The U.S. Census Bureau
 
 
Oregon State and Local Government Finances by Level of Government:  1996-97
(Thousand dollars. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text. 
Detail may not add to total because of rounding)      
          OREGON
 
Geographic area and item State and local State Local
  governments¹ government governments¹
          1 2 3
       
Population (July 1, 1996, in thousands) 3,195 3,195 3,195
Personal Income (Calendar year 1996, in millions) 75,561 75,561 75,561
       
Revenue¹ 22,112,711 15,004,426 10,345,636
       
General revenue¹ 17,576,702 11,285,810 9,528,243
       
Intergovernmental revenue¹ 4,165,219 3,517,946 3,884,624
From Federal Government 4,165,219 3,420,114 745,105
From State government (¹) (X) 3,139,519
From local governments¹ (X) 97,832 (X)
       
General revenue from own sources 13,411,483 7,767,864 5,643,619
Taxes   8,066,469 4,946,304 3,120,165
Property 2,533,167 79 2,533,088
Sales and gross receipts 831,183 673,827 157,356
General 113 - 113
Selective 831,070 673,827 157,243
Motor fuel 430,579 421,427 9,152
Alcoholic beverage 12,017 11,753 264
Tobacco products 155,085 154,562 523
Public utilities 102,003 8,876 93,127
Other 131,386 77,209 54,177
Individual income 3,272,716 3,272,594 122
Corporate income 384,073 384,073 0
Motor vehicle license 344,053 333,843 10,210
Other taxes 701,277 281,888 419,389
       
Charges and miscellaneous general revenue 5,345,014 2,821,560 2,523,454
Current charges 2,916,811 1,234,534 1,682,277
Education 815,716 528,294 287,422
Institutions of higher education 654,569 510,049 144,520
School lunch sales (gross) 46,558 - 46,558
Hospitals 606,664 340,872 265,792
Highways 33,519 12,049 21,470
Airports 80,954 - 80,954
Parking facilities 23,116 (X) 23,116
Water transport and terminals 92,965 - 92,965
       
Natural resources 119,485 92,804 26,681
Parks and recreation 74,976 14,956 60,020
Housing and community development 29,727 3,156 26,571
Sewerage 357,802 - 357,802
Solid waste management 46,121 - 46,121
Other charges 635,766 242,403 393,363
       
Miscellaneous general revenue 2,428,203 1,587,026 841,177
Interest earnings 1,000,878 610,621 390,257
Special assessments 112,880 - 112,880
Sale of property 56,462 38,592 17,870
Other general revenue 1,257,983 937,813 320,170
Other than general revenue 4,536,009 3,718,616 817,393
       
Utility revenue 816,225 - 816,225
Water supply 297,889 - 297,889
Electric power 462,739 - 462,739
Gas supply 2,230 - 2,230
Transit   53,367 - 53,367
       
Liquor store revenue 190,520 190,520 -
       
Insurance trust revenue 3,529,264 3,528,096 1,168
Unemployment compensation 692,315 692,315 -
Employee retirement 2,299,860 2,298,692 1,168
Other insurance trust revenue 537,089 537,089 (X)
       
Expenditure¹ 19,898,069 12,388,248 10,730,357
       
By character and object:      
Intergovernmental expenditure¹ - 3,207,793 12,743
Direct expenditure 19,898,069 9,180,455 10,717,614
Current operation 14,023,819 5,765,526 8,258,293
Capital outlay 2,755,529 722,782 2,032,747
Construction 2,232,796 623,724 1,609,072
Other 522,733 99,058 423,675
       
Assistance and subsidies 426,186 425,690 496
Interest on debt 741,674 361,039 380,635
Insurance benefits and repayments 1,950,861 1,905,418 45,443
Exhibit: Salaries and wages 5,915,848 1,759,333 4,156,515
       
Direct expenditure by function 19,898,069 9,180,455 10,717,614
Direct general expenditure 16,537,033 7,159,444 9,377,589
Capital outlay 2,293,013 722,187 1,570,826
Other direct general expenditure 14,244,020 6,437,257 7,806,763
       
