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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Portland took in $12.3 million and spent $13.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services65%City taxes23%State tax money9.9%Fines and other2.4%

What stands out

8.9%

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

City taxes23%

Property tax
13%$1.6 million
Individual income tax
8.9%$1.1 million
Other taxes
0.8%$94 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$94 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services65%

Fees for services
65%$8.0 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$8.0 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money9.9%

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

From the state
9.9%$1.2 million

Fines and other2.4%

Interest, rents and other
1.9%$231 thousand
Fines
0.5%$63 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs50%Water, sewer, trash and utilities17%Roads, transit and parking15%Police, fire, courts and jails6.4%Health and hospitals5.2%All other spending5.8%

What stands out

50%

of Portland's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
50%$7.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$6.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$182 thousand
  • Government buildings$69 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$54 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
17%$2.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; electric power and 2 more
  • Sewer systems$2.0 million
  • Electric power$169 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$151 thousand
  • Water supply$40 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$2.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.4%$885 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$724 thousand
  • Fire protection$122 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$39 thousand
Health and hospitals
5.2%$717 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$717 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.9%$542 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$542 thousand
Interest on debt
1.0%$136 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt; interest on electric power debt and 1 more
  • Interest on general debt$105 thousand
  • Interest on electric power debt$24 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$7 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.9%$122 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$122 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 June 30, 2022. 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.