City government · Clayton County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Riverdale took in $19.4 million and spent $16.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County and local tax money47%City taxes41%Fines and other6.1%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)5.5%State tax money0.9%

What stands out

47%

of Riverdale's money comes from county and other local tax money.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 0.8%.

City taxes41%

Property tax
22%$4.2 million
Other taxes
19%$3.7 million
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; occupation and business licenses and 6 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$1.2 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$923 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$761 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$436 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$157 thousand
  • Other licenses$156 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$44 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$18 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.5%

Fees for services
5.5%$1.1 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$958 thousand
  • Other service charges$86 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$29 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money0.9%

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

From the state
0.9%$175 thousand

County and local tax money47%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
47%$9.0 million

Fines and other6.1%

Fines
5.3%$1.0 million
Interest, rents and other
0.8%$161 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails42%Running the government and other costs41%Parks, recreation and libraries8.2%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.2%Interest on debt2.2%Roads, transit and parking1.9%

What stands out

41%

of Riverdale's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 18%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
42%$6.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$3.1 million
  • Police$3.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$636 thousand
Running the government and other costs
41%$6.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.8 million
  • Government buildings$1.5 million
  • Other and not broken out$146 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.2%$1.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.3 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.2%$673 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$673 thousand
Interest on debt
2.2%$353 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
1.9%$308 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$308 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Riverdale. 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 Riverdale 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.