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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 $13.7 million and spent $11.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)43%State tax money34%City taxes22%County and local tax money1.0%Fines and other1.0%

What stands out

34%

of Portland's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

City taxes22%

Property tax
21%$2.9 million
Other taxes
0.6%$88 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$54 thousand
  • Other licenses$34 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services43%

Fees for services
43%$5.9 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 5 more
  • Sewer$3.9 million
  • Water$1.5 million
  • Garbage collection$193 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$155 thousand
  • Other service charges$132 thousand
  • Airport$62 thousand
  • Road charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money34%

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

From the state
34%$4.6 million

County and local tax money1.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.0%$131 thousand

Fines and other1.0%

Interest, rents and other
0.9%$127 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs36%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Water, sewer, trash and utilities21%Roads, transit and parking13%Interest on debt3.7%All other spending2.8%

What stands out

23%

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%

Running the government and other costs
36%$4.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$3.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$982 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$39 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$2.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.3 million
  • Fire protection$1.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$65 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$10 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
21%$2.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$1.8 million
  • Water supply$597 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$27 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$1.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$1.1 million
  • Airports$339 thousand
Interest on debt
3.7%$419 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.7%$298 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$298 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.1%$16 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$16 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. 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.