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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Providence took in $10.9 million and spent $8.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)45%City taxes37%Fines and other8.9%State tax money4.3%Federal tax money4.2%County and local tax money0.7%

What stands out

17%

of Providence's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes37%

Sales tax
17%$1.9 million
Property tax
11%$1.2 million
Other taxes
8.1%$880 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$470 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$232 thousand
  • Other licenses$158 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$20 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services45%

Fees for services
45%$4.9 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 5 more
  • Sewer$2.2 million
  • Water$1.9 million
  • Parks and recreation$325 thousand
  • Garbage collection$202 thousand
  • Other service charges$193 thousand
  • Road charges$72 thousand
  • Transit fares$63 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.2%

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

From the federal government
4.2%$460 thousand

State tax money4.3%

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

From the state
4.3%$466 thousand

County and local tax money0.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.7%$77 thousand

Fines and other8.9%

Interest, rents and other
8.3%$904 thousand
Fines
0.6%$63 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities22%Running the government and other costs20%Parks, recreation and libraries19%Roads, transit and parking17%Sent to other local governments9.7%All other spending12%

What stands out

19%

of Providence's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
22%$1.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$1.2 million
  • Water supply$557 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$163 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$1.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$839 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$807 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$152 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
19%$1.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.6 million
  • Libraries$6 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$1.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.5 million
Sent to other local governments
9.7%$849 thousand
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$849 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.5%$570 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$474 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$96 thousand
Interest on debt
2.7%$235 thousand
Housing and community development
1.7%$145 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.3%$114 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$114 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$11 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$11 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Providence. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of 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.