ZIP 02907 · Providence, RI

Two governments run on your community's money

From the state down to your schools: where each one's money comes from and goes.

Yearly budgets from each government's latest fiscal year on record. Tap one to jump to it.

Your state

State of Rhode Island

$12.3 billion budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

Where the money comes from

State taxes42%Federal tax money37%Fees for services (college tuition, sewer)10%Fines and other9.8%Local tax money0.9%
Full Rhode Island breakdown

State taxes42%

Sales tax
13%$1.63 billion
Individual income tax
13%$1.59 billion
Other taxes
12%$1.44 billion
What's in other taxesAmusement taxes; other selective sales taxes and 16 more
  • Amusement taxes$408 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$231 million
  • Insurance premium taxes$172 million
  • Motor fuel taxes$151 million
  • Tobacco taxes$119 million
  • Public utility taxes$103 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$86.3 million
  • Estate and gift taxes$51.6 million
  • Other licenses$44.0 million
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$21.2 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$16.5 million
  • Motor vehicle licenses$13.0 million
  • Driver's licenses$9.5 million
  • Corporation licenses$7.8 million
  • Hunting and fishing licenses$2.5 million
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1.3 million
  • Public utility licenses$559 thousand
  • Amusement licenses$291 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Business income tax
4.8%$596 million
Property tax
<0.1%$5.4 million

Fees for services10%

Fees for services
10%$1.25 billion
What's in fees for servicesCollege tuition; other service charges and 14 more
  • College tuition$389 million
  • Other service charges$378 million
  • Sewer$111 million
  • University housing and dining$108 million
  • Airport$59.9 million
  • Tolls on roads and bridges$48.2 million
  • Parks and recreation$43.0 million
  • Transit fares$23.6 million
  • Other education charges$23.3 million
  • Housing$22.5 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$21.6 million
  • Road charges$10.5 million
  • Garbage collection$7.9 million
  • Hospital bills$2.6 million
  • School lunches$593 thousand
  • Other school charges$322 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money37%

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

From the federal government
37%$4.56 billion

Local tax money0.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From local governments
0.9%$110 million

Fines and other9.8%

Interest, rents and other
9.6%$1.19 billion
Fines
0.1%$17.4 million
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Where the money goes

Social services37%Sent to local governments15%Schools and colleges13%Running the government and other costs7.5%Roads, transit and parking7.3%All other spending20%

What stands out

15%

of Rhode Island's spending goes to local governments.A typical state government spends 24%.

Full Rhode Island breakdown

Spending by category100%

Social services
37%$4.60 billion
What's in social servicesOther public welfare; welfare institutions and 1 more
  • Other public welfare$4.51 billion
  • Welfare institutions$47.5 million
  • Unemployment and social insurance offices$40.8 million
Sent to local governments
15%$1.89 billion
What's in sent to local governmentsSent to local governments: elementary and secondary schools; sent to local governments: general support and 10 more
  • Sent to local governments: elementary and secondary schools$1.47 billion
  • Sent to local governments: general support$297 million
  • Sent to school districts$77.6 million
  • Sent to the federal government$16.6 million
  • Sent to local governments: libraries$10.7 million
  • Sent to local governments: other public welfare$6.7 million
  • Sent to local governments: other education$6.3 million
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$1.9 million
  • Sent to local governments: public health$248 thousand
  • Sent to local governments: garbage and solid waste$152 thousand
  • Sent to local governments: police$86 thousand
  • Sent to local governments: natural resources, farming and conservation$32 thousand
Schools and colleges
13%$1.55 billion
What's in schools and collegesColleges and universities; elementary and secondary schools and 3 more
  • Colleges and universities$727 million
  • Elementary and secondary schools$346 million
  • Scholarships and other education subsidies$192 million
  • Other education$155 million
  • College housing, dining and bookstores$129 million
Running the government and other costs
7.5%$923 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 4 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$391 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$239 million
  • Other and not broken out$195 million
  • Government buildings$78.8 million
  • Other government administration$16.4 million
  • Other government-run businesses$2.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
7.3%$899 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; public transit and 3 more
  • Roads and highways$639 million
  • Public transit$157 million
  • Airports$76.1 million
  • Toll roads and bridges$27.9 million
  • Ports and harbors$4 thousand
Health and hospitals
6.0%$741 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health and hospitals
  • Public health$615 million
  • Hospitals$126 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.7%$703 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; courts and legal services and 3 more
  • Prisons and jails$256 million
  • Courts and legal services$200 million
  • Police$146 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$54.9 million
  • Inspections and regulation$46.4 million
Interest on debt
3.9%$485 million
Housing and community development
1.8%$226 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.3%$165 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$90.0 million
  • Sewer systems$74.9 million
Environment and natural resources
0.9%$116 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$116 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$46.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$42.4 million
  • Libraries$4.3 million
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Your city

Public schools here are run by State of Rhode Island, so school money is part of its budget.

Rhode Island has no county governments.

City of Providence

$1.24 billion budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

About 97% of this ZIP is in Providence.

Where the money comes from

State tax money32%City taxes30%Fees for services (water, school lunches)17%County and local tax money11%Federal tax money4.7%Fines and other4.3%

What stands out

32%

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

Full Providence breakdown

City taxes30%

Property tax
29%$373 million
Other taxes
1.3%$17.0 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$10.4 million
  • Other licenses$5.0 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.6 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services17%

Fees for services
17%$217 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; water and 7 more
  • Other service charges$122 million
  • Water$88.0 million
  • School lunches$3.4 million
  • Parks and recreation$2.9 million
  • Other government-run businesses$427 thousand
  • Road charges$331 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$54 thousand
  • Sewer$23 thousand
  • Other school charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.7%

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

From the federal government
4.7%$60.4 million

State tax money32%

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

From the state
32%$416 million

County and local tax money11%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
11%$147 million

Fines and other4.3%

Interest, rents and other
4.0%$51.8 million
Fines
0.3%$3.7 million
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Where the money goes

Schools and colleges50%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Running the government and other costs16%Water, sewer, trash and utilities9.1%Interest on debt3.1%All other spending4.1%

What stands out

50%

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

Full Providence breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
50%$617 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$617 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$225 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$111 million
  • Fire protection$94.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$15.7 million
  • Inspections and regulation$4.1 million
Running the government and other costs
16%$192 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$130 million
  • Government buildings$40.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$12.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$8.5 million
  • Other government-run businesses$900 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
9.1%$112 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$93.8 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$17.3 million
  • Sewer systems$1.3 million
Interest on debt
3.1%$38.7 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$35.3 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$3.5 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.8%$21.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$17.9 million
  • Libraries$4.0 million
Housing and community development
0.9%$10.8 million
Roads, transit and parking
0.9%$10.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$9.7 million
  • Parking$921 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.4%$5.2 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$5.2 million
Social services
0.2%$2.0 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$2.0 million
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Sources and moreEach government's source, fiscal year and how a ZIP is matched

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

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

How a ZIP is matched. A ZIP code is not a government boundary, so we match it to the cities, counties and school districts that overlap it, using Census Bureau geography. Where a ZIP crosses several, each one is shown with its share of the ZIP. Each government's money covers its own operations only; the others listed here are separate.

Latest recorded year. The year differs by government: each block shows the newest fiscal year on file. A Census survey year covers fiscal years ending July 1 of the year before through June 30 of that year.