Township government · Polk County, MN

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 $115 thousand and spent $116 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes59%State tax money28%Fees for services (road charges)12%Fines and other0.9%

What stands out

12%

of Liberty Township's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes59%

Property tax
54%$62 thousand
Other taxes
5.2%$6 thousand
What's in other taxesSeverance taxes
  • Severance taxes$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services12%

Fees for services
12%$14 thousand
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges and other service charges
  • Road charges$7 thousand
  • Other service charges$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money28%

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

From the state
28%$32 thousand

Fines and other0.9%

Interest, rents and other
0.9%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking76%Running the government and other costs22%Police, fire, courts and jails1.7%

What stands out

76%

of Liberty Township's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 53%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
76%$88 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$88 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$26 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Other and not broken out$19 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$7 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.7%$2 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$2 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.