Portland, OR vs San Jose, CA
Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)
Summary
Portland spends 32.0% more per capita than San Jose ($5,740/person difference). San Jose, CA has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (A, 90/100).
Fiscal Health Score
C
63/100
Budget Balance83
Debt Burden7
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency72
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50
A
90/100
Budget Balance100
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency98
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50
Key Metrics
Metric
Portland
San Jose
Total Spending
$15.3B
$18.0B
Spending / Capita
$23,675
$17,934
Total Revenue
$31.0B
$38.1B
Revenue / Capita
$47,970
$38,091
Total Debt
$1.0B
$0
Debt / Capita
$1,574
$0
Population
646,101
1,001,176
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0
Per Capita Spending by Department
Fire Protection
Portland$1,700
San Jose$0
Highways & Roads
Portland$139
San Jose$0
Parks & Recreation
Portland$2,477
San Jose$1,424
Health
Portland$0
San Jose$609
Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)
PortlandSan Jose
| Property Tax | $0 | $40 |
| Sales Tax | $1,695 | $315 |
| Income Tax | $130 | $1,935 |
| Intergovernmental | $8,979 | $2,680 |
| Charges & Fees | $3,883 | $608 |
| Other | $7,916 | $3,519 |
Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)
PortlandSan Jose
| Fire Protection | $1,700 | $0 |
| Highways & Roads | $139 | $0 |
| Public Welfare | $3,607 | $810 |
| Health | $0 | $609 |
| Hospitals | $2,893 | $1,254 |
| Parks & Recreation | $2,477 | $1,424 |
| Housing | $3,694 | $4,897 |
| Sewerage | $630 | $161 |
| Utilities | $1,845 | $2,533 |
| Other | $6,689 | $6,247 |
C
Portland, OR
Fiscal Health Score: 63/100
Average fiscal health
A
San Jose, CA
Fiscal Health Score: 90/100
Excellent fiscal health