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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Portland took in $32.6 million and spent $29.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes57%Fees for services (sewer, water)35%Federal tax money6.6%Fines and other0.5%State tax money0.2%

What stands out

20%

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

City taxes57%

Property tax
29%$9.4 million
Sales tax
20%$6.4 million
Other taxes
8.7%$2.8 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$1.4 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$1.1 million
  • Other licenses$315 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$27 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services35%

Fees for services
35%$11.5 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$5.3 million
  • Water$4.2 million
  • Other service charges$1.5 million
  • Garbage collection$416 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$110 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.6%

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

From the federal government
6.6%$2.1 million

State tax money0.2%

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

From the state
0.2%$66 thousand

Fines and other0.5%

Fines
0.5%$153 thousand
Interest, rents and other
<0.1%$11 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities46%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Running the government and other costs20%Interest on debt7.4%Parks, recreation and libraries1.9%

What stands out

46%

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
46%$13.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$10.0 million
  • Water supply$3.9 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$7.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$5.0 million
  • Fire protection$2.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$122 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$5.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.6 million
  • Other and not broken out$2.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$673 thousand
Interest on debt
7.4%$2.2 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.9%$558 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$558 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Portland. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

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.