City government · Berkshire County, MA

Pittsfield's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Pittsfield took in $243 million and spent $296 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes49%State tax money33%Fees for services (sewer, water)10%Federal tax money4.8%Fines and other2.2%County and local tax money0.4%

What stands out

33%

of Pittsfield's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 7%.

City taxes49%

Property tax
48%$117 million
Other taxes
1.4%$3.3 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$2.5 million
  • Other licenses$797 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services10%

Fees for services
10%$25.0 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 5 more
  • Sewer$11.4 million
  • Water$7.2 million
  • Other service charges$5.6 million
  • School lunches$368 thousand
  • Parking$217 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$95 thousand
  • Other school charges$63 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.8%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
4.8%$11.7 million

State tax money33%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
33%$79.8 million

County and local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.4%$933 thousand

Fines and other2.2%

Interest, rents and other
2.1%$5.1 million
Fines
<0.1%$170 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges45%Running the government and other costs29%Police, fire, courts and jails8.8%Water, sewer, trash and utilities8.2%Roads, transit and parking3.4%All other spending6.0%

What stands out

45%

of Pittsfield's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
45%$133 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$133 million
Running the government and other costs
29%$85.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$80.6 million
  • Government buildings$2.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.8%$26.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$14.8 million
  • Fire protection$10.2 million
  • Inspections and regulation$707 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$257 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
8.2%$24.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$11.2 million
  • Sewer systems$8.5 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$4.8 million
Roads, transit and parking
3.4%$10.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$10.0 million
  • Parking$188 thousand
Interest on debt
2.1%$6.3 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$5.4 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$901 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.9%$5.7 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$5.2 million
  • Sent to the state government$451 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.9%$2.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$1.6 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.0 million
Housing and community development
0.6%$1.8 million
Social services
0.3%$800 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$800 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$584 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$584 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$72 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$72 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Pittsfield. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of City of Pittsfield itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.