ZIP 97761 · Wasco County, OR

Four governments run on your community's money

This page shows every government that serves ZIP 97761: the state, county, city or town and school district, and where each one's money comes from and goes.

Each government is shown for its own newest fiscal year on file, so the years differ. Figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau's Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, the government's own report or, for Oregon governments, the Oregon Department of Education, as named under Sources and more.

Where do my taxes go in 97761?
97761 is served by the State of Oregon, Jefferson School District 509 J, Wasco County and Jefferson County. In each one's latest recorded fiscal year, State of Oregon spent $53.8 billion (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Jefferson School District 509 J spent $76.3 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2025), Wasco County spent $38.8 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024) and Jefferson County spent $35.6 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2022). Each government's money is separate.

Which governments collect property tax in 97761?
Of the governments serving 97761, State of Oregon collected $20.7 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Wasco County collected $13.6 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Jefferson County collected $9.7 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2022) and Jefferson School District 509 J collected $8.5 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2025) in property tax. These are each government's total collections, not a bill for 97761.

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From the state down to your schools: where each one's money comes from and goes.

See the full budget for: Wasco County, Jefferson County and Jefferson School District 509 J

Why not this year? Oregon governments with newer filings show school district figures from the Oregon Department of Education (for 2025). Each other figure is the newest year the U.S. Census Bureau has published for that government, so the years differ and are not the current year. Most governments post their current budget on their own website.

Where property tax goes in 97761

State of Oregon$20.7 million

<0.1% of its $48.5 billion in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2024

Wasco County$13.6 million

38% of its $35.8 million in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2024

Jefferson County$9.7 million

28% of its $35.1 million in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2022

Jefferson School District 509 J$8.5 million

13% of its $67.5 million in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2025

These are each government's total property tax collections, not your bill. Your own bill is split by each government's tax rate, shown on your property tax bill.

Your counties

This ZIP is outside any city or town, so Wasco County and Jefferson County provides local services like police and parks.

Wasco County

$38.8 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

About 61% of this ZIP is in Wasco County.

Where the money comes from

County taxes44%State tax money36%Fines and other10%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)8.1%Federal tax money2.1%Local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

36%

of Wasco County's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 23%.

Full Wasco County breakdown

County taxes44%

Property tax
38%$13.6 million
Other taxes
5.6%$2.0 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$2.0 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.1%

Fees for services
8.1%$2.9 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Other service charges$1.6 million
  • Garbage collection$542 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$383 thousand
  • Road charges$358 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.1%

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

From the federal government
2.1%$740 thousand

State tax money36%

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

From the state
36%$12.9 million

Local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
<0.1%$23 thousand

Fines and other10%

Interest, rents and other
9.8%$3.5 million
Fines
0.2%$55 thousand
Wasco County page →

Where the money goes

Running the government and other costs44%Police, fire, courts and jails30%Roads, transit and parking14%Sent to other local governments7.5%Health and hospitals1.2%All other spending2.9%

What stands out

7.5%

of Wasco County's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Full Wasco County breakdown

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
44%$17.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Government buildings$5.9 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4.9 million
  • Other and not broken out$4.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.5 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
30%$11.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 3 more
  • Police$4.9 million
  • Prisons and jails$2.6 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$2.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.1 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
14%$5.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5.5 million
Sent to other local governments
7.5%$2.9 million
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$2.9 million
Health and hospitals
1.2%$481 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$481 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.1%$423 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$423 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.1%$421 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$421 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.8%$295 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$295 thousand
Wasco County page →

Jefferson County

$35.6 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2022.

About 39% of this ZIP is in Jefferson County.

Where the money comes from

County taxes35%State tax money26%Federal tax money21%Fines and other17%Local tax money0.6%Fees for services0.3%

What stands out

21%

of Jefferson County's money comes from federal tax money.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 3%.

