PORTLAND CITY finances
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PORTLAND CITY
City or town in Maine (Cumberland County area). Fiscal year 2022 (year ends 06/30); population 66,803.
Other years: 2024 · 2022
Summary
| What | Amount | Census item codes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxes | $201.7 million | T |
| Charges and fees | $95.0 million | A |
| Other general revenue | $16.0 million | U |
| From the federal government | $14.5 million | B |
| From the state government | $115.3 million | C |
| From local governments | $325,000 | D |
| Spending: current operations | $331.4 million | E |
| Spending: construction | $5.6 million | F |
| Spending: other capital outlay | $0 | G |
| Spending: interest on debt | $17.4 million | I |
| Spending: assistance and subsidies | $0 | J |
| Payments to other governments | $107,000 | L M Q S |
| General revenue | $442.8 million | T A U B C D |
| Direct spending | $354.4 million | E F G I J |
| Debt at year end | $525.0 million | 49U + 64V |
Spending by function
| Function (Census name) | Current operations + construction + capital |
|---|---|
| Elem Sec Educ | $138.7 million |
| Welfare NEC | $32.5 million |
| Air Trans | $21.0 million |
| Local Fire Protection | $19.9 million |
| Sewerage | $19.4 million |
| Police Protection | $18.6 million |
| Welfare Insts | $14.7 million |
| Health | $10.8 million |
| Parks & Rec | $9.7 million |
| General NEC | $8.9 million |
| Regular Highways | $7.3 million |
| Solid Waste Mgt | $7.3 million |
| General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $4.9 million |
| Libraries | $4.4 million |
| Central Staff | $4.2 million |
| Transit Utilities | $3.0 million |
| Financial Adm | $2.5 million |
| Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $2.4 million |
| Parking | $2.2 million |
| Protective Inspection | $2.1 million |
| Misc Comm Act | $1.1 million |
| Judicial | $845,000 |
| Water Transport | $496,000 |
Every item reported
| Code | Census description | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 19U | Beg LT Debt O/S NEC | $514.2 million |
| 29U | LTD ISS-Unsp-Other NEC | $51.9 million |
| 39U | LTD Ret-Unsp-Other NEC | $41.1 million |
| 49U | LTD Debt O/S-Unsp-Other NEC | $525.0 million |
| A01 | Air Transportation Charges | $24.2 million |
| A03 | Misc Comrcial Act NEC Charges | $862,000 |
| A09 | Elem Sec Ed Sch Lunch Charges | $87,000 |
| A10 | Elem Sec Educ Tuition and Transportation Charges | $179,000 |
| A12 | Elem Sec Educ NEC Charges | $57,000 |
| A44 | Regular Highway Charges | $1.6 million |
| A50 | Housing & Comm Dev Charges | $974,000 |
| A60 | Parking Facilities Charges | $10.3 million |
| A61 | Parks & Recreation Charges | $4.6 million |
| A80 | Sewerage Charges | $28.5 million |
| A81 | Solid Waste Charges | $2.0 million |
| A87 | Water Trans & Terminal Charges | $563,000 |
| A89 | All Other NEC Charges | $21.1 million |
| B89 | Federal IG Other | $14.5 million |
| C89 | State IG Other | $115.3 million |
| D89 | Local IG Other | $325,000 |
| E01 | Air Trans Current Operation | $16.3 million |
| E03 | Misc Comm Act-Current Oper | $1.1 million |
| E12 | Elem Sec Educ-Current Oper | $138.1 million |
| E23 | Financial Adm-Curr Operation | $2.5 million |
| E24 | Local Fire Protection Curr Operation | $19.9 million |
| E25 | Judicial-Current Operation | $845,000 |
| E29 | Central Staff-Curr Operation | $4.2 million |
| E31 | General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $4.9 million |
| E32 | Health-Current Operation | $10.8 million |
| E44 | Regular Highways-Current Oper | $7.3 million |
| E50 | Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $2.4 million |
| E52 | Libraries-Current Operation | $4.4 million |
| E60 | Parking-Current Operation | $2.2 million |
| E61 | Parks & Rec-Current Operation | $9.7 million |
| E62 | Police Protection-Current Oper | $18.6 million |
| E66 | Protective Inspection-Curr Op | $2.1 million |
| E77 | Welfare Insts-Curr Operation | $14.7 million |
| E79 | Welfare NEC-Current Operation | $32.5 million |
| E80 | Sewerage-Current Operation | $19.1 million |
| E81 | Solid Waste Mgt - Current Oper | $7.3 million |
| E87 | Water Transport-Current Oper | $496,000 |
| E89 | General NEC-Current Operation | $8.9 million |
| E94 | Transit Utilities-Current Op | $3.0 million |
| F01 | Air Trans Construction | $4.7 million |
| F03 | Misc Comm Act-Construction | $45,000 |
| F12 | Elem Sec Educ-Construction | $586,000 |
| F80 | Sewerage-Construction | $299,000 |
| I89 | General Interest on Debt | $17.4 million |
| M89 | General NEC-IG-Local NEC | $107,000 |
| T01 | Property Tax | $192.4 million |
| T28 | Occup & Business License, NEC | $4.6 million |
| T29 | Other License Tax | $4.6 million |
| U11 | Sale of Property 2/ | $1.1 million |
| U20 | Interest Earnings | $479,000 |
| U30 | Fines & Forfeits | $2.2 million |
| U50 | Donations From Private Sources | $1.8 million |
| U99 | Misc General Revenue NEC | $10.5 million |
Source: State and local government finances 2022, Census of Governments: every local government (U.S. Census Bureau) (U.S. Census Bureau). Collected Nov 14, 2026 11:48 PM CST. Amounts as published (thousands of dollars in the file; shown in dollars). Group totals are sums of item codes by letter. Item code list: Census technical documentation. Government ID 232005166160.