Township government · Warren County, NJ

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 $8.4 million and spent $679 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes98%State tax money1.5%Fines and other<0.1%

What stands out

98%

of Liberty Township's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 52%.

Township taxes98%

Property tax
98%$8.2 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$5 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage licenses
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

State tax money1.5%

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

From the state
1.5%$126 thousand

Fines and other<0.1%

Interest, rents and other
<0.1%$7 thousand

Where it goes

The Census record for this side looks incomplete, so these figures may be lower than the government's own totals.

Running the government and other costs56%Roads, transit and parking29%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Parks, recreation and libraries2.9%Health and hospitals0.9%Environment and natural resources0.1%

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
56%$379 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$131 thousand
  • Government buildings$117 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$82 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$49 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
29%$197 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$197 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$76 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$65 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$11 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.9%$20 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$20 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.9%$6 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$6 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.1%$1 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1 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.