Portland, OR vs Dallas, TX
Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)
Summary
Dallas spends 32.1% more per capita than Portland ($11,175/person difference). Portland, OR has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (C, 63/100).
Fiscal Health Score
C
63/100
Budget Balance83
Debt Burden7
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency72
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50
C
57/100
Budget Balance16
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency21
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50
Key Metrics
Metric
Portland
Dallas
Total Spending
$15.3B
$45.3B
Spending / Capita
$23,675
$34,849
Total Revenue
$31.0B
$7.1B
Revenue / Capita
$47,970
$5,474
Total Debt
$1.0B
$0
Debt / Capita
$1,574
$0
Population
646,101
1,300,642
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0
Per Capita Spending by Department
Police
Portland$0
Dallas$1,519
Fire Protection
Portland$1,700
Dallas$305
Highways & Roads
Portland$139
Dallas$201
Parks & Recreation
Portland$2,477
Dallas$0
Education
Portland$0
Dallas$62
Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)
PortlandDallas
| Property Tax | $0 | $9 |
| Sales Tax | $1,695 | $25 |
| Income Tax | $130 | $0 |
| Intergovernmental | $8,979 | $1,223 |
| Charges & Fees | $3,883 | $0 |
| Other | $7,916 | $584 |
Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)
PortlandDallas
| Police | $0 | $1,519 |
| Fire Protection | $1,700 | $305 |
| Highways & Roads | $139 | $201 |
| Education | $0 | $62 |
| Public Welfare | $3,607 | $215 |
| Hospitals | $2,893 | $385 |
| Parks & Recreation | $2,477 | $0 |
| Housing | $3,694 | $444 |
| Sewerage | $630 | $0 |
| Utilities | $1,845 | $833 |
| General Admin | $0 | $25,827 |
| Other | $6,689 | $5,059 |
C
Portland, OR
Fiscal Health Score: 63/100
Average fiscal health
C
Dallas, TX
Fiscal Health Score: 57/100
Average fiscal health