Full Jefferson County breakdown

County taxes35%

Property tax
28%$9.7 million
Other taxes
7.5%$2.6 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$2.0 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$579 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.3%

Fees for services
0.3%$97 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther government-run businesses
  • Other government-run businesses$97 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money21%

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

From the federal government
21%$7.4 million

State tax money26%

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

From the state
26%$9.1 million

Local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.6%$208 thousand

Fines and other17%

Interest, rents and other
17%$5.8 million
Fines
0.3%$120 thousand
Jefferson County page →

Where the money goes

Running the government and other costs44%Police, fire, courts and jails26%Health and hospitals15%Roads, transit and parking9.7%Parks, recreation and libraries3.0%All other spending2.4%

What stands out

44%

of Jefferson County's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 23%.

Full Jefferson County breakdown

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
44%$15.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Government buildings$8.2 million
  • Other and not broken out$5.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$908 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$841 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$9.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$3.4 million
  • Prisons and jails$3.2 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.1 million
Health and hospitals
15%$5.4 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$5.4 million
Roads, transit and parking
9.7%$3.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.4 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.0%$1.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.1 million
  • Libraries$14 thousand
Interest on debt
1.5%$538 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.5%$182 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$182 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.4%$135 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$135 thousand
Jefferson County page →

Your schools

Jefferson School District 509 J

$76.3 million budget in fiscal year 2025 (ended June 30, 2025), from the Oregon Department of Education.

Where the money comes from

State tax money60%Federal tax money17%School district taxes13%Fines and other9.4%Fees for services0.6%County and local tax money0.3%
Full Jefferson School District 509 J breakdown

School district taxes13%

Property tax
13%$8.5 million

Fees for services0.6%

Fees for services
0.6%$380 thousand

Federal tax money17%

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

From the federal government
17%$11.4 million

State tax money60%

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

From the state
60%$40.7 million

County and local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.3%$175 thousand

Fines and other9.4%

Interest, rents and other
9.4%$6.3 million
Jefferson School District 509 J page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges91%Debt payments (principal and interest)9.4%
Full Jefferson School District 509 J breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
91%$69.2 million
Debt payments (principal and interest)
9.4%$7.2 million
Jefferson School District 509 J page →

Your state

State of Oregon

$53.8 billion budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

Where the money comes from

Federal tax money36%State taxes35%Fees for services (hospital bills, college tuition)19%Fines and other10%Local tax money<0.1%
Full Oregon breakdown

What stands out

2.8%

of Oregon's money comes from sales tax.A typical state government gets 14%.

State taxes35%

Individual income tax
20%$9.54 billion
Other taxes
9.0%$4.37 billion
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; motor fuel taxes and 18 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.28 billion
  • Motor fuel taxes$719 million
  • Motor vehicle licenses$650 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$381 million
  • Tobacco taxes$378 million
  • Estate and gift taxes$340 million
  • Insurance premium taxes$187 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$139 million
  • Public utility licenses$80.6 million
  • Hunting and fishing licenses$55.4 million
  • Corporation licenses$54.8 million
  • Driver's licenses$31.1 million
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$22.5 million
  • Severance taxes$20.4 million
  • Public utility taxes$15.6 million
  • Other licenses$9.5 million
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$4.5 million
  • Amusement licenses$2.7 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$2.5 million
  • Amusement taxes$47 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Business income tax
3.5%$1.69 billion
Sales tax
2.8%$1.34 billion
Property tax
<0.1%$20.7 million

Fees for services19%

Fees for services
19%$8.98 billion
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; other service charges and 9 more
  • Hospital bills$3.92 billion
  • Other service charges$2.03 billion
  • College tuition$1.26 billion
  • Liquor stores$832 million
  • University housing and dining$635 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$196 million
  • Road charges$53.7 million
  • Parks and recreation$33.2 million
  • Housing$19.7 million
  • Other education charges$3.9 million
  • Airport$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money36%

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

From the federal government
36%$17.6 billion

Local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From local governments
<0.1%$29.8 million

Fines and other10%

Interest, rents and other
10%$4.87 billion
Fines
0.1%$62.7 million
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Where the money goes

Social services38%Sent to local governments18%Schools and colleges14%Health and hospitals11%Running the government and other costs6.5%All other spending12%

What stands out

11%

of Oregon's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical state government spends 5.7%.

