San Jose, CA vs Portland, OR
Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)
Summary
Portland spends 24.2% 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
A
90/100
Budget Balance100
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency98
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50
C
63/100
Budget Balance83
Debt Burden7
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency72
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50
Key Metrics
Metric
San Jose
Portland
Total Spending
$18.0B
$15.3B
Spending / Capita
$17,934
$23,675
Total Revenue
$38.1B
$31.0B
Revenue / Capita
$38,091
$47,970
Total Debt
$0
$1.0B
Debt / Capita
$0
$1,574
Population
1,001,176
646,101
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0
Per Capita Spending by Department
Fire Protection
San Jose$0
Portland$1,700
Highways & Roads
San Jose$0
Portland$139
Parks & Recreation
San Jose$1,424
Portland$2,477
Health
San Jose$609
Portland$0
Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)
San JosePortland
| Property Tax | $40 | $0 |
| Sales Tax | $315 | $1,695 |
| Income Tax | $1,935 | $130 |
| Intergovernmental | $2,680 | $8,979 |
| Charges & Fees | $608 | $3,883 |
| Other | $3,519 | $7,916 |
Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)
San JosePortland
| Fire Protection | $0 | $1,700 |
| Highways & Roads | $0 | $139 |
| Public Welfare | $810 | $3,607 |
| Health | $609 | $0 |
| Hospitals | $1,254 | $2,893 |
| Parks & Recreation | $1,424 | $2,477 |
| Housing | $4,897 | $3,694 |
| Sewerage | $161 | $630 |
| Utilities | $2,533 | $1,845 |
| Other | $6,247 | $6,689 |
A
San Jose, CA
Fiscal Health Score: 90/100
Excellent fiscal health
C
Portland, OR
Fiscal Health Score: 63/100
Average fiscal health