SEATTLE CITY finances
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SEATTLE CITY
City or town in Washington (King County area). Fiscal year 2024 (year ends 12/31); population 749,256.
Other years: 2024 · 2022
Summary
| What | Amount | Census item codes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxes | $2.5 billion | T |
| Charges and fees | $2.7 billion | A |
| Other general revenue | $470.6 million | U |
| From the federal government | $185.2 million | B |
| From the state government | $262.2 million | C |
| From local governments | $14.5 million | D |
| Spending: current operations | $4.2 billion | E |
| Spending: construction | $1.0 billion | F |
| Spending: other capital outlay | $0 | G |
| Spending: interest on debt | $237.6 million | I |
| Spending: assistance and subsidies | $0 | J |
| Payments to other governments | $219.8 million | L M Q S |
| General revenue | $6.1 billion | T A U B C D |
| Direct spending | $5.5 billion | E F G I J |
| Debt at year end | $5.9 billion | 49U + 64V |
Spending by function
| Function (Census name) | Current operations + construction + capital |
|---|---|
| Electric Utilities | $1.2 billion |
| Regular Highways | $540.4 million |
| Parks & Rec | $480.2 million |
| General NEC | $467.6 million |
| Police Protection | $366.6 million |
| Sewerage | $326.6 million |
| Local Fire Protection | $306.2 million |
| Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $263.9 million |
| Water Utilities | $226.8 million |
| Welfare NEC | $205.0 million |
| Solid Waste Mgt | $182.3 million |
| Elem Sec Educ | $127.7 million |
| Central Staff | $122.5 million |
| Protective Inspection | $111.5 million |
| Libraries | $103.2 million |
| Judicial | $102.4 million |
| Health | $22.9 million |
| Financial Adm | $17.4 million |
| Natural Resources NEC | $17.3 million |
| Parking | $16.0 million |
Every item reported
| Code | Census description | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 19U | Beg LT Debt O/S NEC | $5.8 billion |
| 29U | LTD ISS-Unsp-Other NEC | $781.0 million |
| 39U | LTD Ret-Unsp-Other NEC | $620.7 million |
| 49U | LTD Debt O/S-Unsp-Other NEC | $5.9 billion |
| A44 | Regular Highway Charges | $140.3 million |
| A50 | Housing & Comm Dev Charges | $23.2 million |
| A60 | Parking Facilities Charges | $42.2 million |
| A61 | Parks & Recreation Charges | $49.8 million |
| A80 | Sewerage Charges | $542.9 million |
| A81 | Solid Waste Charges | $267.9 million |
| A89 | All Other NEC Charges | $122.2 million |
| A91 | Water Utilities Revenue | $301.5 million |
| A92 | Electric Utilities Revenue | $1.2 billion |
| B89 | Federal IG Other | $185.2 million |
| C89 | State IG Other | $262.2 million |
| D89 | Local IG Other | $14.5 million |
| E12 | Elem Sec Educ-Current Oper | $127.5 million |
| E23 | Financial Adm-Curr Operation | $17.4 million |
| E24 | Local Fire Protection Curr Operation | $306.1 million |
| E25 | Judicial-Current Operation | $102.3 million |
| E29 | Central Staff-Curr Operation | $122.5 million |
| E32 | Health-Current Operation | $22.1 million |
| E44 | Regular Highways-Current Oper | $294.5 million |
| E50 | Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $261.9 million |
| E52 | Libraries-Current Operation | $98.2 million |
| E59 | Natural Resources NEC-Cur Op | $17.3 million |
| E60 | Parking-Current Operation | $16.0 million |
| E61 | Parks & Rec-Current Operation | $346.2 million |
| E62 | Police Protection-Current Oper | $365.6 million |
| E66 | Protective Inspection-Curr Op | $111.5 million |
| E79 | Welfare NEC-Current Operation | $205.0 million |
| E80 | Sewerage-Current Operation | $155.8 million |
| E81 | Solid Waste Mgt - Current Oper | $176.7 million |
| E89 | General NEC-Current Operation | $423.3 million |
| E91 | Water Utilities-Current Oper | $148.6 million |
| E92 | Electric Utilities-Current Op | $893.8 million |
| F12 | Elem Sec Educ-Construction | $129,000 |
| F24 | Local Fire Protection Construction | $83,000 |
| F25 | Judicial-Construction | $146,000 |
| F32 | Health-Construction | $752,000 |
| F44 | Regular Highways-Construction | $246.0 million |
| F50 | Housing & Comm Dev-Constr | $1.9 million |
| F52 | Libraries-Construction | $5.1 million |
| F61 | Parks & Rec-Construction | $134.0 million |
| F62 | Police Protection-Construction | $1.0 million |
| F80 | Sewerage-Construction | $170.8 million |
| F81 | Solid Waste Mgt-Construction | $5.6 million |
| F89 | General NEC-Construction | $44.3 million |
| F91 | Water Utilities-Construction | $78.2 million |
| F92 | Electric Utilities-Constr | $344.9 million |
| I89 | General Interest on Debt | $87.7 million |
| I91 | Water Utilities-Interest | $30.8 million |
| I92 | Electric Utilities-Interest | $119.1 million |
| M89 | General NEC-IG-Local NEC | $219.8 million |
| T01 | Property Tax | $906.3 million |
| T09 | Total General Sales Taxes | $399.7 million |
| T11 | Amusement Tax | $25.6 million |
| T15 | Public Utilities Tax | $54.1 million |
| T19 | Other Selective Sales Taxes | $449.5 million |
| T24 | Motor Vehicle License | $61.5 million |
| T28 | Occup & Business License, NEC | $31.6 million |
| T29 | Other License Tax | $152.1 million |
| T51 | Documentary & Stock Trans Tax | $56.0 million |
| T99 | Taxes, NEC | $346.6 million |
| U01 | Special Assessments | $48.2 million |
| U11 | Sale of Property 2/ | $2.2 million |
| U20 | Interest Earnings | $192.4 million |
| U30 | Fines & Forfeits | $45.5 million |
| U40 | Rents | $33.9 million |
| U50 | Donations From Private Sources | $32.5 million |
| U99 | Misc General Revenue NEC | $115.9 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 532033184255.