Township government · Jackson 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 $755 thousand and spent $258 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes67%Federal tax money13%State tax money12%County and local tax money6.5%Fines and other0.7%

What stands out

19%

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

Township taxes67%

Property tax
29%$221 thousand
Sales tax
19%$144 thousand
Other taxes
19%$143 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and motor fuel taxes
  • Other selective sales taxes$127 thousand
  • Motor fuel taxes$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money13%

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

From the federal government
13%$100 thousand

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$93 thousand

County and local tax money6.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
6.5%$49 thousand

Fines and other0.7%

Interest, rents and other
0.7%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs66%Police, fire, courts and jails34%

What stands out

34%

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
66%$169 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out
  • Other and not broken out$169 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
34%$89 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$89 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.