City government · Lyon County, KS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Reading took in $244 thousand and spent $257 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, gas)57%City taxes19%County and local tax money9.8%Federal tax money7.0%Fines and other4.5%State tax money2.9%

What stands out

10%

of Reading's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes19%

Property tax

19%$46 thousand

Fees for services57%

Fees for services

57%$139 thousand

What's in fees for servicesWater; gas and 4 more

Water$50 thousand
Gas$45 thousand
Garbage collection$25 thousand
Sewer$17 thousand
Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.0%

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

From the federal government

7.0%$17 thousand

State tax money2.9%

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

From the state

2.9%$7 thousand

County and local tax money9.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

9.8%$24 thousand

Fines and other4.5%

Interest, rents and other

4.5%$11 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities56%Roads, transit and parking24%Running the government and other costs19%Parks, recreation and libraries1.2%

What stands out

56%

of Reading'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

56%$143 thousand

What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; gas supply and 2 more

Water supply$54 thousand
Gas supply$42 thousand
Sewer systems$25 thousand
Garbage and solid waste$22 thousand

Roads, transit and parking

24%$61 thousand

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways

Roads and highways$61 thousand

Running the government and other costs

19%$50 thousand

What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)

Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$50 thousand

Parks, recreation and libraries

1.2%$3 thousand

What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation

Parks and recreation$3 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Reading. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Reading 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.