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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Oregon took in $46.7 million and spent $49.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes49%Fees for services (water, sewer)33%State tax money7.6%Fines and other5.0%County and local tax money3.7%Federal tax money2.4%

What stands out

39%

of Oregon's money comes from a personal income tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

City taxes49%

Individual income tax
39%$18.4 million
Business income tax
5.3%$2.5 million
Property tax
2.5%$1.2 million
Other taxes
1.3%$619 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; occupation and business licenses and 2 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$350 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$223 thousand
  • Other licenses$25 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$21 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services33%

Fees for services
33%$15.2 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$8.3 million
  • Sewer$6.1 million
  • Other service charges$307 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$284 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$265 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.4%

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

From the federal government
2.4%$1.1 million

State tax money7.6%

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

From the state
7.6%$3.6 million

County and local tax money3.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.7%$1.7 million

Fines and other5.0%

Interest, rents and other
4.2%$2.0 million
Fines
0.8%$393 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails28%Water, sewer, trash and utilities24%Running the government and other costs17%Roads, transit and parking13%Sent to other local governments11%All other spending7.0%

What stands out

11%

of Oregon's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$13.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 3 more
  • Police$7.7 million
  • Fire protection$4.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.7 million
  • Inspections and regulation$254 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$15 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
24%$11.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$5.4 million
  • Sewer systems$5.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.1 million
Running the government and other costs
17%$8.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$5.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.4 million
  • Other government-run businesses$199 thousand
  • Government buildings$7 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$6.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$6.5 million
Sent to other local governments
11%$5.4 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government and sent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to the state government$4.7 million
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$692 thousand
Interest on debt
4.0%$1.9 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.0%$1.5 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.5 million
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$18 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$18 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Oregon. 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 Oregon 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.