The U.S. Census Bureau
 
Table 3.  Summary of Local Special Purpose Government Finances
by Type of Government: 2000-01
(Dollar amounts are in thousands. Coefficients of variation (CV) are expressed as percents. For meaning
of abbreviations and symbols, see note below table.)
Description Special District Special District School District
government government government
amount CV amount1
1 2 3
 Revenue1 120,490,631 2.26 341,726,780
     
  General revenue1 89,283,156 3.01 340,516,128
     
Intergovernmental revenue1 27,594,512 6.94 194,396,346
     From federal government 11,670,297 2.39 3,138,691
     From state government 8,969,251 21.05 186,455,635
     From local governments1 6,954,964 4.11 4,802,020
     
General revenue from own sources   61,688,644 2.63 146,119,782
    Taxes   15,057,344 2.84 117,149,622
          Property 10,246,214 4.03 112,469,294
          Sales and gross receipts   4,051,499 0.00 2,665,448
               General sales   3,959,605 0.00 2,449,606
               Selective sales 91,894 0.00 215,842
                    Motor fuel - 0.00 -
                    Alcoholic beverage - 0.00 -
                    Tobacco products - 0.00 -
                    Public utilities   - 0.00 215,842
                    Other selective sales   91,894 0.00 -
          Individual income   - 0.00 1,131,636
          Corporate income   - 0.00 -
          Motor vehicle license   - 0.00 -
          Other taxes   759,631 13.72 883,244
     
     Charges and miscellaneous general  revenue   46,631,300 3.34 28,970,160
          Current charges   35,738,270 3.29 13,972,732
               Education   - 0.00 13,972,732
                    Institutions  of higher education   - 0.00 5,232,899
                    School lunch sales (gross) - 0.00 4,823,776
               Hospitals   15,234,378 1.59 -
               Highways   1,055,920 4.76 -
               Air transportation (airports)   3,459,945 2.47 -
               Parking facilities   154,132 0.00 -
               Sea and inland port facilities   978,190 7.03 -
               Natural resources   1,379,066 34.91 -
               Parks and recreation   1,029,766 1.25 -
               Housing and community development   2,175,705 3.73 -
               Sewerage   4,577,941 3.81 -
               Solid waste management   948,549 1.61 -
               Other charges   4,744,678 21.45 -
     
          Miscellaneous general revenue   10,893,030 4.35 14,997,428
               Interest earnings   7,938,757 5.45 7,147,010
               Special assessments   674,987 15.10 -
               Sale of property   420,785 6.13 -
               Other general revenue   1,858,501 7.40 7,850,418
     
Utility revenue 30,645,111 1.71 -
     Water supply   7,843,609 6.68 -
     Electric power   17,743,874 0.03 -
     Gas supply   987,303 0.00 -
     Transit   4,070,325 0.00 -
      -
Liquor store revenue   - 0.00 -
     
Insurance trust revenue   562,364 0.00 1,210,652
     Unemployment compensation   - 0.00 -
     Employee retirement   562,364 0.00 1,210,652
     Workers' compensation   - 0.00 -
     Other insurance trust revenue   - 0.00 -
     
 Expenditure1 115,420,484 3.28 345,916,363
     
By character and object:    
     Intergovernmental expenditure1 2,470,695 40.59 1,439,398
     Direct expenditure   112,949,789 3.14 344,476,965
          Current operations   76,108,245 0.96 293,067,940
          Capital outlay   23,731,566 12.84 42,248,228
               Construction   19,431,577 15.66 30,031,668
               Other capital outlay   4,299,989 3.68 12,216,560
          Assistance and subsidies   - 0.00 -
          Interest on debt   12,585,011 4.41 8,281,260
          Insurance benefits and repayments 524,967 0.00 879,537
          Exhibit: Salaries and wages   27,173,941 2.01 190,945,155
     
    Direct expenditure by function 112,949,789 3.14 344,476,965
 Direct general expenditure   67,268,331 5.16 343,597,428
          Capital outlay   14,714,850 20.40 42,248,228
          Other direct general expenditure    52,553,481 1.70 301,349,200
     
