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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Readlyn took in $2.0 million and spent $1.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)59%City taxes26%State tax money5.9%Federal tax money5.8%County and local tax money1.9%Fines and other1.6%

What stands out

6%

of Readlyn's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes26%

Property tax
20%$398 thousand
Sales tax
6.0%$120 thousand
Other taxes
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services59%

Fees for services
59%$1.2 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 3 more
  • Electric power$710 thousand
  • Sewer$282 thousand
  • Water$109 thousand
  • Garbage collection$60 thousand
  • Other service charges$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.8%

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

From the federal government
5.8%$115 thousand

State tax money5.9%

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

From the state
5.9%$117 thousand

County and local tax money1.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.9%$38 thousand

Fines and other1.6%

Interest, rents and other
1.6%$32 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities51%Roads, transit and parking18%Running the government and other costs9.5%Police, fire, courts and jails7.6%Interest on debt6.9%All other spending7.1%

What stands out

51%

of Readlyn's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
51%$931 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Electric power$662 thousand
  • Sewer systems$120 thousand
  • Water supply$92 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$57 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
18%$322 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$322 thousand
Running the government and other costs
9.5%$173 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$118 thousand
  • Government buildings$27 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$19 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$9 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.6%$139 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$101 thousand
  • Fire protection$37 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Interest on debt
6.9%$125 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.0%$109 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$65 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$44 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.1%$20 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$20 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Readlyn. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Readlyn 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.