Libraries-Current Operation | $4.0 million |
| E59 | Natural Resources NEC-Cur Op | $5.2 million |
| E60 | Parking-Current Operation | $921,000 |
| E61 | Parks & Rec-Current Operation | $14.5 million |
| E62 | Police Protection-Current Oper | $110.5 million |
| E66 | Protective Inspection-Curr Op | $4.1 million |
| E79 | Welfare NEC-Current Operation | $2.0 million |
| E80 | Sewerage-Current Operation | $1.3 million |
| E81 | Solid Waste Mgt - Current Oper | $17.3 million |
| E89 | General NEC-Current Operation | $46.8 million |
| E91 | Water Utilities-Current Oper | $54.4 million |
| F31 | General Public Bldg-Constr | $26.0 million |
| F61 | Parks & Rec-Construction | $3.5 million |
| F89 | General NEC-Construction | $83.1 million |
| F91 | Water Utilities-Construction | $39.4 million |
| I89 | General Interest on Debt | $35.3 million |
| I91 | Water Utilities-Interest | $3.5 million |
| T01 | Property Tax | $373.2 million |
| T19 | Other Selective Sales Taxes | $10.4 million |
| T28 | Occup & Business License, NEC | $1.6 million |
| T29 | Other License Tax | $5.0 million |
| U11 | Sale of Property 2/ | $26,000 |
| U20 | Interest Earnings | $21.1 million |
| U30 | Fines & Forfeits | $3.7 million |
| U40 | Rents | $13.9 million |
| U99 | Misc General Revenue NEC | $16.7 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 442007112811.