PORTLAND CITY finances
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PORTLAND CITY
City or town in Maine (Cumberland County area). Fiscal year 2024 (year ends 06/30); population 68,424.
Other years: 2024 · 2022
Summary
| What | Amount | Census item codes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxes | $248.4 million | T |
| Charges and fees | $112.4 million | A |
| Other general revenue | $41.5 million | U |
| From the federal government | $4.9 million | B |
| From the state government | $131.5 million | C |
| From local governments | $1.2 million | D |
| Spending: current operations | $431.1 million | E |
| Spending: construction | $42.1 million | F |
| Spending: other capital outlay | $0 | G |
| Spending: interest on debt | $17.9 million | I |
| Spending: assistance and subsidies | $0 | J |
| Payments to other governments | $102,000 | L M Q S |
| General revenue | $539.8 million | T A U B C D |
| Direct spending | $491.1 million | E F G I J |
| Debt at year end | $460.6 million | 49U + 64V |
Spending by function
| Function (Census name) | Current operations + construction + capital |
|---|---|
| Elem Sec Educ | $158.8 million |
| General NEC | $47.3 million |
| Sewerage | $44.6 million |
| Welfare Insts | $43.2 million |
| Air Trans | $42.1 million |
| Police Protection | $21.6 million |
| Local Fire Protection | $19.8 million |
| Regular Highways | $14.5 million |
| Parks & Rec | $14.0 million |
| Hospitals | $13.0 million |
| Health | $9.5 million |
| Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $8.3 million |
| Financial Adm | $7.1 million |
| General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $6.1 million |
| Libraries | $4.5 million |
| Central Staff | $4.4 million |
| Parking | $3.4 million |
| Transit Utilities | $3.4 million |
| Solid Waste Mgt | $3.1 million |
| Protective Inspection | $2.5 million |
| Judicial | $931,000 |
| Misc Comm Act | $794,000 |
| Water Transport | $273,000 |
Every item reported
| Code | Census description | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 19U | Beg LT Debt O/S NEC | $458.1 million |
| 29U | LTD ISS-Unsp-Other NEC | $49.6 million |
| 39U | LTD Ret-Unsp-Other NEC | $47.1 million |
| 49U | LTD Debt O/S-Unsp-Other NEC | $460.6 million |
| A01 | Air Transportation Charges | $19.1 million |
| A03 | Misc Comrcial Act NEC Charges | $1.0 million |
| A09 | Elem Sec Ed Sch Lunch Charges | $53,000 |
| A10 | Elem Sec Educ Tuition and Transportation Charges | $195,000 |
| A12 | Elem Sec Educ NEC Charges | $64,000 |
| A36 | Hospital Charges | $13.8 million |
| A60 | Parking Facilities Charges | $11.5 million |
| A61 | Parks & Recreation Charges | $5.6 million |
| A80 | Sewerage Charges | $29.8 million |
| A87 | Water Trans & Terminal Charges | $458,000 |
| A89 | All Other NEC Charges | $30.9 million |
| B89 | Federal IG Other | $4.9 million |
| C89 | State IG Other | $131.5 million |
| D89 | Local IG Other | $1.2 million |
| E01 | Air Trans Current Operation | $27.5 million |
| E03 | Misc Comm Act-Current Oper | $794,000 |
| E12 | Elem Sec Educ-Current Oper | $157.0 million |
| E23 | Financial Adm-Curr Operation | $7.1 million |
| E24 | Local Fire Protection Curr Operation | $19.6 million |
| E25 | Judicial-Current Operation | $931,000 |
| E29 | Central Staff-Curr Operation | $4.3 million |
| E31 | General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $4.1 million |
| E32 | Health-Current Operation | $9.5 million |
| E36 | Hospitals-Current Oper | $12.9 million |
| E44 | Regular Highways-Current Oper | $7.4 million |
| E50 | Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $8.3 million |
| E52 | Libraries-Current Operation | $4.5 million |
| E60 | Parking-Current Operation | $2.6 million |
| E61 | Parks & Rec-Current Operation | $12.5 million |
| E62 | Police Protection-Current Oper | $20.7 million |
| E66 | Protective Inspection-Curr Op | $2.5 million |
| E77 | Welfare Insts-Curr Operation | $43.2 million |
| E80 | Sewerage-Current Operation | $37.5 million |
| E81 | Solid Waste Mgt - Current Oper | $3.1 million |
| E87 | Water Transport-Current Oper | $273,000 |
| E89 | General NEC-Current Operation | $41.7 million |
| E94 | Transit Utilities-Current Op | $3.4 million |
| F01 | Air Trans Construction | $14.7 million |
| F12 | Elem Sec Educ-Construction | $1.9 million |
| F24 | Local Fire Protection Construction | $226,000 |
| F29 | Central Staff-Construction | $133,000 |
| F31 | General Public Bldg-Constr | $2.1 million |
| F32 | Health-Construction | $67,000 |
| F36 | Hospitals-Construction | $51,000 |
| F44 | Regular Highways-Construction | $7.1 million |
| F52 | Libraries-Construction | $9,000 |
| F60 | Parking-Construction | $819,000 |
| F61 | Parks & Rec-Construction | $1.4 million |
| F62 | Police Protection-Construction | $855,000 |
| F77 | Welfare Insts-Construction | $1,000 |
| F80 | Sewerage-Construction | $7.1 million |
| F89 | General NEC-Construction | $5.6 million |
| I89 | General Interest on Debt | $17.9 million |
| M89 | General NEC-IG-Local NEC | $102,000 |
| T01 | Property Tax | $226.5 million |
| T24 | Motor Vehicle License | $13.6 million |
| T28 | Occup & Business License, NEC | $4.3 million |
| T29 | Other License Tax | $4.0 million |
| U11 | Sale of Property 2/ | $551,000 |
| U20 | Interest Earnings | $13.9 million |
| U30 | Fines & Forfeits | $2.3 million |
| U40 | Rents | $4.5 million |
| U50 | Donations From Private Sources | $1.1 million |
| U99 | Misc General Revenue NEC | $19.2 million |
Source: State and local government finances 2024, annual survey sample of units (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.