Township government · Adams County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Reading Township took in $2.0 million and spent $1.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes63%State tax money16%Federal tax money16%Fines and other3.1%Fees for services2.2%

What stands out

43%

of Reading Township's money comes from a personal income tax.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes63%

Individual income tax
43%$843 thousand
Other taxes
12%$237 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes and public utility licenses
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$174 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$63 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
7.7%$151 thousand

Fees for services2.2%

Fees for services
2.2%$44 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$44 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money16%

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

From the federal government
16%$308 thousand

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$312 thousand

Fines and other3.1%

Interest, rents and other
2.5%$48 thousand
Fines
0.7%$13 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails35%Roads, transit and parking33%Running the government and other costs29%Parks, recreation and libraries1.1%Interest on debt0.5%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.4%

What stands out

35%

of Reading Township's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
35%$358 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$197 thousand
  • Fire protection$114 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$33 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$14 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
33%$340 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$340 thousand
Running the government and other costs
29%$297 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$130 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$92 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$38 thousand
  • Government buildings$37 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.1%$11 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$8 thousand
  • Libraries$3 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$5 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.4%$4 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$4 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 December 31, 2021. 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.