County government · Douglas County, OR

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Douglas County took in $106 million and spent $120 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money29%Federal tax money22%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)22%County taxes15%Fines and other11%Local tax money1.8%

What stands out

22%

of Douglas County's money comes from federal tax money.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 3.6%.

County taxes15%

Property tax
12%$13.2 million
Other taxes
2.3%$2.4 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Other licenses$2.1 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$363 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services22%

Fees for services
22%$23.0 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; parks and recreation and 2 more
  • Garbage collection$10.5 million
  • Parks and recreation$7.3 million
  • Other service charges$5.0 million
  • Water$221 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money22%

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

From the federal government
22%$23.3 million

State tax money29%

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

From the state
29%$30.8 million

Local tax money1.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.8%$1.9 million

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
9.0%$9.5 million
Fines
1.8%$1.9 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs35%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Roads, transit and parking12%Parks, recreation and libraries8.6%Water, sewer, trash and utilities8.2%All other spending10%

What stands out

8.6%

of Douglas County's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 1.4%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
35%$42.6 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$28.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$8.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3.0 million
  • Government buildings$2.8 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$30.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 3 more
  • Police$15.6 million
  • Prisons and jails$10.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.7 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.5 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$326 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$15.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$15.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.6%$10.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$10.3 million
  • Libraries$48 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
8.2%$9.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$9.8 million
Environment and natural resources
5.0%$6.0 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$6.0 million
Health and hospitals
3.1%$3.8 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3.8 million
Sent to other local governments
1.4%$1.7 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$1.7 million
Social services
0.5%$551 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$551 thousand
Housing and community development
0.3%$379 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Douglas County. 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 Douglas 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.