City government · Riley County, KS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Riley took in $2.0 million and spent $183 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money39%City taxes29%Fees for services (sewer, water)22%Federal tax money7.2%Fines and other3.4%

What stands out

39%

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

City taxes29%

Property tax
18%$360 thousand
Sales tax
11%$223 thousand
Other taxes
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services22%

Fees for services
22%$438 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$254 thousand
  • Water$166 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$14 thousand
  • Garbage collection$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.2%

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

From the federal government
7.2%$147 thousand

State tax money39%

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

From the state
39%$796 thousand

Fines and other3.4%

Interest, rents and other
3.4%$69 thousand

Where it goes

The Census record for this side looks incomplete, so these figures may be lower than the government's own totals.

Water, sewer, trash and utilities36%Parks, recreation and libraries30%Interest on debt16%Running the government and other costs9.8%Roads, transit and parking8.2%

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
36%$65 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$65 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
30%$55 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$34 thousand
  • Libraries$21 thousand
Interest on debt
16%$30 thousand
Running the government and other costs
9.8%$18 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out
  • Other and not broken out$18 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.2%$15 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$15 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Riley. 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 City of Riley 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.