Township government · Livingston County, IL

Reading Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Reading Township took in $1.1 million and spent $659 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended March 31, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer)35%Township taxes34%State tax money27%Fines and other4.1%

What stands out

35%

of Reading Township's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes34%

Property tax
34%$366 thousand

Fees for services35%

Fees for services
35%$380 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer and other service charges
  • Sewer$379 thousand
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money27%

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

From the state
27%$296 thousand

Fines and other4.1%

Interest, rents and other
3.2%$35 thousand
Fines
0.8%$9 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking62%Water, sewer, trash and utilities24%Running the government and other costs11%Health and hospitals2.3%Interest on debt0.8%

What stands out

24%

of Reading Township's 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
62%$407 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$407 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
24%$159 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$159 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$73 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$73 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.3%$15 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$15 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Reading Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended March 31, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Reading Township 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.