City government · Stanislaus County, CA

Riverbank's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Riverbank took in $27.9 million and spent $39.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)36%City taxes34%State tax money14%Fines and other12%Federal tax money3.8%

What stands out

16%

of Riverbank's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

City taxes34%

Sales tax
16%$4.5 million
Property tax
13%$3.7 million
Other taxes
4.7%$1.3 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 3 more
  • Public utility taxes$676 thousand
  • Other licenses$407 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$77 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$72 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$66 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services36%

Fees for services
36%$10.0 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$4.9 million
  • Water$3.1 million
  • Other service charges$1.8 million
  • Parks and recreation$246 thousand
  • Road charges$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.8%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
3.8%$1.1 million

State tax money14%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
14%$4.0 million

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
11%$3.1 million
Fines
0.5%$152 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails28%Running the government and other costs16%Roads, transit and parking14%Water, sewer, trash and utilities14%Sent to other local governments12%All other spending16%

What stands out

12%

of Riverbank's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$10.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; police and 1 more
  • Courts and legal services$5.1 million
  • Police$4.9 million
  • Inspections and regulation$740 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$6.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.7 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$918 thousand
  • Government buildings$61 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$5.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5.6 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
14%$5.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$3.7 million
  • Water supply$1.9 million
Sent to other local governments
12%$4.7 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$4.7 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.0%$3.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$3.2 million
Health and hospitals
3.8%$1.5 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.5 million
Housing and community development
3.5%$1.4 million
Interest on debt
0.5%$195 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Riverbank. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Riverbank itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.