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Lake Oswego's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Lake Oswego took in $152 million and spent $178 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes41%Fees for services (sewer, water)35%County and local tax money13%Fines and other7.6%State tax money3.4%Federal tax money0.5%

What stands out

13%

of Lake Oswego's money comes from county and other local tax money.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 0.8%.

City taxes41%

Property tax
36%$54.5 million
Other taxes
5.3%$8.0 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$3.6 million
  • Other licenses$2.6 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.3 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$531 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services35%

Fees for services
35%$52.6 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$22.8 million
  • Water$15.1 million
  • Other service charges$7.5 million
  • Road charges$4.9 million
  • Parks and recreation$2.3 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.5%

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

From the federal government
0.5%$801 thousand

State tax money3.4%

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

From the state
3.4%$5.2 million

County and local tax money13%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
13%$19.0 million

Fines and other7.6%

Interest, rents and other
7.0%$10.6 million
Fines
0.6%$885 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities28%Parks, recreation and libraries26%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Running the government and other costs13%Roads, transit and parking5.2%All other spending7.4%

What stands out

26%

of Lake Oswego's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 5.6%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
28%$49.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$37.4 million
  • Water supply$12.0 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
26%$45.8 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$40.5 million
  • Libraries$5.4 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$37.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$18.1 million
  • Fire protection$14.9 million
  • Inspections and regulation$2.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.2 million
Running the government and other costs
13%$23.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$12.4 million
  • Other and not broken out$7.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.2 million
  • Government buildings$1.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
5.2%$9.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$9.2 million
  • Public transit$90 thousand
Interest on debt
4.6%$8.2 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$5.6 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$2.6 million
Sent to other local governments
2.6%$4.7 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$4.7 million
Housing and community development
0.2%$337 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Lake Oswego. 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 Lake Oswego 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.