Town government · Adams County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Liberty took in $429 thousand and spent $333 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money53%Fees for services (water, sewer)37%Town taxes7.2%Fines and other3.3%

What stands out

53%

of Liberty's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

Town taxes7.2%

Property tax
4.9%$21 thousand
Other taxes
2.3%$10 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services37%

Fees for services
37%$158 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater and sewer
  • Water$124 thousand
  • Sewer$34 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money53%

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

From the state
53%$226 thousand

Fines and other3.3%

Interest, rents and other
3.3%$14 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities64%Running the government and other costs25%Roads, transit and parking7.8%Parks, recreation and libraries1.8%Police, fire, courts and jails1.8%

What stands out

64%

of Liberty'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
64%$212 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$184 thousand
  • Sewer systems$28 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$83 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$83 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.8%$26 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$26 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.8%$6 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$6 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.8%$6 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Liberty. 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 Town of Liberty 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.