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Portland's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Portland took in $352 thousand and spent $306 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Federal tax money34%City taxes20%Fees for services (garbage collection)14%County and local tax money13%State tax money13%Fines and other6.5%

What stands out

34%

of Portland's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes20%

Property tax
11%$40 thousand
Other taxes
8.8%$31 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$31 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services14%

Fees for services
14%$48 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and other service charges
  • Garbage collection$35 thousand
  • Other service charges$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money34%

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

From the federal government
34%$119 thousand

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$45 thousand

County and local tax money13%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
13%$46 thousand

Fines and other6.5%

Interest, rents and other
3.7%$13 thousand
Fines
2.8%$10 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails36%Running the government and other costs29%Water, sewer, trash and utilities21%Roads, transit and parking9.5%Health and hospitals3.6%Parks, recreation and libraries0.3%

What stands out

36%

of Portland's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
36%$111 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$76 thousand
  • Fire protection$24 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$11 thousand
Running the government and other costs
29%$90 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$51 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$39 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
21%$64 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$64 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.5%$29 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$29 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.6%$11 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$11 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Portland. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Portland itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.