ZIP 11931 · Riverhead, NY

Four governments run on your community's money

From the state down to your schools: where each one's money comes from and goes.

Yearly budgets from each government's latest fiscal year on record. Tap one to jump to it.

Your state

New York State

$266.8 billion budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended March 31, 2024.

Where the money comes from

State taxes45%Federal tax money38%Fees for services (hospital bills, electric power)9.1%Fines and other6.6%Local tax money0.5%
Full New York State breakdown

What stands out

8.9%

of New York State's money comes from business income taxes.A typical state government gets 3.8%.

State taxes45%

Individual income tax
21%$53.8 billion
Business income tax
8.9%$23.2 billion
Other taxes
8.4%$22.0 billion
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 16 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$8.06 billion
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$2.61 billion
  • Insurance premium taxes$2.49 billion
  • Estate and gift taxes$1.86 billion
  • Motor fuel taxes$1.60 billion
  • Motor vehicle licenses$1.42 billion
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$1.32 billion
  • Tobacco taxes$837 million
  • Public utility taxes$781 million
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$276 million
  • Driver's licenses$179 million
  • Amusement taxes$163 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$149 million
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$80.7 million
  • Hunting and fishing licenses$57.3 million
  • Corporation licenses$46.2 million
  • Public utility licenses$46.0 million
  • Other licenses$1.8 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
7.6%$20.0 billion

Fees for services9.1%

Fees for services
9.1%$23.9 billion
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; electric power and 13 more
  • Hospital bills$8.13 billion
  • Electric power$6.73 billion
  • College tuition$3.04 billion
  • Other service charges$1.93 billion
  • Transit fares$1.76 billion
  • Tolls on roads and bridges$1.03 billion
  • University housing and dining$691 million
  • Parks and recreation$357 million
  • Airport$72.5 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$72.3 million
  • Other education charges$43.4 million
  • Road charges$12.2 million
  • Ports and waterways$11.8 million
  • Housing$1.8 million
  • Garbage collection$61 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money38%

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

From the federal government
38%$100.4 billion

Local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From local governments
0.5%$1.26 billion

Fines and other6.6%

Interest, rents and other
6.4%$16.8 billion
Fines
0.2%$393 million
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Where the money goes

Social services37%Sent to local governments34%Running the government and other costs6.6%Schools and colleges5.6%Health and hospitals4.8%All other spending13%

What stands out

5.6%

of New York State's spending goes to schools and colleges.A typical state government spends 15%.

