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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Riverside took in $4.3 million and spent $2.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes31%County and local tax money23%Fees for services (sewer, water)22%State tax money18%Fines and other3.9%Federal tax money2.0%

What stands out

23%

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.

City taxes31%

Property tax
22%$950 thousand
Other taxes
4.9%$210 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$181 thousand
  • Other licenses$25 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
3.7%$157 thousand

Fees for services22%

Fees for services
22%$951 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$408 thousand
  • Water$384 thousand
  • Garbage collection$86 thousand
  • Other service charges$73 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.0%

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

From the federal government
2.0%$86 thousand

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$777 thousand

County and local tax money23%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
23%$967 thousand

Fines and other3.9%

Interest, rents and other
3.9%$166 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking37%Water, sewer, trash and utilities27%Running the government and other costs16%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Parks, recreation and libraries5.1%All other spending0.4%

What stands out

37%

of Riverside's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
37%$942 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$942 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
27%$697 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$328 thousand
  • Sewer systems$284 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$85 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$407 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$183 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$106 thousand
  • Government buildings$93 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$19 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$6 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$356 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$205 thousand
  • Police$132 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$17 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.1%$130 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$108 thousand
  • Libraries$22 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$9 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Riverside. 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 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.