County government · Hood River County, OR

Hood River County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Hood River County took in $36.5 million and spent $35.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money31%County taxes27%Fees for services (parks, land and natural resources, sewer)25%Fines and other16%Local tax money1.0%Federal tax money0.1%

What stands out

9.2%

of Hood River County's money comes from fines.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people get none.

County taxes27%

Property tax
23%$8.4 million
Other taxes
3.6%$1.3 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$582 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$382 thousand
  • Other licenses$363 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services25%

Fees for services
25%$9.2 million
What's in fees for servicesParks, land and natural resources; other service charges and 1 more
  • Parks, land and natural resources$6.7 million
  • Other service charges$2.4 million
  • Sewer$50 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.1%

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

From the federal government
0.1%$40 thousand

State tax money31%

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

From the state
31%$11.5 million

Local tax money1.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.0%$369 thousand

Fines and other16%

Fines
9.2%$3.4 million
Interest, rents and other
6.4%$2.3 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs35%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Roads, transit and parking15%Health and hospitals11%Environment and natural resources8.3%All other spending9.7%

What stands out

8.3%

of Hood River County's spending goes to the environment and natural resources.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
35%$12.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$7.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.6 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$7.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 2 more
  • Prisons and jails$3.9 million
  • Police$2.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$850 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$414 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$5.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5.2 million
Health and hospitals
11%$3.8 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3.8 million
Environment and natural resources
8.3%$2.9 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$2.9 million
Social services
3.2%$1.1 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.1%$1.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$971 thousand
  • Libraries$124 thousand
Housing and community development
2.0%$691 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.8%$286 thousand
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$286 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$158 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.2%$54 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$54 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Hood River County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Hood River 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.