U.S. Census Bureau

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1997 State & Local Governments
County Area Finance & Employment FastFacts
 
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Local Government Finance & Employment FastFacts District of Columbia USA
Population as of July 1, 1996 543,213 265,408,707
Total Revenue 6,388,858 847,769,879
General Revenue 5,279,014 747,030,290
Intergovernmental Revenue from Federal Government 1,994,459 28,767,625
Intergovernmental Revenue from State Government 0 258,235,194
Total Taxes 2,637,408 284,397,653
Property Taxes 699,524 208,524,416
General Sales and Gross Receipts Taxes 866,701 45,307,452
General Current Charges 267,602 118,380,881
Interest Revenue 92,990 30,932,396
Other General Revenue 286,555 26,316,541
Utility and Liquor Store and Insurance Trust Revenue 1,109,844 100,739,589
Total Expenditure 5,999,351 836,577,403
Correction Expenditure 300,157 12,972,690
Education Expenditure 673,089 307,927,919
Fire Protection Expenditure 98,671 19,437,491
Health Expenditure 144,230 19,909,736
Hospital Expenditure 297,366 39,750,901
Highways Expenditure 117,916 33,352,360
Parks and Recreation Expenditure 72,113 17,325,993
Police Protection Expenditure 279,805 40,951,617
Public Welfare Expenditure 1,186,639 37,930,043
Sewerage Expenditure 141,448 24,693,839
Solid Waste Management Expenditure 31,902 14,219,842
Interest on General Debt 303,212 36,110,538
Utility and Liquor Store and Insurance Trust Expenditures 1,663,585 104,232,107
Total Debt Outstanding 4,274,596 764,844,001
Total Cash and Securities 6,614,451 747,290,960
Total Full-Time Equivalent Employment 46,246 10,227,429
Health and Hospitals Full-Time Equivalent Employment 5,414 730,545
Education Full-Time Equivalent Employment 11,456 5,766,386
Police Protection Full-Time Equivalent Employment 4,344 706,178
Fire Protection Full-Time Equivalent Employment 1,625 277,152
Total March, 1997 Payroll 177,629 27,998,609
Total March, 1997 Payroll-Education 38,057 15,400,779

NOTE: All amounts are in thousands of dollars

Expenditure amounts include intergovernmental transfers

For full definitions go to our Governments Finance and Employment Classification Manual

Data Quality Statement


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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Governments Division
Created: April 16, 2004
Last revised: September 8, 2008