Township government · Howard County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Liberty Township took in $114 thousand and spent $71 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes88%Fines and other12%

What stands out

12%

of Liberty Township's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 1%.

Township taxes88%

Property tax
85%$97 thousand
Other taxes
2.6%$3 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
12%$14 thousand

Where it goes

Social services56%Police, fire, courts and jails44%

What stands out

56%

of Liberty Township's spending goes to social services.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Social services
56%$40 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$40 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
44%$31 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$31 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Liberty 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 Liberty 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.