Village government · Henry County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Liberty Center took in $1.4 million and spent $1.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)65%Village taxes27%State tax money5.4%Fines and other2.7%

What stands out

22%

of Liberty Center's money comes from a personal income tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Village taxes27%

Individual income tax
22%$318 thousand
Property tax
3.1%$44 thousand
Other taxes
1.1%$15 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility licenses and motor vehicle licenses
  • Public utility licenses$12 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services65%

Fees for services
65%$922 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$655 thousand
  • Sewer$246 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$11 thousand
  • Other service charges$9 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money5.4%

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

From the state
5.4%$77 thousand

Fines and other2.7%

Interest, rents and other
2.7%$38 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities64%Running the government and other costs24%Roads, transit and parking6.6%Interest on debt3.0%Sent to other local governments1.8%Police, fire, courts and jails0.3%

What stands out

64%

of Liberty Center'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
64%$947 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$630 thousand
  • Sewer systems$284 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$33 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$360 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$312 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$47 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.6%$98 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$98 thousand
Interest on debt
3.0%$44 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.8%$27 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$27 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
0.3%$4 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services
  • Courts and legal services$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Liberty Center. 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 Village of Liberty Center 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.