Philadelphia, PA vs Portland, OR
Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)
Summary
Philadelphia spends 137.7% more per capita than Portland ($32,597/person difference). Portland, OR has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (C, 63/100).
Fiscal Health Score
D
45/100
Budget Balance17
Debt Burden53
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency0
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50
C
63/100
Budget Balance83
Debt Burden7
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency72
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50
Key Metrics
Metric
Philadelphia
Portland
Total Spending
$89.7B
$15.3B
Spending / Capita
$56,272
$23,675
Total Revenue
$64.4B
$31.0B
Revenue / Capita
$40,425
$47,970
Total Debt
$1.7B
$1.0B
Debt / Capita
$1,069
$1,574
Population
1,593,208
646,101
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0
Per Capita Spending by Department
Police
Philadelphia$1,505
Portland$0
Fire Protection
Philadelphia$7,082
Portland$1,700
Highways & Roads
Philadelphia$1,215
Portland$139
Parks & Recreation
Philadelphia$593
Portland$2,477
Health
Philadelphia$229
Portland$0
Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)
PhiladelphiaPortland
| Sales Tax | $107 | $1,695 |
| Income Tax | $8 | $130 |
| Intergovernmental | $6,288 | $8,979 |
| Charges & Fees | $2,790 | $3,883 |
| Other | $4,029 | $7,916 |
Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)
PhiladelphiaPortland
| Police | $1,505 | $0 |
| Fire Protection | $7,082 | $1,700 |
| Highways & Roads | $1,215 | $139 |
| Public Welfare | $1,456 | $3,607 |
| Health | $229 | $0 |
| Hospitals | $4,048 | $2,893 |
| Parks & Recreation | $593 | $2,477 |
| Housing | $4,902 | $3,694 |
| Sewerage | $325 | $630 |
| Utilities | $4,222 | $1,845 |
| Interest on Debt | $3 | $0 |
| Other | $30,692 | $6,689 |
D
Philadelphia, PA
Fiscal Health Score: 45/100
Below average fiscal health
C
Portland, OR
Fiscal Health Score: 63/100
Average fiscal health