The U.S. Census Bureau
 
Table 3.  Summary of Local Special Purpose Government Finances
by Type of Government: 2002-03
(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 amount2
1 2 3
 Revenue1 127,836,913 0.36 368,121,159
     
  General revenue1 97,744,479 0.46 367,738,187
     
Intergovernmental revenue1 33,884,699 1.04 209,714,259
     From federal government 17,613,244 1.59 4,128,404
     From state government 9,454,349 2.15 200,666,894
     From local governments1 6,817,106 1.11 4,918,961
     
General revenue from own sources   63,859,780 0.33 158,023,928
    Taxes   15,263,885 0.71 131,086,140
          Property 10,982,224 0.98 126,136,286
          Sales and gross receipts   3,473,888 0.00 2,723,781
               General sales   3,368,073 0.00 2,504,770
               Selective sales 105,815 0.00 219,011
                    Motor fuel - 0.00 -
                    Alcoholic beverage - 0.00 -
                    Tobacco products - 0.00 -
                    Public utilities   - 0.00 219,011
                    Other selective sales   105,815 0.00 -
          Individual income   - 0.00 1,273,992
          Corporate income   - 0.00 -
          Motor vehicle license   - 0.00 -
          Other taxes   807,773 0.68 952,081
     
     Charges and miscellaneous general  revenue   48,595,895 0.36 26,937,788
          Current charges   38,958,472 0.29 15,014,402
               Education   - 0.00 15,014,402
                    Institutions  of higher education   - 0.00 5,806,484
                    School lunch sales (gross) - 0.00 5,101,945
               Hospitals   17,940,432 0.28 -
               Highways   1,405,010 0.34 -
               Air transportation (airports)   4,027,209 0.08 -
               Parking facilities   71,478 0.00 -
               Sea and inland port facilities   970,626 1.02 -
               Natural resources   857,235 3.69 -
               Parks and recreation   1,244,907 0.79 -
               Housing and community development   2,180,811 2.73 -
               Sewerage   4,947,645 1.14 -
               Solid waste management   985,786 4.60 -
               Other charges   4,327,333 0.59 -
     
          Miscellaneous general revenue   9,637,423 1.23 11,923,386
               Interest earnings   5,932,640 2.24 2,988,062
               Special assessments   1,264,921 9.27 -
               Sale of property   240,635 5.63 -
               Other general revenue   2,199,227 5.32 8,935,324
     
Utility revenue 29,559,294 0.14 -
     Water supply   9,070,490 0.47 -
     Electric power   15,364,405 0.00 -
     Gas supply   992,182 0.03 -
     Transit   4,132,217 0.00 -
     
Liquor store revenue   - 0.00 -
     
Insurance trust revenue   533,140 0.00 382,972
     Unemployment compensation   - 0.00 -
     Employee retirement   533,140 0.00 382,972
     Workers' compensation   - 0.00 -
     Other insurance trust revenue   - 0.00 -
     
 Expenditure1 129,285,531 1.66 379,684,101
     
By character and object:    
     Intergovernmental expenditure1 1,639,779 1.38 1,949,164
     Direct expenditure   127,645,752 1.68 377,734,937
          Current operations   86,124,240 0.40 321,622,409
          Capital outlay   28,609,788 7.33 45,316,229
               Construction   21,440,489 7.20 34,583,590
               Other capital outlay   7,169,299 9.02 10,732,639
          Assistance and subsidies   - 0.00 -
          Interest on debt   12,283,221 0.53 9,728,987
          Insurance benefits and repayments 628,503 0.00 1,067,312
          Exhibit: Salaries and wages   28,434,036 0.58 207,227,404
     
    Direct expenditure by function 127,645,752 1.68 377,734,937
 Direct general expenditure   78,191,052 2.73 376,667,625
          Capital outlay   16,737,001 12.51 45,316,229
          Other direct general expenditure    61,454,051 0.60 331,351,396
     
