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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Riddle took in $1.8 million and spent $1.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)65%City taxes24%State tax money8.4%Fines and other2.1%

What stands out

65%

of Riddle's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

City taxes24%

Property tax
19%$342 thousand
Other taxes
4.7%$83 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$78 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$3 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services65%

Fees for services
65%$1.2 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more
  • Sewer$614 thousand
  • Water$536 thousand
  • Other service charges$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money8.4%

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

From the state
8.4%$149 thousand

Fines and other2.1%

Interest, rents and other
1.6%$29 thousand
Fines
0.5%$9 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking25%Running the government and other costs25%Water, sewer, trash and utilities21%Sent to other local governments15%Interest on debt11%Parks, recreation and libraries3.1%

What stands out

15%

of Riddle's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
25%$272 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$272 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$268 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$173 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$62 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$33 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
21%$223 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$136 thousand
  • Water supply$68 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$19 thousand
Sent to other local governments
15%$161 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$161 thousand
Interest on debt
11%$122 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$73 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$49 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.1%$33 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$28 thousand
  • Libraries$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Riddle. 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 Riddle 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.