Full New York State breakdown

Spending by category100%

Social services
37%$97.6 billion
What's in social servicesOther public welfare; unemployment and social insurance offices and 2 more
  • Other public welfare$97.3 billion
  • Unemployment and social insurance offices$258 million
  • Welfare institutions$108 million
  • Veterans' services$8.5 million
Sent to local governments
34%$89.9 billion
What's in sent to local governmentsSent to school districts; sent to local governments: elementary and secondary schools and 22 more
  • Sent to school districts$24.1 billion
  • Sent to local governments: elementary and secondary schools$21.2 billion
  • Sent to local governments: other public welfare$15.3 billion
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$8.93 billion
  • Sent to local governments: public health$8.74 billion
  • Sent to local governments: housing and community development$4.04 billion
  • Sent to local governments: roads and highways$2.55 billion
  • Sent to local governments: general support$1.27 billion
  • Sent to local governments: other education$1.00 billion
  • Sent to local governments: sewer systems$616 million
  • Sent to local governments: courts and legal services$608 million
  • Sent to local governments: colleges and universities$420 million
  • Sent to local governments: police$321 million
  • Sent to local governments: finance, tax collection and budgeting$280 million
  • Sent to local governments: parks and recreation$157 million
  • Sent to local governments: inspections and regulation$132 million
  • Sent to local governments: natural resources, farming and conservation$122 million
  • Sent to local governments: prisons and jails$80.4 million
  • Sent to local governments: libraries$49.5 million
  • Sent to local governments: garbage and solid waste$21.1 million
  • Sent to local governments: probation, parole and other corrections$17.9 million
  • Sent to local governments: airports$9.4 million
  • Sent to local governments: hospitals$8.2 million
  • Sent to local governments: other government administration$4.2 million
Running the government and other costs
6.6%$17.6 billion
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 4 more
  • Other and not broken out$12.6 billion
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$4.24 billion
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$339 million
  • Other government administration$247 million
  • Government buildings$201 million
  • Other government-run businesses$6 thousand
Schools and colleges
5.6%$15.0 billion
What's in schools and collegesColleges and universities; scholarships and other education subsidies and 3 more
  • Colleges and universities$12.1 billion
  • Scholarships and other education subsidies$1.86 billion
  • College housing, dining and bookstores$1.01 billion
  • Other education$113 million
  • Elementary and secondary schools$992 thousand
Health and hospitals
4.8%$12.8 billion
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$8.73 billion
  • Public health$4.06 billion
Roads, transit and parking
4.4%$11.8 billion
What's in roads, transit and parkingPublic transit; roads and highways and 3 more
  • Public transit$5.81 billion
  • Roads and highways$4.37 billion
  • Toll roads and bridges$1.36 billion
  • Airports$204 million
  • Ports and harbors$14.6 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.0%$7.90 billion
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; prisons and jails and 3 more
  • Courts and legal services$3.37 billion
  • Prisons and jails$3.03 billion
  • Police$1.10 billion
  • Inspections and regulation$199 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$196 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.5%$6.60 billion
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$6.51 billion
  • Water supply$51.6 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$29.6 million
  • Sewer systems$4.0 million
Interest on debt
2.0%$5.31 billion
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt; interest on public transit debt and 1 more
  • Interest on general debt$3.59 billion
  • Interest on public transit debt$1.14 billion
  • Interest on electric power debt$571 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$884 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$881 million
  • Libraries$3.1 million
Housing and community development
0.3%$803 million
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$617 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$617 million
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Your county

Suffolk County

$4.28 billion budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended December 31, 2023.

Where the money comes from

County taxes66%Fees for services (water, college tuition)15%Federal tax money10%State tax money6.8%Fines and other1.8%Local tax money0.3%
Full Suffolk County breakdown

What stands out

47%

of Suffolk County's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people gets 2.7%.

County taxes66%

Sales tax
47%$1.95 billion
Property tax
19%$774 million
Other taxes
0.2%$7.9 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$7.9 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services15%

Fees for services
15%$616 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 6 more
  • Water$257 million
  • Other service charges$211 million
  • College tuition$73.8 million
  • Sewer$46.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$14.9 million
  • Airport$4.8 million
  • Transit fares$4.8 million
  • University housing and dining$2.7 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money10%

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

From the federal government
10%$432 million

State tax money6.8%

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

From the state
6.8%$281 million

Local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.3%$11.3 million

Fines and other1.8%

Interest, rents and other
1.7%$71.8 million
Fines
<0.1%$1.6 million
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Where the money goes

Running the government and other costs32%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Water, sewer, trash and utilities12%Social services8.9%Schools and colleges5.9%All other spending17%

What stands out

12%

of Suffolk County's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people spends 2.6%.

Full Suffolk County breakdown

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
32%$1.38 billion
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.32 billion
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$43.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$14.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$1.00 billion
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 4 more
  • Police$718 million
  • Prisons and jails$134 million
  • Courts and legal services$96.2 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$32.1 million
  • Fire protection$17.1 million
  • Inspections and regulation$3.5 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
12%$526 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$251 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$151 million
  • Sewer systems$123 million
Social services
8.9%$383 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$383 million
Schools and colleges
5.9%$252 million
What's in schools and collegesColleges and universities; scholarships and other education subsidies and 1 more
  • Colleges and universities$228 million
  • Scholarships and other education subsidies$19.6 million
  • College housing, dining and bookstores$4.1 million
Sent to other local governments
5.7%$242 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government and sent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to the state government$218 million
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$24.6 million
Roads, transit and parking
4.8%$204 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingPublic transit; roads and highways and 1 more
  • Public transit$122 million
  • Roads and highways$80.2 million
  • Airports$1.6 million
Health and hospitals
3.8%$165 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$165 million
Interest on debt
2.1%$91.3 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$61.9 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$29.4 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.9%$37.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$37.4 million
Housing and community development
<0.1%$1.2 million
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$569 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$569 thousand
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Your town

Town of Riverhead

$107 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended December 31, 2023.

