Town Hall · Umatilla

Umatilla, OR town hall & government

Umatilla spent $30.8 million in the year to June 30, 2024, about $4,033 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Umatilla's government.

Town budget

Where Umatilla's money goes

Spent
$30.8 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2024
Per resident
$4,033
typical Oregon cities: $2,501
Long-term debt
$5.6 million
$732 per resident
Water & other utilities
$7 million23%
Parks & libraries
$3.6 million12%
Administration & buildings
$3.6 million12%
Sewer & trash
$3 million10%
Police
$2.9 million10%
Roads & transportation
$2.3 million7%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$1.8 million6%
Paid to other governments
$979,0003%
Interest on debt
$52,000<1%
Other
$5.5 million18%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 17%
  • From other local governments 17%
  • Interest, fines & other 16%
  • From the state 16%
  • Utility sales 10%
  • Property taxes 10%
  • Other taxes & licenses 9%
  • Sales taxes 5%
Town workforce

Who works for Umatilla

Full-time staff
51
6 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$70,100
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
13
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
15 full-time2 part
Parks & libraries
12 full-time3 part
Administration & buildings
6 full-time
Roads & transportation
6 full-time
Sewer & trash
4 full-time
Housing & development
3 full-time
Water & other utilities
3 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
1 full-time1 part
Other
1 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Umatilla School District 6

Umatilla's K–12 school district. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$18,057
Oregon: $17,749
Students
1,432
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$66.4 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Oregon districts overall: 38% local, 52% state, 10% federal

  • Local 29%
  • State 50%
  • Federal 21%

Of the $18,057 per pupil, $10,659 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.

Also serving Umatilla: Hermiston School District 8 ($16,680 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Umatilla pay

Typical tax bill
$1,963
a year · Oregon typical $3,876
Effective rate
0.82%
of home value · Oregon 0.81%
Typical home value
$238,500
owner-occupied

The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate.

Local

Contact Umatilla's government

🏛️ Official websiteumatilla-city.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Umatilla →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Umatilla

Umatilla is represented in Congress by Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley and Representative Cliff Bentz. Tina Kotek is governor.

All of Umatilla's representatives, with contacts →

Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

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