Austin, TX vs Portland, OR
Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)
Summary
Portland spends 8.0% more per capita than Austin ($1,903/person difference). Austin, TX has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (B, 75/100).
Fiscal Health Score
B
75/100
Budget Balance100
Debt Burden38
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency80
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50
C
63/100
Budget Balance83
Debt Burden7
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency72
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50
Key Metrics
Metric
Austin
Portland
Total Spending
$20.9B
$15.3B
Spending / Capita
$21,772
$23,675
Total Revenue
$74.4B
$31.0B
Revenue / Capita
$77,600
$47,970
Total Debt
$1.2B
$1.0B
Debt / Capita
$1,229
$1,574
Population
958,202
646,101
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0
Per Capita Spending by Department
Fire Protection
Austin$634
Portland$1,700
Highways & Roads
Austin$0
Portland$139
Parks & Recreation
Austin$1,801
Portland$2,477
Education
Austin$51
Portland$0
Health
Austin$517
Portland$0
Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)
AustinPortland
| Sales Tax | $526 | $1,695 |
| Income Tax | $1,465 | $130 |
| Intergovernmental | $14,031 | $8,979 |
| Charges & Fees | $3,247 | $3,883 |
| Other | $5,645 | $7,916 |
Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)
AustinPortland
| Fire Protection | $634 | $1,700 |
| Highways & Roads | $0 | $139 |
| Education | $51 | $0 |
| Public Welfare | $1,837 | $3,607 |
| Health | $517 | $0 |
| Hospitals | $664 | $2,893 |
| Parks & Recreation | $1,801 | $2,477 |
| Housing | $3,741 | $3,694 |
| Sewerage | $865 | $630 |
| Utilities | $3,264 | $1,845 |
| Other | $8,399 | $6,689 |
B
Austin, TX
Fiscal Health Score: 75/100
Good fiscal health
C
Portland, OR
Fiscal Health Score: 63/100
Average fiscal health