Township government · Hardin 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 $650 thousand and spent $301 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes86%County and local tax money14%

What stands out

24%

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 taxes86%

Property tax
53%$342 thousand
Other taxes
24%$154 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes; motor vehicle licenses and 1 more
  • Motor fuel taxes$139 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$13 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
6.0%$39 thousand
Individual income tax
4.0%$26 thousand

County and local tax money14%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
14%$89 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs56%Police, fire, courts and jails39%Health and hospitals5.0%

What stands out

39%

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
56%$170 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther government-run businesses and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Other government-run businesses$88 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$82 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
39%$116 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$116 thousand
Health and hospitals
5.0%$15 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$15 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.