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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Pawtucket took in $294 million and spent $373 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money50%City taxes36%Fees for services (water, school lunches)8.9%Fines and other3.6%Federal tax money1.0%County and local tax money0.4%

What stands out

50%

of Pawtucket's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 6.4%.

City taxes36%

Property tax
36%$105 million
Other taxes
0.4%$1.1 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; alcoholic beverage licenses and 1 more
  • Other licenses$899 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$161 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$33 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.9%

Fees for services
8.9%$26.2 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 5 more
  • Water$21.3 million
  • Other service charges$4.6 million
  • School lunches$129 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$129 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$12 thousand
  • Other school charges$9 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$6 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%$3.0 million

State tax money50%

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

From the state
50%$147 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%$1.2 million

Fines and other3.6%

Interest, rents and other
2.1%$6.2 million
Fines
1.5%$4.4 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges58%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Running the government and other costs11%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.5%Interest on debt2.2%All other spending3.8%

What stands out

58%

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

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
58%$218 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$218 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$72.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$42.5 million
  • Fire protection$28.5 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$40 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$40.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$31.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3.1 million
  • Government buildings$1.7 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.5%$20.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$18.1 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.9 million
  • Sewer systems$363 thousand
Interest on debt
2.2%$8.3 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$5.1 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$3.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.3%$4.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$2.7 million
  • Libraries$2.1 million
Sent to other local governments
0.8%$3.1 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$3.1 million
  • Sent to the state government$3 thousand
Housing and community development
0.8%$3.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
0.6%$2.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.3 million
Health and hospitals
0.2%$627 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$627 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$193 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$193 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Pawtucket. 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 Pawtucket 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.