County elected office
Riverside County Treasurer-Tax Collector
This countywide office safeguards and invests public funds while billing and collecting county property taxes.
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- Government
- Riverside County
- Public body
- Treasurer-Tax Collector
- Electoral area
- Riverside County
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Static Riverside County outline. This office is elected across the full county rather than from a smaller district.
Office overview
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What this office does
Manages public funds and county tax collection
The office bills and collects property taxes, receives and safeguards public funds, and manages the county Treasurer's Pooled Investment Fund.
Riverside County Treasurer-Tax CollectorElection process
A majority can decide the office in the primary
The office uses a nonpartisan primary. A candidate receiving more than 50 percent wins; otherwise, the top two advance to the general election.
Open the 2026 Election PageRiverside County statisticsJuly 1, 2025 population estimate and 2020–2024 measures
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People and households
- Population
- 2,544,916July 1, 2025 estimate
- Households
- 775,3352020–2024 estimate
- Median household income
- $93,0742024 inflation-adjusted dollars
Race and ethnicity
- Hispanic or Latino
- 52.5%May be of any race; 2020–2024
- White alone, not Hispanic
- 30.2%2020–2024
- Asian alone
- 8.3%2020–2024
- Black alone
- 7.5%2020–2024
Geography
- Land area
- 7,209.27 sq mi2020 Census geography
Current officeholder
Who currently holds this office?
The official Treasurer-Tax Collector biography identifies Matthew Jennings as the current officeholder and records service beginning in September 2020.
Current officeholder
Matthew Jennings
Riverside County Treasurer-Tax Collector
- Status
- Current officeholder
- First elected
Contact this office
- Phone
- (951) 955-3900
- Office
- P.O. Box 12005, Riverside, CA 92502-2205
Past elections
Election history
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Election archive
2022 Primary Election page not yet published
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Election archive
2018 Primary Election page not yet published
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Public records
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County investments
Treasurer's Pooled Investment Fund
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Open official recordProperty taxes
Review and pay property taxes
Open the county's public property-tax account and payment service.
Open official recordTax sales
Tax sale information
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Current assessmentStrong coverage
The office identity, current officeholder, Riverside Countywide area, county statistics, current election cycle, public records, related offices, and reviewed sources are included.
Assessed August 18, 2026 · Current 2026 recordsEarlier election pages, officeholder succession history, and item-level date and image review for the official news archive remain incomplete.
Sources used on this page6 source organizations · 12 records
Riverside County Registrar of Voters
2 records from this source are used on the page.
Official candidate source
1 record from this source is used on the page.
California Legislature
2 records from this source are used on the page.
California Elections Code section 1300 county-office election cyclehttps://www.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displayText.xhtml?article=&chapter=4.&division=1.&lawCode=ELEC&part=&title=California Elections Code section 1000 statewide direct-primary datehttps://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=ELEC§ionNum=1000.
Riverside County GIS
1 record from this source is used on the page.
Riverside County Treasurer-Tax Collector
5 records from this source are used on the page.
Official government information about the office and public bodyhttps://countytreasurer.org/about-treasurer-tax-collectorThe official Treasurer-Tax Collector biography identifies Matthew Jennings as the current officeholder and records service beginning in September 2020.https://countytreasurer.org/contact-usTreasurer's Pooled Investment Fundhttps://countytreasurer.org/treasurers-pooled-investment-fundReview and pay property taxeshttps://ca-riverside-ttc.publicaccessnow.com/Home.aspxTax sale informationhttps://countytreasurer.org/tax-collector/tax-sale-information
U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Riverside County
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