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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Portland took in $836 thousand and spent $897 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)46%Borough taxes46%State tax money4.3%Federal tax money3.2%Fines and other0.8%

What stands out

11%

of Portland's money comes from a personal income tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Borough taxes46%

Property tax
30%$254 thousand
Individual income tax
11%$90 thousand
Other taxes
4.4%$37 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$14 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$12 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services46%

Fees for services
46%$385 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Sewer$307 thousand
  • Garbage collection$70 thousand
  • Other service charges$5 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.2%

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

From the federal government
3.2%$27 thousand

State tax money4.3%

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

From the state
4.3%$36 thousand

Fines and other0.8%

Fines
0.6%$5 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.2%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities48%Roads, transit and parking18%Running the government and other costs13%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Interest on debt7.4%All other spending1.1%

What stands out

7.4%

of Portland's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 1.1%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
48%$432 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$374 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$58 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
18%$160 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$160 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$115 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$54 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$32 thousand
  • Government buildings$23 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$6 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$114 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; police and 2 more
  • Courts and legal services$41 thousand
  • Police$37 thousand
  • Fire protection$30 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$6 thousand
Interest on debt
7.4%$66 thousand
Housing and community development
0.9%$8 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.1%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Portland. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Borough of Portland 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.