Town government · Suffolk County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Riverhead took in $104 million and spent $107 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes68%Fees for services (water, sewer)17%Fines and other8.0%State tax money3.8%County and local tax money2.6%Federal tax money0.8%

What stands out

12%

of Riverhead's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 3.2%.

Town taxes68%

Property tax
57%$59.0 million
Other taxes
12%$12.0 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; other licenses and 2 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$7.2 million
  • Other licenses$4.0 million
  • Public utility taxes$870 thousand
  • Amusement licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services17%

Fees for services
17%$17.2 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$7.5 million
  • Sewer$7.5 million
  • Other service charges$1.6 million
  • Parks and recreation$690 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.8%

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

From the federal government
0.8%$873 thousand

State tax money3.8%

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

From the state
3.8%$4.0 million

County and local tax money2.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.6%$2.7 million

Fines and other8.0%

Interest, rents and other
7.4%$7.7 million
Fines
0.6%$599 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs28%Roads, transit and parking27%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Water, sewer, trash and utilities19%Parks, recreation and libraries2.0%All other spending4.3%

What stands out

19%

of Riverhead's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 4.5%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
28%$29.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$22.8 million
  • Government buildings$2.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.2 million
Roads, transit and parking
27%$28.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$28.7 million
  • Parking$33 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$22.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$18.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.3 million
  • Inspections and regulation$813 thousand
  • Fire protection$387 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
19%$19.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$10.1 million
  • Water supply$5.3 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$4.6 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.0%$2.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2.1 million
Health and hospitals
1.9%$2.0 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.0 million
Interest on debt
1.6%$1.7 million
Housing and community development
0.7%$783 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$103 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$103 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Riverhead. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Town of Riverhead 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.