County government · Marion County, OR

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Marion County took in $352 million and spent $332 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money30%County taxes28%Fees for services (garbage collection, road charges)24%Federal tax money13%Fines and other5.6%Local tax money0.4%

What stands out

13%

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

County taxes28%

Property tax
26%$92.3 million
Other taxes
1.5%$5.4 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$4.2 million
  • Public utility taxes$1.0 million
  • Motor vehicle licenses$142 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services24%

Fees for services
24%$83.4 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 7 more
  • Other service charges$47.2 million
  • Garbage collection$22.7 million
  • Road charges$5.3 million
  • Sewer$4.5 million
  • Housing$2.3 million
  • Tolls on roads and bridges$713 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$379 thousand
  • Parking$259 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$54 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money13%

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

From the federal government
13%$45.1 million

State tax money30%

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

From the state
30%$105 million

Local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.4%$1.3 million

Fines and other5.6%

Interest, rents and other
4.7%$16.4 million
Fines
0.9%$3.2 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails33%Health and hospitals24%Roads, transit and parking17%Running the government and other costs9.8%Water, sewer, trash and utilities9.0%All other spending6.8%

What stands out

24%

of Marion County's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people spends 7.9%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
33%$111 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 3 more
  • Prisons and jails$39.3 million
  • Police$31.6 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$18.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$17.7 million
  • Inspections and regulation$4.0 million
Health and hospitals
24%$79.2 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$79.2 million
Roads, transit and parking
17%$57.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and toll roads and bridges
  • Roads and highways$56.0 million
  • Toll roads and bridges$1.1 million
Running the government and other costs
9.8%$32.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Government buildings$10.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$10.4 million
  • Other and not broken out$6.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$5.5 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
9.0%$29.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$25.3 million
  • Sewer systems$4.6 million
Housing and community development
4.6%$15.2 million
Interest on debt
0.8%$2.7 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$1.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.7 million
Environment and natural resources
0.5%$1.7 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1.7 million
Social services
0.3%$1.0 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1.0 million
Sent to other local governments
0.1%$382 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$382 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Marion 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 Marion 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.