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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 $25.2 million and spent $15.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money57%County and local tax money29%City taxes13%Fines and other1.0%Fees for services (parks and recreation)0.2%

What stands out

29%

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 taxes13%

Sales tax
8.0%$2.0 million
Other taxes
4.8%$1.2 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and occupation and business licenses
  • Public utility taxes$978 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$220 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.2%

Fees for services
0.2%$47 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$47 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money57%

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

From the state
57%$14.3 million

County and local tax money29%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
29%$7.3 million

Fines and other1.0%

Interest, rents and other
0.5%$135 thousand
Fines
0.5%$129 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails39%Roads, transit and parking38%Running the government and other costs18%Interest on debt3.4%Parks, recreation and libraries1.4%Sent to other local governments0.6%

What stands out

38%

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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
39%$6.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$3.8 million
  • Fire protection$2.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$184 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
38%$6.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$6.0 million
Running the government and other costs
18%$2.8 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)$2.0 million
  • Government buildings$300 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$296 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$209 thousand
Interest on debt
3.4%$528 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.4%$222 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$222 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.6%$99 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$99 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. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. 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.