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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Reading took in $26.5 million and spent $21.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes68%Fees for services (sewer, water)26%Fines and other3.2%County and local tax money2.9%State tax money0.3%

What stands out

50%

of Reading's money comes from a personal income tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

City taxes68%

Individual income tax
50%$13.3 million
Property tax
7.3%$1.9 million
Business income tax
6.2%$1.6 million
Other taxes
3.9%$1.0 million
What's in other taxesEstate and gift taxes; motor vehicle licenses and 3 more
  • Estate and gift taxes$511 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$402 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$69 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$45 thousand
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services26%

Fees for services
26%$6.9 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 4 more
  • Sewer$4.2 million
  • Water$1.7 million
  • Garbage collection$565 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$191 thousand
  • Other service charges$148 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$100 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money0.3%

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

From the state
0.3%$86 thousand

County and local tax money2.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.9%$770 thousand

Fines and other3.2%

Interest, rents and other
2.3%$615 thousand
Fines
0.9%$235 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails41%Running the government and other costs28%Sent to other local governments13%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.3%Roads, transit and parking4.8%All other spending6.8%

What stands out

13%

of Reading's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
41%$8.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$4.7 million
  • Fire protection$3.8 million
  • Courts and legal services$163 thousand
Running the government and other costs
28%$5.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.2 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.3 million
  • Government buildings$1.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$845 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$233 thousand
Sent to other local governments
13%$2.7 million
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$2.7 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.3%$1.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; water supply and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$659 thousand
  • Water supply$611 thousand
  • Sewer systems$53 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.8%$1.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.0 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.3%$700 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$700 thousand
Housing and community development
2.9%$620 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$116 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$5 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$5 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. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. 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.