Town government · Oconto County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Riverview took in $1.0 million and spent $986 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes55%State tax money38%Federal tax money3.9%Fees for services (garbage collection)2.0%Fines and other1.1%

What stands out

38%

of Riverview's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 19%.

Town taxes55%

Property tax
52%$525 thousand
Other taxes
3.0%$30 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$28 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.0%

Fees for services
2.0%$20 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and other service charges
  • Garbage collection$11 thousand
  • Other service charges$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.9%

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

From the federal government
3.9%$39 thousand

State tax money38%

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

From the state
38%$378 thousand

Fines and other1.1%

Interest, rents and other
1.1%$11 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking40%Health and hospitals23%Running the government and other costs17%Police, fire, courts and jails8.1%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.5%Parks, recreation and libraries4.3%

What stands out

23%

of Riverview's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
40%$396 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$396 thousand
Health and hospitals
23%$224 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$224 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$170 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$62 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$46 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$33 thousand
  • Government buildings$22 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$7 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.1%$80 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$59 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$14 thousand
  • Police$7 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.5%$74 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$74 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.3%$42 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$37 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Riverview. 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 Riverview 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.