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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Liberal took in $1.3 million and spent $1.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, gas)87%City taxes6.4%Federal tax money5.4%State tax money1.6%

What stands out

87%

of Liberal'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 taxes6.4%

Sales tax
3.2%$43 thousand
Property tax
2.0%$27 thousand
Other taxes
1.0%$14 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; motor vehicle licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$9 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$4 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Business income tax
0.1%$2 thousand

Fees for services87%

Fees for services
87%$1.2 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; gas and 4 more
  • Electric power$654 thousand
  • Gas$263 thousand
  • Water$115 thousand
  • Sewer$76 thousand
  • Garbage collection$50 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.4%

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

From the federal government
5.4%$73 thousand

State tax money1.6%

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

From the state
1.6%$21 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities76%Roads, transit and parking8.2%Running the government and other costs7.5%Police, fire, courts and jails6.9%Parks, recreation and libraries1.5%

What stands out

76%

of Liberal'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
76%$1.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; gas supply and 3 more
  • Electric power$620 thousand
  • Gas supply$225 thousand
  • Water supply$114 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$50 thousand
  • Sewer systems$27 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.2%$112 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$112 thousand
Running the government and other costs
7.5%$102 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$84 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$12 thousand
  • Government buildings$5 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.9%$94 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$71 thousand
  • Fire protection$15 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$8 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.5%$21 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$21 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Liberal. 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 City of Liberal 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.