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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Riverton took in $31.3 million and spent $27.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Federal tax money27%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)26%State tax money21%County and local tax money16%City taxes6.4%Fines and other3.4%

What stands out

27%

of Riverton's money comes from federal tax money.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 1.2%.

City taxes6.4%

Other taxes
3.6%$1.1 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$841 thousand
  • Other licenses$156 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$61 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$60 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
2.9%$900 thousand

Fees for services26%

Fees for services
26%$8.2 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Water$2.9 million
  • Garbage collection$2.6 million
  • Sewer$2.6 million
  • Airport$193 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money27%

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

From the federal government
27%$8.4 million

State tax money21%

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

From the state
21%$6.6 million

County and local tax money16%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
16%$5.0 million

Fines and other3.4%

Interest, rents and other
3.1%$972 thousand
Fines
0.3%$98 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking33%Water, sewer, trash and utilities29%Running the government and other costs18%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Parks, recreation and libraries3.2%All other spending2.5%

What stands out

33%

of Riverton's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
33%$9.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports and roads and highways
  • Airports$8.2 million
  • Roads and highways$765 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
29%$7.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$2.8 million
  • Sewer systems$2.8 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.3 million
Running the government and other costs
18%$4.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.7 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$477 thousand
  • Government buildings$416 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$4.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$3.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$316 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$126 thousand
  • Fire protection$7 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.2%$877 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$877 thousand
Housing and community development
1.3%$348 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.7%$194 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$194 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$150 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$103 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$47 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Riverton. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of City of Riverton 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.