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River Falls's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), River Falls took in $45.2 million and spent $45.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)52%City taxes23%Fines and other11%State tax money7.7%County and local tax money3.8%Federal tax money2.0%

What stands out

52%

of River Falls' money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 30%.

City taxes23%

Property tax
21%$9.3 million
Other taxes
2.5%$1.1 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other selective sales taxes and 3 more
  • Other licenses$737 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$182 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$130 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$87 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services52%

Fees for services
52%$23.5 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 6 more
  • Electric power$16.0 million
  • Sewer$3.5 million
  • Water$1.7 million
  • Garbage collection$1.2 million
  • Road charges$759 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$242 thousand
  • Other service charges$79 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.0%

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

From the federal government
2.0%$903 thousand

State tax money7.7%

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

From the state
7.7%$3.5 million

County and local tax money3.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.8%$1.7 million

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
11%$5.0 million
Fines
0.3%$142 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities47%Running the government and other costs23%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Roads, transit and parking7.8%Parks, recreation and libraries5.2%All other spending5.7%

What stands out

47%

of River Falls' spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
47%$21.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Electric power$15.2 million
  • Sewer systems$3.0 million
  • Water supply$2.0 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.1 million
Running the government and other costs
23%$10.7 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$8.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$408 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$17 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$5.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$4.1 million
  • Fire protection$848 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$211 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.8%$3.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; public transit and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$3.2 million
  • Public transit$341 thousand
  • Parking$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.2%$2.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$1.3 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.1 million
Interest on debt
3.3%$1.5 million
Housing and community development
1.8%$823 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.7%$307 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$307 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of River Falls. 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 City of River Falls 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.