Where the money comes from

Town taxes68%Fees for services (water, sewer)17%Fines and other8.0%State tax money3.8%County and local tax money2.6%Federal tax money0.8%
Full Riverhead breakdown

What stands out

12%

of Riverhead's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 3.2%.

Town taxes68%

Property tax
57%$59.0 million
Other taxes
12%$12.0 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; other licenses and 2 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$7.2 million
  • Other licenses$4.0 million
  • Public utility taxes$870 thousand
  • Amusement licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services17%

Fees for services
17%$17.2 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$7.5 million
  • Sewer$7.5 million
  • Other service charges$1.6 million
  • Parks and recreation$690 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.8%

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

From the federal government
0.8%$873 thousand

State tax money3.8%

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

From the state
3.8%$4.0 million

County and local tax money2.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.6%$2.7 million

Fines and other8.0%

Interest, rents and other
7.4%$7.7 million
Fines
0.6%$599 thousand
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Where the money goes

Running the government and other costs28%Roads, transit and parking27%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Water, sewer, trash and utilities19%Parks, recreation and libraries2.0%All other spending4.3%

What stands out

19%

of Riverhead's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 4.5%.

Full Riverhead breakdown

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
28%$29.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$22.8 million
  • Government buildings$2.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.2 million
Roads, transit and parking
27%$28.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$28.7 million
  • Parking$33 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$22.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$18.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.3 million
  • Inspections and regulation$813 thousand
  • Fire protection$387 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
19%$19.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$10.1 million
  • Water supply$5.3 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$4.6 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.0%$2.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2.1 million
Health and hospitals
1.9%$2.0 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.0 million
Interest on debt
1.6%$1.7 million
Housing and community development
0.7%$783 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$103 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$103 thousand
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Your schools

Riverhead Central School District

$195 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

Where the money comes from

State tax money47%School district taxes47%Fines and other5.0%County and local tax money0.5%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)0.2%
Full Riverhead Central School District breakdown

What stands out

47%

of Riverhead Central School District's money comes from property tax.A typical school district with 5,000 to 25,000 students gets 29%.

School district taxes47%

Property tax
47%$97.9 million

Fees for services0.2%

Fees for services
0.2%$449 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches; other school charges and 1 more
  • School lunches$372 thousand
  • Other school charges$40 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$37 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money47%

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

From the state
47%$99.0 million

County and local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.5%$989 thousand

Fines and other5.0%

Interest, rents and other
5.0%$10.6 million
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Where the money goes

Schools and colleges98%Sent to other local governments1.0%Interest on debt0.8%
Full Riverhead Central School District breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
98%$191 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$191 million
Sent to other local governments
1.0%$2.0 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to school districts
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$1.0 million
  • Sent to school districts$978 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$1.6 million
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Sources and moreEach government's source, fiscal year and how a ZIP is matched

New York State. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended March 31, 2024.

Suffolk County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

Town of Riverhead. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

Riverhead Central School District. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

How a ZIP is matched. A ZIP code is not a government boundary, so we match it to the cities, counties and school districts that overlap it, using Census Bureau geography. Where a ZIP crosses several, each one is shown with its share of the ZIP. Each government's money covers its own operations only; the others listed here are separate.

Latest recorded year. The year differs by government: each block shows the newest fiscal year on file. A Census survey year covers fiscal years ending July 1 of the year before through June 30 of that year.