Town government · Okanogan County, WA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Riverside took in $353 thousand and spent $406 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, garbage collection)40%Town taxes30%State tax money22%Federal tax money4.5%Fines and other2.0%County and local tax money1.4%

What stands out

14%

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

Town taxes30%

Sales tax
14%$48 thousand
Property tax
8.8%$31 thousand
Other taxes
7.6%$27 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 2 more
  • Public utility licenses$18 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$5 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$2 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services40%

Fees for services
40%$142 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Water$86 thousand
  • Garbage collection$50 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.5%

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

From the federal government
4.5%$16 thousand

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$77 thousand

County and local tax money1.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.4%$5 thousand

Fines and other2.0%

Interest, rents and other
2.0%$7 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs54%Water, sewer, trash and utilities33%Roads, transit and parking5.7%Police, fire, courts and jails5.7%Parks, recreation and libraries1.2%Interest on debt0.5%

What stands out

54%

of Riverside's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
54%$218 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$110 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$64 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$31 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$13 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
33%$135 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$87 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$48 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.7%$23 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$23 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.7%$23 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$23 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.2%$5 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town 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 Town 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.