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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, 2021), River Falls took in $1.2 million and spent $1.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes62%State tax money20%Federal tax money8.2%Fees for services (garbage collection, road charges)6.3%Fines and other2.8%

What stands out

8.2%

of River Falls' money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes62%

Property tax
61%$736 thousand
Other taxes
1.7%$21 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Other licenses$19 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.3%

Fees for services
6.3%$76 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 2 more
  • Garbage collection$64 thousand
  • Other service charges$10 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
  • Road charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.2%

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

From the federal government
8.2%$100 thousand

State tax money20%

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

From the state
20%$247 thousand

Fines and other2.8%

Interest, rents and other
2.8%$34 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking72%Running the government and other costs13%Police, fire, courts and jails7.3%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.0%Health and hospitals2.2%Parks, recreation and libraries0.3%

What stands out

5%

of River Falls' spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
72%$804 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$804 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$143 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$92 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$24 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$14 thousand
  • Government buildings$13 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.3%$81 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$81 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.0%$56 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$56 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.2%$25 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$25 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$3 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of River Falls. 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 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.