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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Riverton took in $348 thousand and spent $274 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)47%City taxes30%State tax money9.2%Fines and other6.6%Federal tax money6.0%County and local tax money1.1%

What stands out

10%

of Riverton's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes30%

Property tax
20%$69 thousand
Sales tax
9.8%$34 thousand
Other taxes
0.3%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services47%

Fees for services
47%$164 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$68 thousand
  • Water$67 thousand
  • Other service charges$24 thousand
  • Garbage collection$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.0%

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

From the federal government
6.0%$21 thousand

State tax money9.2%

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

From the state
9.2%$32 thousand

County and local tax money1.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.1%$4 thousand

Fines and other6.6%

Interest, rents and other
6.6%$23 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities37%Running the government and other costs21%Roads, transit and parking15%Interest on debt8.8%Police, fire, courts and jails8.0%All other spending9.9%

What stands out

8.8%

of Riverton's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 1.1%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
37%$102 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$79 thousand
  • Sewer systems$12 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$11 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$58 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Government buildings$24 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$12 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$12 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$8 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$41 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$41 thousand
Interest on debt
8.8%$24 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.0%$22 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$20 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.9%$19 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$19 thousand
Sent to other local governments
2.9%$8 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Riverton. 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 Riverton 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.