Township government · Fairfield 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 $838 thousand and spent $750 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes93%Fees for services6.2%State tax money0.5%Fines and other0.1%

What stands out

12%

of Liberty Township's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes93%

Property tax
81%$680 thousand
Other taxes
12%$101 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses and alcoholic beverage licenses
  • Motor vehicle licenses$100 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.2%

Fees for services
6.2%$52 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther government-run businesses
  • Other government-run businesses$52 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money0.5%

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

From the state
0.5%$4 thousand

Fines and other0.1%

Interest, rents and other
0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking73%Running the government and other costs27%

What stands out

73%

of Liberty Township's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 53%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
73%$546 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$546 thousand
Running the government and other costs
27%$204 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$112 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$40 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$36 thousand
  • Government buildings$16 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.