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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 $1.4 million and spent $1.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money50%Fines and other22%Town taxes22%Federal tax money3.1%County and local tax money1.8%Fees for services (road charges, garbage collection)0.8%

What stands out

22%

of Portland's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 1%.

Town taxes22%

Property tax
22%$307 thousand
Other taxes
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.8%

Fees for services
0.8%$11 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; road charges and 1 more
  • Other service charges$7 thousand
  • Road charges$3 thousand
  • Garbage collection$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.1%

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

From the federal government
3.1%$44 thousand

State tax money50%

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

From the state
50%$702 thousand

County and local tax money1.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.8%$25 thousand

Fines and other22%

Interest, rents and other
22%$314 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking88%Running the government and other costs7.2%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.4%Police, fire, courts and jails1.6%Health and hospitals0.3%

What stands out

88%

of Portland's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 53%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
88%$1.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.0 million
Running the government and other costs
7.2%$83 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)$35 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$31 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$13 thousand
  • Government buildings$3 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.4%$39 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$39 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.6%$18 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$18 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$3 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3 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.