Town government · Amite County, MS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Liberty took in $1.1 million and spent $969 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (gas, water)40%State tax money34%Town taxes18%Fines and other8.0%

What stands out

34%

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 taxes18%

Property tax
16%$183 thousand
Other taxes
2.0%$23 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and occupation and business licenses
  • Public utility taxes$19 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services40%

Fees for services
40%$456 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGas; water and 1 more
  • Gas$231 thousand
  • Water$151 thousand
  • Sewer$74 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money34%

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

From the state
34%$379 thousand

Fines and other8.0%

Interest, rents and other
6.8%$77 thousand
Fines
1.1%$13 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities49%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Running the government and other costs23%Parks, recreation and libraries4.5%

What stands out

23%

of Liberty's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
49%$478 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGas supply; water supply and 2 more
  • Gas supply$217 thousand
  • Water supply$164 thousand
  • Sewer systems$53 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$44 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$226 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$194 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$27 thousand
  • Fire protection$5 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$221 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$221 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.5%$44 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$44 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 September 30, 2021. 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.