Village government · Cook County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Riverside took in $19.3 million and spent $14.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Village taxes46%Fees for services (water, sewer)25%State tax money12%County and local tax money8.4%Fines and other7.9%

What stands out

8.4%

of Riverside's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Village taxes46%

Property tax
36%$7.0 million
Other taxes
10%$1.9 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$1.2 million
  • Public utility taxes$563 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$187 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services25%

Fees for services
25%$4.9 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 3 more
  • Water$2.9 million
  • Other service charges$1.3 million
  • Sewer$561 thousand
  • Parking$133 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$2.4 million

County and local tax money8.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
8.4%$1.6 million

Fines and other7.9%

Interest, rents and other
6.8%$1.3 million
Fines
1.1%$212 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails44%Running the government and other costs18%Water, sewer, trash and utilities18%Parks, recreation and libraries15%Roads, transit and parking4.5%Interest on debt1.6%

What stands out

44%

of Riverside's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
44%$6.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$5.1 million
  • Fire protection$1.4 million
Running the government and other costs
18%$2.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.9 million
  • Government buildings$342 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$294 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$35 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
18%$2.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$2.6 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
15%$2.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$1.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.0 million
Roads, transit and parking
4.5%$665 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$546 thousand
  • Parking$119 thousand
Interest on debt
1.6%$230 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Riverside. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Village 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.