Education services:      
Education 5,539,625 1,361,123 4,178,502
Higher education 1,666,057 1,146,267 519,790
Elementary and secondary education 3,658,712 - 3,658,712
Other education 214,856 214,856 (X)
Libraries 103,348 2,825 100,523
     
Social services and income maintenance:      
Public welfare 2,393,223 2,343,073 50,150
Cash assistance payments 347,559 347,063 496
Vendor payments 1,489,880 1,489,848 32
Other public welfare 555,784 506,162 49,622
Hospitals 709,554 438,214 271,340
Health 586,507 170,863 415,644
Social insurance administration 40,544 40,544 -
Veterans' services 11,039 11,039 (X)
     
Transportation:      
Highways 1,169,656 616,867 552,789
Air transportation (airports) 165,474 1,715 163,759
Parking facilities 12,504 (X) 12,504
Water transport and terminals 67,561 - 67,561
Transit subsidies 571 - 571
     
Public safety:      
Police protection 582,016 104,600 477,416
Fire protection 296,196 - 296,196
Correction 579,867 378,965 200,902
Protective inspection and regulation 130,543 42,801 87,742
     
Environment and housing:      
Natural resources 313,181 248,113 65,068
Parks and recreation 265,655 33,881 231,774
Housing and community development 365,339 74,633 290,706
Sewerage 471,963 - 471,963
Solid waste management 149,964 40,060 109,904
     
Governmental administration:      
Financial administration 609,977 451,179 158,798
Judicial and legal 311,540 141,529 170,011
General public buildings 147,031 20,216 126,815
Other government administration 181,204 48,151 133,053
Interest on general debt 669,411 361,039 308,372
     
General expenditure, n.e.c      
Miscellaneous commercial activities - - -
Other and unallocable 663,540 228,014 435,526
     
Utilities 1,295,307 725 1,294,582
Capital outlay 461,926 5 461,921
Water supply 355,657 - 355,657
Electric power 476,241 - 476,241
Gas supply 2,603 - 2,603
Transit 460,806 725 460,081
     
Liquor store expenditure 114,868 114,868 -
     
Insurance trust 1,950,861 1,905,418 45,443
Unemployment compensation 517,560 517,560 -
Employee retirement 954,493 909,050 45,443
Other insurance trust 478,808 478,808 (X)
     
Debt outstanding 13,092,043 5,840,879 7,251,164
     
Long-term 13,004,272 5,840,879 7,163,393
Full faith and credit 6,870,744 3,308,717 3,562,027
Nonguaranteed 6,133,528 2,532,162 3,601,366
Short-term 87,771 - 87,771
     
Long-term debt by purpose      
Education 2,484,146 620,897 1,863,249
Utilities 1,324,402 - 1,324,402
Other 9,195,724 5,219,982 3,975,742
     
Long-term debt issued 1,983,684 621,054 1,362,630
Long-term debt retired 1,390,695 823,051 567,644
Exhibit: Change in total debt during year 585,356 -201,997 787,353
     
Cash and security holdings 30,417,351 24,103,019 6,314,332
     
Insurance trust funds 16,234,012 16,215,076 18,936
By purpose:      
Unemployment compensation 952,458 952,458 -
Employee retirement 13,015,810 12,996,874 18,936
Workers' compensation 2,265,744 2,265,744 (X)
Miscellaneous - - (X)
     
By type (Employee retirement funds):      
Cash and deposits 811,136 792,200 18,936
Securities 12,204,674 12,204,674 -
Federal 2,459,897 2,459,897 -
State and local government - - -
Nongovernment 9,744,777 9,744,777 -
     
Other than insurance trust funds 14,183,339 7,887,943 6,295,396
By purpose      
Offsets to debt 4,127,988 3,089,314 1,038,674
Bond funds 1,976,513 523,879 1,452,634
    Other   8,078,838 4,274,750 3,804,088
¹Duplicative intergovernmental transactions are excluded; see text.

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Governments Division
Created: January 18, 2001
Last revised: April 02 2001