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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Eugene took in $818 million and spent $873 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)59%City taxes26%Fines and other5.2%State tax money3.6%Federal tax money3.6%County and local tax money3.1%

What stands out

59%

of Eugene's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 30%.

City taxes26%

Property tax
19%$154 million
Other taxes
7.0%$57.6 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; public utility taxes and 4 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$24.4 million
  • Public utility taxes$11.9 million
  • Other licenses$9.6 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$7.5 million
  • Motor fuel taxes$2.9 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.4 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services59%

Fees for services
59%$479 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 5 more
  • Electric power$288 million
  • Sewer$65.1 million
  • Water$43.2 million
  • Other service charges$40.7 million
  • Airport$23.7 million
  • Parks and recreation$11.4 million
  • Parking$6.6 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.6%

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

From the federal government
3.6%$29.4 million

State tax money3.6%

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

From the state
3.6%$29.5 million

County and local tax money3.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.1%$25.3 million

Fines and other5.2%

Interest, rents and other
5.0%$41.1 million
Fines
0.2%$1.8 million

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities50%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Running the government and other costs12%Roads, transit and parking9.2%Parks, recreation and libraries5.6%All other spending5.6%

What stands out

50%

of Eugene's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 20%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
50%$435 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$314 million
  • Water supply$64.0 million
  • Sewer systems$56.0 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$157 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$79.7 million
  • Fire protection$60.1 million
  • Inspections and regulation$10.8 million
  • Courts and legal services$6.3 million
Running the government and other costs
12%$104 million
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Government buildings$64.9 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$19.4 million
  • Other and not broken out$12.9 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$6.5 million
Roads, transit and parking
9.2%$80.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports; roads and highways and 1 more
  • Airports$50.4 million
  • Roads and highways$22.5 million
  • Parking$7.4 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.6%$48.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$34.7 million
  • Libraries$14.0 million
Interest on debt
4.0%$35.0 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt; interest on electric power debt and 1 more
  • Interest on general debt$24.2 million
  • Interest on electric power debt$8.2 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$2.6 million
Housing and community development
1.4%$12.2 million
Sent to other local governments
0.2%$1.6 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$1.6 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Eugene. 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 Eugene 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.