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Pendleton's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Pendleton took in $47.8 million and spent $57.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)42%City taxes30%State tax money12%Federal tax money8.7%Fines and other4.6%County and local tax money2.1%

What stands out

8.7%

of Pendleton's money comes from federal tax money.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 1.2%.

City taxes30%

Property tax
16%$7.7 million
Other taxes
14%$6.8 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other selective sales taxes and 2 more
  • Other licenses$3.4 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$2.0 million
  • Public utility taxes$1.1 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$206 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services42%

Fees for services
42%$20.1 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 5 more
  • Water$7.1 million
  • Sewer$7.1 million
  • Other service charges$1.9 million
  • Airport$1.7 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.7 million
  • Garbage collection$377 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$226 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.7%

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

From the federal government
8.7%$4.2 million

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$5.9 million

County and local tax money2.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.1%$983 thousand

Fines and other4.6%

Interest, rents and other
4.3%$2.0 million
Fines
0.3%$149 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities31%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Roads, transit and parking17%Running the government and other costs13%Parks, recreation and libraries10%All other spending4.0%

What stands out

17%

of Pendleton'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
31%$17.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$12.4 million
  • Sewer systems$5.5 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$14.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$6.9 million
  • Police$6.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$990 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$9.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports; roads and highways and 1 more
  • Airports$5.0 million
  • Roads and highways$3.8 million
  • Public transit$757 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$7.5 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)$5.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$965 thousand
  • Government buildings$836 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$363 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
10%$5.8 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$5.0 million
  • Libraries$793 thousand
Interest on debt
2.2%$1.3 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$808 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$455 thousand
Housing and community development
1.6%$912 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.2%$132 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$132 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Pendleton. 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 Pendleton 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.