     Education services:    
               Education   73,803 18.16 335,316,168
                    Capital outlay   62,023 21.61 42,248,228
                         Higher education   - 0.00 19,530,731
                              Capital outlay   - 0.00 2,033,793
                         Elementary & secondary   73,803 18.16 315,785,437
                              Capital outlay   62,023 21.61 40,214,435
                         Other education   - 0.00 -
               Libraries   1,882,352 3.51 -
     
    Social services and income maintenance:    
               Public welfare   133,736 0.00 -
                    Cash assistance payments - 0.00 -
                    Vendor payments   - 0.00 -
                    Other public welfare   133,736 0.00 -
               Hospitals   16,099,436 1.38 -
                    Capital outlay   1,015,496 5.52 -
               Health   1,791,382 2.36 -
               Social insurance administration    - 0.00 -
               Veterans' services   - 0.00 -
     
    Transportation:    
               Highways   1,316,496 7.04 -
                    Capital outlay   556,047 4.82 -
               Air transportation (airports) 4,665,281 2.45 -
               Parking facilities   121,408 0.00 -
               Sea and inland port facilities   4,099,052 72.98 -
               Transit subsidies   - 0.00 -
     
    Public safety:    
               Police protection   - 0.00 -
               Fire protection   3,745,889 12.08 -
               Correction   - 0.00 -
                    Capital outlay   - 0.00 -
               Protective inspection and regulation   - 0.00 -
     
    Environment and housing:    
               Natural resources   3,059,241 14.28 -
                    Capital outlay   670,229 13.16 -
               Parks and recreation   3,095,344 5.64 -
                    Capital outlay   1,073,232 15.26 -
               Housing and community development    10,476,702 2.74 -
               Sewerage   5,116,708 3.44 -
                    Capital outlay   1,564,179 2.52 -
               Solid waste management   1,082,690 1.21 -
                    Capital outlay   140,687 7.00 -
     
    Governmental administration:    
               Financial administration   - 0.00 -
               Judicial and legal   - 0.00 -
               General public buildings - 0.00 -
               Other governmental administration    - 0.00 -
     
    Interest on general debt   7,337,197 7.47 8,281,260
     
    General expenditure, n.e.c.    
               Miscellaneous commercial activities   - 0.00 -
               Other and unallocable   3,171,614 4.06 -
     
 Utility expenditure 45,156,491 1.83 -
               Capital outlay   9,016,716 5.75 -
          Water supply   10,202,225 8.08 -
          Electric power   17,053,302 0.00 -
          Gas supply   979,609 0.00 -
          Transit   16,921,355 0.01 -
     
 Liquor store expenditure   - 0.00 -
     
 Insurance trust expenditure 524,967 0.00 879,537
          Unemployment compensation   - 0.00 -
          Employee retirement   524,967 0.00 879,537
          Workers' compensation   - 0.00 -
          Other insurance trust   - 0.00 -
     
 Debt outstanding   229,773,961 4.15 175,348,648
     
Short-term    2,962,476 17.25 5,544,960
Long-term    226,811,485 4.15 169,803,688
     Full faith and credit   32,345,255 6.93 165,332,844
     Nonguaranteed   194,466,230 4.71 4,470,844
     
Long-term debt by purpose   -
     Public debt for private purposes   35,672,447 14.49 -
     Education   5,326,361 12.30 169,803,688
     Utilities   101,272,733 2.12 -
     Other   84,539,944 8.94 -
     
Long-term debt issued   18,821,805 1.97 30,134,673
Long-term debt retired   17,849,469 6.87 12,719,926
     
 Cash and security holdings   140,468,377 4.59 137,898,149
     
Insurance trust funds   7,884,210 0.00 16,585,132
     Unemployment compensation    - 0.00 -
     Employee retirement   7,884,210 0.00 16,585,132
     Workers' compensation   - 0.00 -
     Miscellaneous   - 0.00 -
     
Other than insurance trust funds   132,584,167 4.86 121,313,017
          Offsets to debt   49,996,466 10.48 8,291,203
          Bond funds   15,260,898 16.30 40,551,327
          Other   67,326,803 2.64 72,470,487
1 Duplicative intergovernmental transactions are excluded.
2School district governments have universe coverage and CV's are not applicable.
Abbreviations and symbols:  -  zero or rounds to zero;  (NA)   not available;  (X)   not applicable

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