County government · Lane County, OR

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Lane County took in $558 million and spent $562 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money40%Federal tax money20%County taxes19%Fees for services (garbage collection, housing)12%Fines and other6.3%Local tax money2.3%

What stands out

20%

of Lane County's money comes from federal tax money.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people gets 4.5%.

County taxes19%

Property tax
14%$80.3 million
Other taxes
4.5%$25.0 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 2 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$18.4 million
  • Other licenses$4.1 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.7 million
  • Public utility taxes$704 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services12%

Fees for services
12%$69.4 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 5 more
  • Other service charges$28.5 million
  • Garbage collection$23.4 million
  • Housing$10.8 million
  • Parks and recreation$3.1 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$1.9 million
  • Road charges$1.0 million
  • Parking$600 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money20%

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

From the federal government
20%$110 million

State tax money40%

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

From the state
40%$226 million

Local tax money2.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
2.3%$12.8 million

Fines and other6.3%

Interest, rents and other
6.1%$33.9 million
Fines
0.2%$1.3 million

Where it goes

Health and hospitals22%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Housing and community development13%Roads, transit and parking11%Running the government and other costs10%All other spending24%

What stands out

13%

of Lane County's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. counties of 250,000+ people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
22%$123 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$123 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$115 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 3 more
  • Prisons and jails$42.3 million
  • Police$31.8 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$17.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$15.7 million
  • Inspections and regulation$8.0 million
Housing and community development
13%$72.5 million
Roads, transit and parking
11%$59.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$59.0 million
Running the government and other costs
10%$56.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$31.2 million
  • Government buildings$17.2 million
  • Other and not broken out$4.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3.9 million
Social services
9.8%$54.8 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$54.8 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.5%$25.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$25.1 million
Sent to other local governments
3.8%$21.1 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$19.4 million
  • Sent to the state government$1.6 million
Interest on debt
2.7%$15.2 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.5%$13.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$13.5 million
  • Libraries$326 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.0%$5.5 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$5.5 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Lane 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 Lane 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.