County government · Columbia County, OR

Columbia County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Columbia County took in $69.8 million and spent $78.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money38%County taxes27%Fines and other15%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)15%Federal tax money5.0%

What stands out

9.5%

of Columbia County's money comes from fines.Most U.S. counties of 50,000 to 250,000 people get none.

County taxes27%

Property tax
26%$18.4 million
Other taxes
0.8%$537 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$374 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$163 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services15%

Fees for services
15%$10.2 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Other service charges$5.2 million
  • Garbage collection$4.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$728 thousand
  • Transit fares$127 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.0%

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

From the federal government
5.0%$3.5 million

State tax money38%

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

From the state
38%$26.8 million

Fines and other15%

Fines
9.5%$6.6 million
Interest, rents and other
5.5%$3.8 million

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking45%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Running the government and other costs12%Sent to other local governments7.8%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.4%All other spending11%

What stands out

45%

of Columbia County's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 8.9%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
45%$35.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingPublic transit and roads and highways
  • Public transit$29.3 million
  • Roads and highways$6.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$15.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 2 more
  • Prisons and jails$8.6 million
  • Police$3.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.8 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$961 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$9.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$4.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.5 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.7 million
  • Government buildings$828 thousand
Sent to other local governments
7.8%$6.2 million
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$6.2 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.4%$3.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$3.4 million
Environment and natural resources
3.8%$3.0 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$3.0 million
Health and hospitals
3.7%$2.9 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.9 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.8%$1.5 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.5 million
Interest on debt
0.9%$722 thousand
Social services
0.7%$579 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$579 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Columbia County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Columbia County 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.