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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Riverside took in $16.5 million and spent $12.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes52%State tax money22%Federal tax money10%Fines and other7.8%Fees for services (parks and recreation)5.0%County and local tax money2.3%

What stands out

35%

of Riverside's money comes from a personal income tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

City taxes52%

Individual income tax
35%$5.8 million
Property tax
14%$2.3 million
Business income tax
2.2%$359 thousand
Other taxes
0.8%$124 thousand
What's in other taxesAmusement taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Amusement taxes$62 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$41 thousand
  • Other licenses$21 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.0%

Fees for services
5.0%$829 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks and recreation
  • Other service charges$827 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money10%

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

From the federal government
10%$1.7 million

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$3.7 million

County and local tax money2.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.3%$372 thousand

Fines and other7.8%

Interest, rents and other
7.7%$1.3 million
Fines
0.1%$18 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails57%Running the government and other costs28%Roads, transit and parking11%Sent to other local governments2.5%Interest on debt0.9%All other spending0.4%

What stands out

57%

of Riverside's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
57%$7.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$4.2 million
  • Fire protection$2.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$182 thousand
Running the government and other costs
28%$3.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$965 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$200 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$8 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$1.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.4 million
Sent to other local governments
2.5%$308 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$308 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$106 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$48 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$48 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$7 thousand
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions
  • Welfare institutions$7 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 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 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.