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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Riverdale took in $1.1 million and spent $1.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes78%Fees for services (sewer)14%State tax money4.9%Fines and other2.0%Federal tax money1.0%

What stands out

63%

of Riverdale's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

City taxes78%

Property tax
63%$716 thousand
Sales tax
15%$177 thousand
Other taxes
0.3%$4 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services14%

Fees for services
14%$156 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer and other service charges
  • Sewer$150 thousand
  • Other service charges$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.0%

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

From the federal government
1.0%$11 thousand

State tax money4.9%

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

From the state
4.9%$56 thousand

Fines and other2.0%

Interest, rents and other
2.0%$23 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs38%Water, sewer, trash and utilities35%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Parks, recreation and libraries9.4%Roads, transit and parking4.8%All other spending0.4%

What stands out

9.4%

of Riverdale's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
38%$433 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Government buildings$170 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$106 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$96 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$61 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
35%$396 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$347 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$49 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$132 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$98 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$34 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.4%$106 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$90 thousand
  • Libraries$16 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.8%$54 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$54 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$2 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$2 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.