DC Revenue Analysis
@ORAdcgov
ORA's mission is to support the budget and policymaking process with forecasts, estimates, and analyses that ensure the District's financial integrity.
We’re a group of economists and policy wonks who track DC’s economic and demographic trends and legislation to ensure the financial health of the District. - Follow our work via email ora-cfo.dc.gov/page/subscribe… - See a feed of our work ora-cfo.dc.gov/blog - Contact: [email protected]
What happens to the District when the federal government shrinks significantly to wages and income? In Part 2 of our series looking at the last time the federal government downsized we examine these impacts in the District: ora-cfo.dc.gov/blog/lost-deca…
Good morning, DC! We can't think of a better way to spend the morning than catching up on the latest DC Economic and Revenue Trends Report! Read it here: ora-cfo.dc.gov/blog/dc-econom…
How will the federal government’s downsizing impact the District? We look to lessons from the 1990s, when the federal workforce in DC was cut by 22%. ora-cfo.dc.gov/blog/lost-deca…
What happens to the District when the federal government shrinks significantly? We looked at the last time it happened: the 1990s. ora-cfo.dc.gov/blog/lost-deca…
It's the end of the month, and that means a new DC Economic and Revenue Trends report! Catch up on all the changes here: ora-cfo.dc.gov/blog/dc-econom…
How are we monitoring the federal downsizing and its impact on DC? This week’s blog post dives into the data we are monitoring and the dashboards we built for DC and Nationwide to track these impacts. ora-cfo.dc.gov/blog/federal-d…
Our office is actively monitoring the federal government layoffs and impacts on the District. Read our new blog post about the data we are tracking and two new dashboards we have built: ora-cfo.dc.gov/blog/how-we%E2…
While you wait for the cherry blossoms to bloom, catch up on our latest DC Economic and Revenue Trends Report for February 2025! Now available: ora-cfo.dc.gov/publication/ec…
It may rain today, but a good cup of tea and a new DC Economic and Revenue Trends Report is a good way to spend the afternoon. Read the latest for January 2025 here: ora-cfo.dc.gov/publication/ec…
It's cold outside, but this data is hot off the press! Take a break, and check out the latest monthly DC Economic and Revenue Trends. Read the full report here: ora-cfo.dc.gov/publication/ec… #data #economy #washingtondc #jobs #revenue
We recently released our quarterly revenue estimate for DC: ora-cfo.dc.gov/blog/dc-revenu… · Estimate for FY 25-28 remains unchanged · Actual preliminary revenue for FY24 is higher than expected · US election introduces uncertainty in future years due to potential new federal policies
Happy holidays! Here are some highlights from our latest DC Economic and Revenue Trends Review. Read the full review here: ora-cfo.dc.gov/publication/ec…
We’ve released an interactive dashboard for our latest tax burden study for the DC metro area. Compare income, property, sales, and auto taxes for a hypothetical family of three in DC and surrounding jurisdictions. ora-cfo.dc.gov/page/tax-burde…
Office foreclosures spiked big-time in D.C. in 2024, as the commercial real estate market continues to cope with the fallout from rapidly hiked interest rates and high vacancy rates post-Covid. bizjournals.com/washington/new…
DC’s home sale market has experienced dramatic changes in the last several years as mortgage rates have fallen then risen. We explore the role of women in this market, who have lower average incomes than other buyers taking out mortgages. ora-cfo.dc.gov/blog/role-wome…
Happy Friday! Catch up with our most recent work: - DC economic trends ora-cfo.dc.gov/publication/ec… - Catalog of tax expenditures (aka tax breaks) ora-cfo.dc.gov/sites/default/… - Federal contracting + DC economy ora-cfo.dc.gov/blog/importanc… - DC taxes, visualized ora-cfo.dc.gov/sites/default/…
Happy Wednesday! With the holidays upon us, what better way to spark conversations than by sharing some interesting highlights from our latest DC Economic and Revenue Trends October 2024 report: ora-cfo.dc.gov/publication/ec…
Read our deep dive into tax expenditures related to the environment, public safety, transportation, and more. These tax breaks give tax relief but also result in forgone revenue for the District. - Full report: ora-cfo.dc.gov/sites/default/… - 2 pg summary: ora-cfo.dc.gov/sites/default/…
Great graphs of DC’s tax base from @ORAdcgov. Sales tax climbed back to mid-2010’s last year after a dive during the pandemic. DC’s income tax is progressive while having the lowest tax burden for most earners in the region accounting for property, income, sales, & auto taxes.