Township government · Butler County, OH

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 $34.7 million and spent $25.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes44%County and local tax money34%Federal tax money7.6%Fines and other7.5%State tax money4.8%Fees for services2.6%

What stands out

34%

of Liberty Township's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

Township taxes44%

Property tax
37%$12.8 million
Other taxes
6.3%$2.2 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; motor fuel taxes and 2 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$738 thousand
  • Motor fuel taxes$569 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$440 thousand
  • Other licenses$440 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
0.5%$169 thousand

Fees for services2.6%

Fees for services
2.6%$900 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and other government-run businesses
  • Other service charges$876 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$24 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.6%

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

From the federal government
7.6%$2.6 million

State tax money4.8%

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

From the state
4.8%$1.7 million

County and local tax money34%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
34%$11.8 million

Fines and other7.5%

Interest, rents and other
7.4%$2.6 million
Fines
<0.1%$8 thousand

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments41%Police, fire, courts and jails32%Running the government and other costs23%Interest on debt3.8%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.2%

What stands out

41%

of Liberty Township's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Sent to other local governments
41%$10.4 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$10.4 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
32%$8.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$8.0 million
  • Police$69 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$5.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.9 million
  • Other and not broken out$2.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$588 thousand
Interest on debt
3.8%$949 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.2%$45 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$45 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.