District of Columbia State & Local Government Finances by Level of Government: 1997-98
(Dollar amounts are in thousands. Coefficients of variation (CV) are expressed as percents. For meaning
of abbreviations and symbols, see note below table.)
	District of Columbia
	State & local	State & local	State	Local	Local
Description	government	government	government	government	government
	amount¹	CV	amount	amount¹	CV
	1	2	3	4	5
Population (FY 1998, in thousands)	523	(X)	(X)	523	(X)
Personal Income (Calendar year 1997, in millions)	19,081	(X)	(X)	19,081	(X)

Revenue¹	5,904,128	0.00	(X)	5,904,128	(X)

General revenue¹	5,256,663	0.00	(X)	5,256,663	(X)

Intergovernmental revenue¹	1,618,765	0.00	(X)	1,618,765	0.00
From Federal Government	1,618,765	0.00	(X)	1,618,765	0.00
From State government	(¹)	(X)	(X)	-	0.00
From local governments¹	(¹)	(X)	(X)	(¹)	(X)

General revenue from own sources	3,637,898	0.00	(X)	3,637,898	(X)
Taxes	2,889,014	0.00	(X)	2,889,014	(X)
Property	695,440	0.00	(X)	695,440	0.00
Sales and gross receipts	933,589	0.00	(X)	933,589	0.00
General sales	557,081	0.00	(X)	557,081	0.00
Selective sales	376,508	0.00	(X)	376,508	0.00
Motor fuel	31,128	0.00	(X)	31,128	0.00
Alcoholic beverage	4,702	0.00	(X)	4,702	0.00
Tobacco products	17,592	0.00	(X)	17,592	0.00
Public utilities	197,801	0.00	(X)	197,801	0.00
Other selective sales	125,285	0.00	(X)	125,285	0.00
Individual income	861,505	0.00	(X)	861,505	0.00
Corporate income	221,597	0.00	(X)	221,597	0.00
Motor vehicle license	18,592	0.00	(X)	18,592	0.00
Other taxes	158,291	0.00	(X)	158,291	0.00

Charges and miscellaneous general revenue	748,884	0.00	(X)	748,884	0.00
Current charges	371,850	0.00	(X)	371,850	0.00
Education	15,447	0.00	(X)	15,447	0.00
Institutions of higher education	14,106	0.00	(X)	14,106	0.00
School lunch sales (gross)	1,092	0.00	(X)	1,092	0.00
Hospitals	108,293	0.00	(X)	108,293	0.00
Highways	-	0.00	(X)	-	0.00
Air transportation (airports)	-	0.00	(X)	-	0.00
Parking facilities	8,006	0.00	(X)	8,006	0.00
Sea and inland port facilities	-	0.00	(X)	-	0.00
Natural resources	-	0.00	(X)	-	0.00
Parks and recreation	28,655	0.00	(X)	28,655	0.00
Housing and community development	-	0.00	(X)	-	0.00
Sewerage	100,038	0.00	(X)	100,038	0.00
Solid waste management	517	0.00	(X)	517	0.00
Other charges	110,894	0.00	(X)	110,894	0.00

Miscellaneous general revenue	377,034	0.00	(X)	377,034	0.00
Interest earnings	142,727	0.00	(X)	142,727	0.00
Special assessments	472	0.00	(X)	472	0.00
Sale of property	1,332	0.00	(X)	1,332	0.00
Other general revenue	232,503	0.00	(X)	232,503	0.00

Utility revenue	406,440	0.00	(X)	406,440	0.00
Water supply	60,950	0.00	(X)	60,950	0.00
Electric power	-	0.00	(X)	-	0.00
Gas supply	-	0.00	(X)	-	0.00
Transit	345,490	0.00	(X)	345,490	0.00

Liquor store revenue	-	0.00	(X)	-	0.00

Insurance trust revenue	241,025	0.00	(X)	241,025	0.00
Unemployment compensation	102,158	0.00	(X)	102,158	0.00
Employee retirement	138,867	0.00	(X)	138,867	0.00
Workers' compensation	-	0.00	(X)	-	0.00
Other insurance trust revenue	-	0.00	(X)	-	0.00

Expenditure¹	6,140,472	0.00	(X)	6,140,472	0.00

By character and object:
Intergovernmental expenditure¹	-	0.00	(X)	-	0.00
Direct expenditure	6,140,472	0.00	(X)	6,140,472	0.00
Current operations	4,524,282	0.00	(X)	4,524,282	0.00
Capital outlay	752,483	0.00	(X)	752,483	0.00
Construction	544,516	0.00	(X)	544,516	0.00
Other capital outlay	207,967	0.00	(X)	207,967	0.00

Assistance and subsidies	116,870	0.00	(X)	116,870	0.00
Interest on debt	247,907	0.00	(X)	247,907	0.00
Insurance benefits and repayments	498,930	0.00	(X)	498,930	0.00
Exhibit: salaries & wages	1,803,833	0.00	(X)	1,803,833	0.00

Direct expenditure by function	6,140,472	0.00	(X)	6,140,472	0.00
Direct general expenditure	4,453,702	0.00	(X)	4,453,702	0.00
Capital outlay	403,083	0.00	(X)	403,083	0.00
Other direct general expenditure	4,050,619	0.00	(X)	4,050,619	0.00

