Township government · Hancock 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 $1.1 million and spent $997 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 taxes89%Fines and other8.0%State tax money1.6%Fees for services1.0%

What stands out

11%

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 taxes89%

Property tax
79%$892 thousand
Other taxes
11%$120 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$120 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.0%

Fees for services
1.0%$11 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money1.6%

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

From the state
1.6%$18 thousand

Fines and other8.0%

Interest, rents and other
8.0%$91 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking38%Running the government and other costs34%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Health and hospitals12%Social services0.3%

What stands out

12%

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

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
38%$377 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$377 thousand
Running the government and other costs
34%$335 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$308 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$27 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$162 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$162 thousand
Health and hospitals
12%$120 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$120 thousand
Social services
0.3%$3 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$3 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.