Township government · Darke 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 $545 thousand and spent $359 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes46%State tax money31%Fines and other10%Federal tax money8.1%County and local tax money3.3%Fees for services1.7%

What stands out

8.1%

of Liberty Township's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes46%

Property tax
44%$242 thousand
Other taxes
1.7%$9 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses
  • Motor vehicle licenses$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.7%

Fees for services
1.7%$9 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther government-run businesses
  • Other government-run businesses$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.1%

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

From the federal government
8.1%$44 thousand

State tax money31%

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

From the state
31%$168 thousand

County and local tax money3.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.3%$18 thousand

Fines and other10%

Interest, rents and other
10%$55 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs41%Roads, transit and parking32%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Health and hospitals2.8%

What stands out

25%

of Liberty Township's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
41%$146 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$84 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$39 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$13 thousand
  • Government buildings$10 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
32%$114 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$114 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$89 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$89 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.8%$10 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$10 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.