Full Oregon breakdown

Spending by category100%

Social services
38%$20.6 billion
What's in social servicesOther public welfare; welfare institutions and 2 more
  • Other public welfare$20.3 billion
  • Welfare institutions$147 million
  • Unemployment and social insurance offices$80.8 million
  • Veterans' services$8.0 million
Sent to local governments
18%$9.70 billion
What's in sent to local governmentsSent to school districts; sent to school districts (colleges) and 21 more
  • Sent to school districts$7.35 billion
  • Sent to school districts (colleges)$564 million
  • Sent to local governments: other public welfare$459 million
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$450 million
  • Sent to local governments: public health$348 million
  • Sent to local governments: prisons and jails$141 million
  • Sent to local governments: general support$115 million
  • Sent to local governments: courts and legal services$67.3 million
  • Sent to local governments: natural resources, farming and conservation$56.3 million
  • Sent to local governments: central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$36.2 million
  • Sent to local governments: parks and recreation$23.7 million
  • Sent to local governments: roads and highways$23.3 million
  • Sent to local governments: inspections and regulation$22.5 million
  • Sent to local governments: housing and community development$18.2 million
  • Sent to local governments: other education$16.8 million
  • Sent to local governments: police$3.8 million
  • Sent to local governments: finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.4 million
  • Sent to local governments: libraries$1.2 million
  • Sent to local governments: other government administration$907 thousand
  • Sent to local governments: probation, parole and other corrections$846 thousand
  • Sent to local governments: airports$188 thousand
  • Sent to local governments: garbage and solid waste$9 thousand
  • Sent to local governments: colleges and universities$5 thousand
Schools and colleges
14%$7.67 billion
What's in schools and collegesColleges and universities; other education and 2 more
  • Colleges and universities$5.03 billion
  • Other education$1.27 billion
  • College housing, dining and bookstores$859 million
  • Scholarships and other education subsidies$505 million
Health and hospitals
11%$5.90 billion
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$4.38 billion
  • Public health$1.52 billion
Running the government and other costs
6.5%$3.50 billion
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.05 billion
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.02 billion
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$255 million
  • Other government administration$167 million
  • Government buildings$9.8 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.7%$2.55 billion
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; courts and legal services and 3 more
  • Prisons and jails$1.21 billion
  • Courts and legal services$548 million
  • Inspections and regulation$435 million
  • Police$349 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$8.8 million
Roads, transit and parking
3.4%$1.85 billion
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; public transit and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$1.81 billion
  • Public transit$32.2 million
  • Airports$1.4 million
Environment and natural resources
1.7%$905 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$905 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.1%$586 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesLiquor stores; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Liquor stores$578 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$4.3 million
  • Sewer systems$3.8 million
Housing and community development
0.5%$263 million
Interest on debt
0.4%$192 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$136 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$128 million
  • Libraries$7.7 million
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Sources and moreEach government's source, fiscal year and how a ZIP is matched

State of Oregon. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

Jefferson School District 509 J. Oregon Department of Education, School Finance Accountability and Transparency, actual revenue and expenditure data, school year 2024-25, fiscal year ended June 30, 2025. The earlier Census figures are from U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

Wasco County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

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

How these figures are counted. Oregon school district and education service district figures are the actual revenue and spending each one reported to the Oregon Department of Education for the school year ended June 30, 2025 (2024-25). They cover all of the district's funds except internal service and trust funds, and include construction spending. Transfers between funds, debt proceeds and beginning balances are left out. Spending is grouped as education and debt payments.

How a ZIP is matched. A ZIP code is not a government boundary, so we match it to the cities, counties and school districts that overlap it, using Census Bureau geography. Where a ZIP crosses several, each one is shown with its share of the ZIP. Each government's money covers its own operations only; the others listed here are separate.

Latest recorded year. The year differs by government: each block shows the newest fiscal year on file. A Census survey year covers fiscal years ending July 1 of the year before through June 30 of that year.