Township government · Delaware 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 $19.7 million and spent $12.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes94%Fees for services (parks and recreation, road charges)3.3%County and local tax money2.6%Federal tax money0.2%Fines and other0.1%State tax money0.1%

What stands out

90%

of Liberty Township's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 53%.

Township taxes94%

Property tax
90%$17.8 million
Other taxes
3.4%$669 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; estate and gift taxes and 4 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$251 thousand
  • Estate and gift taxes$181 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$167 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$42 thousand
  • Other licenses$23 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.3%

Fees for services
3.3%$644 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther government-run businesses; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Other government-run businesses$462 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$127 thousand
  • Road charges$55 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.2%

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

From the federal government
0.2%$38 thousand

State tax money0.1%

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

From the state
0.1%$21 thousand

County and local tax money2.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.6%$513 thousand

Fines and other0.1%

Interest, rents and other
0.1%$22 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails47%Running the government and other costs25%Health and hospitals14%Roads, transit and parking6.5%Parks, recreation and libraries4.5%All other spending2.7%

What stands out

14%

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

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
47%$5.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$5.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$229 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$3.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$635 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$94 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$67 thousand
Health and hospitals
14%$1.7 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.7 million
Roads, transit and parking
6.5%$801 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$801 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.5%$554 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$554 thousand
Interest on debt
1.7%$204 thousand
Social services
0.6%$79 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$79 thousand
Schools and colleges
0.4%$46 thousand
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$46 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. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. 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.