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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Corvallis took in $169 million and spent $135 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes37%Fees for services (sewer, water)33%State tax money10%Fines and other7.8%Federal tax money7.1%County and local tax money4.8%

What stands out

15%

of Corvallis' money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 7.2%.

City taxes37%

Property tax
22%$37.5 million
Other taxes
15%$25.8 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 2 more
  • Other licenses$15.6 million
  • Public utility taxes$6.8 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$3.5 million
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services33%

Fees for services
33%$55.0 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 6 more
  • Sewer$16.0 million
  • Other service charges$14.2 million
  • Water$13.7 million
  • Road charges$6.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$2.2 million
  • Transit fares$1.8 million
  • Airport$783 thousand
  • Parking$232 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.1%

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

From the federal government
7.1%$12.0 million

State tax money10%

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

From the state
10%$17.6 million

County and local tax money4.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.8%$8.1 million

Fines and other7.8%

Interest, rents and other
7.2%$12.2 million
Fines
0.6%$1.0 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs32%Police, fire, courts and jails26%Water, sewer, trash and utilities16%Parks, recreation and libraries11%Roads, transit and parking10%All other spending5.6%

What stands out

32%

of Corvallis' spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 16%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
32%$42.7 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$33.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$5.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.2 million
  • Government buildings$1.5 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$34.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$19.3 million
  • Police$14.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$441 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
16%$21.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$10.8 million
  • Sewer systems$10.3 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$498 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
11%$14.5 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$9.1 million
  • Libraries$5.4 million
Roads, transit and parking
10%$13.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; public transit and 2 more
  • Roads and highways$6.8 million
  • Public transit$6.3 million
  • Airports$367 thousand
  • Parking$184 thousand
Housing and community development
3.4%$4.6 million
Sent to other local governments
1.1%$1.5 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$1.1 million
  • Sent to the state government$383 thousand
Interest on debt
1.1%$1.4 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Corvallis. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of City of Corvallis 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.