Town government · Providence County, RI

North Providence's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), North Providence took in $141 million and spent $141 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes51%State tax money39%Fines and other5.6%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)3.0%Federal tax money1.0%

What stands out

39%

of North Providence's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 8.8%.

Town taxes51%

Property tax
49%$69.1 million
Other taxes
1.9%$2.6 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Other licenses$1.9 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$727 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.0%

Fees for services
3.0%$4.2 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; other school charges and 3 more
  • Other service charges$1.7 million
  • Other school charges$911 thousand
  • School lunches$840 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$601 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$121 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.0%

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

From the federal government
1.0%$1.4 million

State tax money39%

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

From the state
39%$55.5 million

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$4 thousand

Fines and other5.6%

Interest, rents and other
5.6%$7.8 million
Fines
<0.1%$95 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges57%Running the government and other costs18%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Environment and natural resources1.9%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.9%All other spending5.3%

What stands out

57%

of North Providence's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
57%$80.9 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$80.9 million
Running the government and other costs
18%$24.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$20.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.4 million
  • Government buildings$1.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$23.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$13.2 million
  • Police$9.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$426 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$208 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.9%$2.6 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$2.6 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.9%$2.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.6 million
Interest on debt
1.8%$2.6 million
Roads, transit and parking
1.5%$2.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.2%$1.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$1.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$600 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.8%$1.1 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$1.1 million
Social services
<0.1%$5 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of North Providence. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Town of North Providence 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.