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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 $765 thousand and spent $606 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)36%City taxes30%Fines and other21%State tax money13%

What stands out

15%

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

City taxes30%

Sales tax
15%$117 thousand
Property tax
14%$108 thousand
Other taxes
0.8%$6 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage licenses
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services36%

Fees for services
36%$277 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$123 thousand
  • Sewer$89 thousand
  • Garbage collection$58 thousand
  • Other service charges$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$96 thousand

Fines and other21%

Interest, rents and other
21%$161 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities65%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Roads, transit and parking13%Running the government and other costs5.1%Interest on debt3.6%Health and hospitals0.2%

What stands out

65%

of Portland's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
65%$395 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Water supply$156 thousand
  • Sewer systems$141 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$85 thousand
  • Electric power$13 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$79 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$78 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$78 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$78 thousand
Running the government and other costs
5.1%$31 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$17 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$9 thousand
  • Government buildings$5 thousand
Interest on debt
3.6%$22 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$13 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$9 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$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.