Kansas City, MO vs Portland, OR
Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)
Summary
Portland spends 3.6% more per capita than Kansas City ($855/person difference). Portland, OR has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (C, 63/100).
Fiscal Health Score
C
52/100
Budget Balance1
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency76
Revenue Diversity0
Trend Direction50
C
63/100
Budget Balance83
Debt Burden7
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency72
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50
Key Metrics
Metric
Kansas City
Portland
Total Spending
$11.5B
$15.3B
Spending / Capita
$22,820
$23,675
Total Revenue
$675.4M
$31.0B
Revenue / Capita
$1,335
$47,970
Total Debt
$0
$1.0B
Debt / Capita
$0
$1,574
Population
505,958
646,101
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0
Per Capita Spending by Department
Fire Protection
Kansas City$119
Portland$1,700
Highways & Roads
Kansas City$0
Portland$139
Parks & Recreation
Kansas City$1,309
Portland$2,477
Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)
Kansas CityPortland
| Sales Tax | $623 | $1,695 |
| Income Tax | $0 | $130 |
| Intergovernmental | $7 | $8,979 |
| Charges & Fees | $3,794 | $3,883 |
| Other | $11,150 | $7,916 |
Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)
Kansas CityPortland
| Fire Protection | $119 | $1,700 |
| Highways & Roads | $0 | $139 |
| Public Welfare | $3,018 | $3,607 |
| Hospitals | $1,849 | $2,893 |
| Parks & Recreation | $1,309 | $2,477 |
| Housing | $4,681 | $3,694 |
| Sewerage | $0 | $630 |
| Utilities | $3,123 | $1,845 |
| Other | $8,721 | $6,689 |
C
Kansas City, MO
Fiscal Health Score: 52/100
Average fiscal health
C
Portland, OR
Fiscal Health Score: 63/100
Average fiscal health