City government · Riverside County, CA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Riverside took in $1.19 billion and spent $1.05 billion.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)57%City taxes28%Fines and other7.7%State tax money3.8%Federal tax money3.2%County and local tax money0.1%

What stands out

57%

of Riverside's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 30%.

City taxes28%

Sales tax
15%$182 million
Property tax
7.4%$88.4 million
Other taxes
5.6%$66.3 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 4 more
  • Public utility taxes$38.9 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$9.6 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$8.8 million
  • Other licenses$5.9 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$2.0 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$1.2 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services57%

Fees for services
57%$679 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 9 more
  • Electric power$430 million
  • Water$81.4 million
  • Sewer$75.4 million
  • Garbage collection$33.4 million
  • Parks and recreation$25.2 million
  • Other service charges$14.6 million
  • Parking$10.2 million
  • Housing$5.4 million
  • Airport$2.0 million
  • Road charges$1.2 million
  • Transit fares$363 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.2%

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

From the federal government
3.2%$37.9 million

State tax money3.8%

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

From the state
3.8%$45.6 million

County and local tax money0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.1%$1.6 million

Fines and other7.7%

Interest, rents and other
7.6%$90.7 million
Fines
<0.1%$900 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities50%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Roads, transit and parking8.4%Parks, recreation and libraries6.6%Interest on debt5.7%All other spending6.4%

What stands out

50%

of Riverside's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 20%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
50%$530 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$372 million
  • Water supply$82.4 million
  • Sewer systems$41.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$34.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$237 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$140 million
  • Fire protection$75.8 million
  • Inspections and regulation$21.3 million
Roads, transit and parking
8.4%$88.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; public transit and 2 more
  • Roads and highways$69.7 million
  • Public transit$10.6 million
  • Parking$6.5 million
  • Airports$1.7 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.6%$68.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$59.7 million
  • Libraries$9.2 million
Interest on debt
5.7%$59.5 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on electric power debt; interest on general debt and 2 more
  • Interest on electric power debt$25.9 million
  • Interest on general debt$22.1 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$11.4 million
  • Interest on public transit debt$138 thousand
Housing and community development
2.6%$27.5 million
Running the government and other costs
2.2%$22.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Other and not broken out$15.9 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$6.8 million
Health and hospitals
1.7%$17.6 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$17.6 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Riverside. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of City of Riverside 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.