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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Liberty took in $4.1 million and spent $3.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, gas)74%City taxes17%State tax money3.6%County and local tax money2.7%Federal tax money2.5%

What stands out

74%

of Liberty's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

City taxes17%

Other taxes
9.6%$392 thousand
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes and public utility taxes
  • Insurance premium taxes$238 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$154 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
7.4%$303 thousand

Fees for services74%

Fees for services
74%$3.0 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; gas and 2 more
  • Water$1.1 million
  • Gas$1.1 million
  • Sewer$746 thousand
  • Other service charges$86 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.5%

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

From the federal government
2.5%$100 thousand

State tax money3.6%

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

From the state
3.6%$145 thousand

County and local tax money2.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.7%$111 thousand

Fines and other<0.1%

Fines
<0.1%$3 thousand
Interest, rents and other
-<0.1%-$2 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities70%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Running the government and other costs10%Interest on debt4.5%Roads, transit and parking2.3%

What stands out

70%

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
70%$2.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; gas supply and 1 more
  • Water supply$1.0 million
  • Gas supply$900 thousand
  • Sewer systems$778 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$507 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$381 thousand
  • Fire protection$126 thousand
Running the government and other costs
10%$382 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$382 thousand
Interest on debt
4.5%$171 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$93 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$78 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.3%$87 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$87 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Liberty. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City 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.