Borough government · Northumberland County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Riverside took in $1.6 million and spent $2.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes54%Fees for services (sewer)25%State tax money10%Federal tax money6.1%Fines and other4.6%

What stands out

23%

of Riverside's money comes from a personal income tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Borough taxes54%

Property tax
24%$384 thousand
Individual income tax
23%$371 thousand
Other taxes
6.2%$99 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$48 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$38 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services25%

Fees for services
25%$401 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer
  • Sewer$401 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.1%

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

From the federal government
6.1%$97 thousand

State tax money10%

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

From the state
10%$160 thousand

Fines and other4.6%

Interest, rents and other
3.1%$49 thousand
Fines
1.5%$24 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs42%Roads, transit and parking26%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Water, sewer, trash and utilities12%Parks, recreation and libraries1.2%Interest on debt<0.1%

What stands out

26%

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%

Running the government and other costs
42%$1.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Government buildings$742 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$191 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$86 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$73 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
26%$683 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$683 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$454 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Police$409 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$21 thousand
  • Fire protection$12 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$12 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
12%$320 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$311 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$9 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.2%$31 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$31 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough 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 Borough 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.