     Education services:    
               Education   85,854 0.00 366,938,638
                    Capital outlay   62,166 0.00 45,316,229
                         Higher education   - 0.00 21,970,364
                              Capital outlay   - 0.00 2,255,103
                         Elementary & secondary   85,854 0.00 344,968,274
                              Capital outlay   62,166 0.00 43,061,126
                         Other education   - 0.00 -
               Libraries   2,155,552 1.83 -
     
    Social services and income maintenance:    
               Public welfare   201,014 0.00 -
                    Cash assistance payments - 0.00 -
                    Vendor payments   - 0.00 -
                    Other public welfare   201,014 0.00 -
               Hospitals   19,532,882 0.22 -
                    Capital outlay   1,557,990 2.43 -
               Health   2,541,885 0.68 -
               Social insurance administration    - 0.00 -
               Veterans' services   - 0.00 -
     
    Transportation:    
               Highways   1,859,186 2.13 -
                    Capital outlay   1,004,295 1.60 -
               Air transportation (airports) 5,095,541 3.77 -
               Parking facilities   35,164 0.00 -
               Sea and inland port facilities   3,317,672 61.85 -
               Transit subsidies   - 0.00 -
     
    Public safety:    
               Police protection   - 0.00 -
               Fire protection   3,430,169 10.00 -
               Correction   - 0.00 -
                    Capital outlay   - 0.00  
               Protective inspection and regulation   - 0.00 -
     
    Environment and housing:    
               Natural resources   2,833,841 1.36 -
                    Capital outlay   660,030 1.81 -
               Parks and recreation   3,788,352 0.89 -
                    Capital outlay   1,500,986 2.29 -
               Housing and community development    13,748,276 2.47 -
               Sewerage   6,230,441 0.79 -
                    Capital outlay   2,186,574 1.17 -
               Solid waste management   1,201,205 1.16 -
                    Capital outlay   194,500 2.04 -
     
    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   7,411,584 0.84 9,728,987
     
    General expenditure, n.e.c.    
               Miscellaneous commercial activities   - 0.00 -
               Other and unallocable   4,722,434 0.46 -
     
 Utility expenditure 48,826,197 0.24 -
               Capital outlay   11,872,787 0.82 -
          Water supply   11,361,894 1.01 -
          Electric power   15,710,345 0.00 -
          Gas supply   961,486 0.00 -
          Transit   20,792,472 0.00 -
     
 Liquor store expenditure   - 0.00 -
     
 Insurance trust expenditure 628,503 0.00 1,067,312
          Unemployment compensation   - 0.00 -
          Employee retirement   628,503 0.00 1,067,312
          Workers' compensation   - 0.00 -
          Other insurance trust   - 0.00 -
     
 Debt outstanding   225,308,926 0.29 221,888,432
     
Short-term    1,629,546 5.47 9,510,996
Long-term    223,679,380 0.30 212,377,436
     Full faith and credit   37,792,752 2.99 205,361,496
     Nonguaranteed   185,886,628 0.49 7,015,940
     
Long-term debt by purpose    
     Public debt for private purposes   36,497,603 0.69 -
     Education   6,379,958 4.23 212,377,436
     Utilities   97,350,793 0.45 -
     Other   83,451,026 0.59 -
     
Long-term debt issued   32,456,679 3.15 44,897,286
Long-term debt retired   26,612,383 4.78 23,887,757
     
 Cash and security holdings   144,497,723 0.59 151,686,039
     
Insurance trust funds   7,788,731 0.00 16,662,025
     Unemployment compensation    - 0.00 -
     Employee retirement   7,788,731 0.00 16,662,025
     Workers' compensation   - 0.00 -
     Miscellaneous   - 0.00 -
     
Other than insurance trust funds   136,708,992 0.62 135,024,014
          Offsets to debt   47,335,495 0.71 10,211,313
          Bond funds   12,808,861 3.18 48,005,507
          Other   76,564,636 1.11 76,807,194
1Duplicative 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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