County government · Polk County, OR

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Polk County took in $80.6 million and spent $76.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money51%County taxes23%Federal tax money9.0%Fees for services (road charges, parks, land and natural resources)6.4%Fines and other6.3%Local tax money4.2%

What stands out

51%

of Polk County's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 22%.

County taxes23%

Property tax
21%$16.7 million
Other taxes
2.5%$2.0 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$1.3 million
  • Public utility taxes$590 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$169 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.4%

Fees for services
6.4%$5.1 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; road charges and 1 more
  • Other service charges$4.2 million
  • Road charges$625 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$298 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.0%

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

From the federal government
9.0%$7.3 million

State tax money51%

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

From the state
51%$41.0 million

Local tax money4.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
4.2%$3.4 million

Fines and other6.3%

Interest, rents and other
6.1%$4.9 million
Fines
0.2%$146 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails27%Health and hospitals25%Running the government and other costs16%Roads, transit and parking13%Social services12%All other spending7.0%

What stands out

25%

of Polk County's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 5.7%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$20.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 3 more
  • Police$7.9 million
  • Prisons and jails$6.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.7 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$2.4 million
  • Inspections and regulation$885 thousand
Health and hospitals
25%$19.5 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$19.5 million
Running the government and other costs
16%$12.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$4.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4.6 million
  • Government buildings$2.8 million
Roads, transit and parking
13%$10.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$10.1 million
Social services
12%$8.9 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$8.9 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.2%$1.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.6 million
  • Libraries$42 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.8%$1.4 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government and sent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to the state government$775 thousand
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$611 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.8%$1.4 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1.4 million
Housing and community development
0.9%$662 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$306 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Polk 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 Polk 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.