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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Scappoose took in $16.9 million and spent $14.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money45%Fees for services (sewer, water)32%City taxes20%Fines and other3.4%

What stands out

45%

of Scappoose's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

City taxes20%

Property tax
15%$2.6 million
Other taxes
4.5%$767 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$437 thousand
  • Other licenses$315 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services32%

Fees for services
32%$5.4 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more
  • Sewer$2.9 million
  • Water$2.5 million
  • Other service charges$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money45%

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

From the state
45%$7.6 million

Fines and other3.4%

Interest, rents and other
2.9%$485 thousand
Fines
0.5%$92 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities34%Running the government and other costs25%Roads, transit and parking23%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Parks, recreation and libraries3.1%Interest on debt0.6%

What stands out

23%

of Scappoose's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
34%$4.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$2.4 million
  • Water supply$2.3 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$154 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$3.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$752 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
23%$3.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$2.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Police$1.5 million
  • Inspections and regulation$273 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$223 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.1%$438 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$438 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$84 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$78 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Scappoose. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Scappoose 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.