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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Portland took in $39.0 million and spent $43.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, gas)53%City taxes26%State tax money14%Fines and other6.1%County and local tax money0.6%

What stands out

10%

of Portland's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

City taxes26%

Property tax
13%$4.9 million
Sales tax
9.7%$3.8 million
Other taxes
3.6%$1.4 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; alcoholic beverage taxes and 2 more
  • Other licenses$686 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$391 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$340 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services53%

Fees for services
53%$20.7 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; gas and 5 more
  • Water$6.5 million
  • Gas$5.9 million
  • Sewer$5.1 million
  • Garbage collection$1.4 million
  • Other service charges$978 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$386 thousand
  • Airport$373 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$5.6 million

County and local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.6%$225 thousand

Fines and other6.1%

Interest, rents and other
5.8%$2.2 million
Fines
0.4%$138 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities60%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Roads, transit and parking7.5%Running the government and other costs4.7%Parks, recreation and libraries4.5%All other spending4.0%

What stands out

60%

of Portland's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
60%$26.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 2 more
  • Sewer systems$13.3 million
  • Water supply$6.7 million
  • Gas supply$4.9 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$8.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$4.3 million
  • Fire protection$3.8 million
  • Inspections and regulation$149 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$82 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.5%$3.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$2.3 million
  • Airports$996 thousand
Running the government and other costs
4.7%$2.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$993 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.5%$2.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2.0 million
Interest on debt
2.9%$1.3 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$1.1 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$116 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.8%$368 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$366 thousand
  • Sent to the state government$2 thousand
Housing and community development
0.3%$125 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Portland. 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 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.