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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Tualatin took in $63.4 million and spent $82.2 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)41%City taxes33%Fines and other10%State tax money8.6%County and local tax money7.0%

What stands out

7%

of Tualatin's money comes from county and other local tax money.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 0.8%.

City taxes33%

Property tax
25%$15.7 million
Other taxes
8.3%$5.3 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$3.0 million
  • Other licenses$2.1 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$164 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services41%

Fees for services
41%$25.9 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$14.5 million
  • Water$9.0 million
  • Road charges$2.0 million
  • Other service charges$230 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$116 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money8.6%

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

From the state
8.6%$5.5 million

County and local tax money7.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
7.0%$4.4 million

Fines and other10%

Fines
5.5%$3.5 million
Interest, rents and other
4.9%$3.1 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs35%Roads, transit and parking17%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Sent to other local governments13%Parks, recreation and libraries9.4%All other spending9.8%

What stands out

13%

of Tualatin's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
35%$28.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Government buildings$18.0 million
  • Other and not broken out$6.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.4 million
Roads, transit and parking
17%$14.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$14.3 million
  • Parking$23 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$12.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Police$10.7 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$871 thousand
Sent to other local governments
13%$10.5 million
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$10.5 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.4%$7.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$5.4 million
  • Libraries$2.3 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
8.5%$7.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$4.9 million
  • Sewer systems$1.9 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$217 thousand
Interest on debt
1.3%$1.1 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$993 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$75 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Tualatin. 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 Tualatin 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.