City government · Clackamas County, OR

Oregon City's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Oregon City took in $91.7 million and spent $94.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)38%City taxes36%Fines and other14%State tax money8.3%County and local tax money3.9%

What stands out

4.8%

of Oregon City's money comes from fines.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

City taxes36%

Property tax
22%$20.1 million
Other taxes
14%$13.1 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 2 more
  • Other licenses$7.4 million
  • Public utility taxes$5.1 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$301 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$273 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services38%

Fees for services
38%$34.7 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 4 more
  • Sewer$16.9 million
  • Water$9.9 million
  • Other service charges$3.1 million
  • Road charges$3.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.1 million
  • Parking$544 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$5 thousand

State tax money8.3%

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

From the state
8.3%$7.6 million

County and local tax money3.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.9%$3.6 million

Fines and other14%

Interest, rents and other
9.0%$8.2 million
Fines
4.8%$4.4 million

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities30%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Roads, transit and parking22%Running the government and other costs12%Parks, recreation and libraries10%All other spending1.7%

What stands out

22%

of Oregon City's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
30%$28.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$16.6 million
  • Water supply$11.4 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$23.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Police$17.9 million
  • Inspections and regulation$3.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.5 million
Roads, transit and parking
22%$20.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$19.4 million
  • Parking$1.1 million
Running the government and other costs
12%$11.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$5.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.7 million
  • Other and not broken out$2.4 million
  • Government buildings$1.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
10%$9.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$7.2 million
  • Libraries$2.4 million
Interest on debt
1.5%$1.5 million
Environment and natural resources
0.1%$112 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$112 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Oregon City. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of City of Oregon City 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.