Education services:
Education	755,272	0.00	(X)	755,272	0.00
Capital outlay	68,262	0.00	(X)	68,262	0.00
Higher education	65,303	0.00	(X)	65,303	0.00
Capital outlay	3,049	0.00	(X)	3,049	0.00
Elementary & secondary education	689,969	0.00	(X)	689,969	0.00
Capital outlay	65,213	0.00	(X)	65,213	0.00
Other education	-	0.00	(X)	-	0.00
Libraries	21,424	0.00	(X)	21,424	0.00

Social services and income maintenance:
Public welfare	1,187,724	0.00	(X)	1,187,724	0.00
Cash assistance payments	116,870	0.00	(X)	116,870	0.00
Vendor payments	862,293	0.00	(X)	862,293	0.00
Other public welfare	208,561	0.00	(X)	208,561	0.00
Hospitals	292,926	0.00	(X)	292,926	0.00
Capital outlay	9,981	0.00	(X)	9,981	0.00
Health	149,150	0.00	(X)	149,150	0.00
Social insurance administration	12,573	0.00	(X)	12,573	0.00
Veterans' services	-	0.00	(X)	-	0.00

Transportation:
Highways	145,380	0.00	(X)	145,380	0.00
Capital outlay	139,112	0.00	(X)	139,112	0.00
Air transportation (airports)	-	0.00	(X)	-	0.00
Parking facilities	4,008	0.00	(X)	4,008	0.00
Sea and inland port facilities	-	0.00	(X)	-	0.00
Transit subsidies	-	0.00	(X)	-	0.00

Public safety:
Police protection	282,671	0.00	(X)	282,671	0.00
Fire protection	111,569	0.00	(X)	111,569	0.00
Correction	302,751	0.00	(X)	302,751	0.00
Capital outlay	1,077	0.00	(X)	1,077	0.00
Protective inspection and regulation	19,603	0.00	(X)	19,603	0.00

Environment and housing:
Natural resources	-	0.00	(X)	-	0.00
Capital outlay	-	0.00	(X)	-	0.00
Parks and recreation	73,354	0.00	(X)	73,354	0.00
Capital outlay	13,257	0.00	(X)	13,257	0.00
Housing and community development	126,003	0.00	(X)	126,003	0.00
Sewerage	131,928	0.00	(X)	131,928	0.00
Capital outlay	40,274	0.00	(X)	40,274	0.00
Solid waste management	32,453	0.00	(X)	32,453	0.00
Capital outlay	94	0.00	(X)	94	0.00

Governmental administration:
Financial administration	190,088	0.00	(X)	190,088	0.00
Judicial and legal	59,447	0.00	(X)	59,447	0.00
General public buildings	16,236	0.00	(X)	16,236	0.00
Other governmental administration	34,590	0.00	(X)	34,590	0.00
Interest on general debt	232,681	0.00	(X)	232,681	0.00

General expenditure, n.e.c.
Miscellaneous commercial activities	614	0.00	(X)	614	0.00
Other and unallocable	271,257	0.00	(X)	271,257	0.00

Utility expenditure	1,187,840	0.00	(X)	1,187,840	0.00
Capital outlay	349,400	0.00	(X)	349,400	0.00
Water supply	121,181	0.00	(X)	121,181	0.00
Electric power	-	0.00	(X)	-	0.00
Gas supply	-	0.00	(X)	-	0.00
Transit	1,066,659	0.00	(X)	1,066,659	0.00

Liquor store expenditure	-	0.00	(X)	-	0.00

Insurance trust expenditure	498,930	0.00	(X)	498,930	0.00
Unemployment compensation	67,071	0.00	(X)	67,071	0.00
Employee retirement	431,859	0.00	(X)	431,859	0.00
Workers' compensation	-	0.00	(X)	-	0.00
Other insurance trust	-	0.00	(X)	-	0.00

Debt outstanding	4,834,378	0.00	(X)	4,834,378	0.00

Short-term	-	0.00	(X)	-	0.00
Long-term	4,834,378	0.00	(X)	4,834,378	0.00
Full faith and credit	3,643,399	0.00	(X)	3,643,399	0.00
Nonguaranteed	1,190,979	0.00	(X)	1,190,979	0.00

Long-term debt by purpose
Public debt for private purposes	555,512	0.00	(X)	555,512	0.00
Education	-	0.00	(X)	-	0.00
Utilities	292,080	0.00	(X)	292,080	0.00
Other	3,986,786	0.00	(X)	3,986,786	0.00
Long-term debt issued	1,494,670	0.00	(X)	1,494,670	0.00
Long-term debt retired	934,888	0.00	(X)	934,888	0.00

Cash and security holdings	6,810,939	0.00	(X)	6,810,939	0.00

Insurance trust funds	4,514,763	0.00	(X)	4,514,763	0.00
Unemployment compensation	165,695	0.00	(X)	165,695	0.00
Employee retirement	4,349,068	0.00	(X)	4,349,068	0.00
Workers' compensation	-	0.00	(X)	-	0.00
Miscellaneous	-	0.00	(X)	-	0.00

Other than insurance trust funds	2,296,176	0.00	(X)	2,296,176	0.00
By purpose
Offsets to debt	576,193	0.00	(X)	576,193	0.00
Bond funds	691,465	0.00	(X)	691,465	0.00
Other	1,028,518	0.00	(X)	1,028,518	0.00
1 Duplicative intergovernmental transactions are excluded.
Abbreviations and symbols: - zero or rounds to zero; (NA) not available; (X) not applicable
Population source: Internet table. Population Estimates Program, released December 31, 1998.
Personal income source: Survey of Current Business (October 2000) BEA, released September 12, 2000.


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