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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 $508 thousand and spent $465 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes52%State tax money32%Federal tax money11%Fees for services (garbage collection)3.1%Fines and other2.0%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

11%

of Portland's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes52%

Property tax
49%$249 thousand
Other taxes
2.8%$14 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$12 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.1%

Fees for services
3.1%$16 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection
  • Garbage collection$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money11%

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

From the federal government
11%$55 thousand

State tax money32%

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

From the state
32%$163 thousand

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$1 thousand

Fines and other2.0%

Interest, rents and other
2.0%$10 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking56%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Running the government and other costs14%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.7%Health and hospitals1.3%All other spending0.9%

What stands out

24%

of Portland's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
56%$262 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$262 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$113 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$106 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$6 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$63 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$29 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$16 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$12 thousand
  • Government buildings$5 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.7%$17 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$17 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.3%$6 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$6 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$3 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$3 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.2%$1 thousand
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$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town 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 Town 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.