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PORTSMOUTH TOWN finances

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PORTSMOUTH TOWN

Township in Rhode Island (Newport County area). Fiscal year 2024 (year ends 06/30); population 17,659.

Other years: 2024 · 2022

Summary

WhatAmountCensus item codes
Taxes$62.6 millionT
Charges and fees$5.8 millionA
Other general revenue$2.9 millionU
From the federal government$550,000B
From the state government$12.7 millionC
From local governments$2.0 millionD
Spending: current operations$77.5 millionE
Spending: construction$12.7 millionF
Spending: other capital outlay$0G
Spending: interest on debt$470,000I
Spending: assistance and subsidies$0J
Payments to other governments$743,000L M Q S
General revenue$86.6 millionT A U B C D
Direct spending$90.6 millionE F G I J
Debt at year end$32.3 million49U + 64V

Spending by function

Function (Census name)Current operations + construction + capital
Elem Sec Educ$57.9 million
Police Protection$7.5 million
Local Fire Protection$7.4 million
Central Staff$4.5 million
Regular Highways$4.0 million
General NEC$3.7 million
Financial Adm$1.4 million
Welfare NEC$1.2 million
Parks & Rec$1.1 million
Solid Waste Mgt$735,000
Protective Inspection$389,000
Judicial$328,000
Water Transport$67,000

Every item reported

CodeCensus descriptionAmount
19UBeg LT Debt O/S NEC$33.7 million
39ULTD Ret-Unsp-Other NEC$1.4 million
49ULTD Debt O/S-Unsp-Other NEC$32.3 million
A09Elem Sec Ed Sch Lunch Charges$560,000
A10Elem Sec Educ Tuition and Transportation Charges$63,000
A12Elem Sec Educ NEC Charges$2.1 million
A61Parks & Recreation Charges$185,000
A81Solid Waste Charges$1.1 million
A89All Other NEC Charges$1.9 million
B89Federal IG Other$550,000
C89State IG Other$12.7 million
D89Local IG Other$2.0 million
E12Elem Sec Educ-Current Oper$48.0 million
E23Financial Adm-Curr Operation$1.4 million
E24Local Fire Protection Curr Operation$7.4 million
E25Judicial-Current Operation$328,000
E29Central Staff-Curr Operation$4.5 million
E44Regular Highways-Current Oper$4.0 million
E61Parks & Rec-Current Operation$1.1 million
E62Police Protection-Current Oper$7.5 million
E66Protective Inspection-Curr Op$389,000
E79Welfare NEC-Current Operation$1.2 million
E81Solid Waste Mgt - Current Oper$735,000
E87Water Transport-Current Oper$67,000
E89General NEC-Current Operation$962,000
F12Elem Sec Educ-Construction$9.9 million
F89General NEC-Construction$2.8 million
I89General Interest on Debt$470,000
L89General NEC-IG to State$28,000
M89General NEC-IG-Local NEC$715,000
T01Property Tax$61.8 million
T29Other License Tax$760,000
U20Interest Earnings$649,000
U50Donations From Private Sources$78,000
U99Misc General Revenue NEC$2.2 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 443005209435.