Borough government · Allegheny County, PA

Liberty's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Liberty took in $2.0 million and spent $1.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes53%Fees for services (sewer, road charges)31%State tax money7.6%Federal tax money6.4%County and local tax money1.8%Fines and other0.7%

What stands out

15%

of Liberty's money comes from a personal income tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Borough taxes53%

Property tax
33%$663 thousand
Individual income tax
15%$292 thousand
Other taxes
5.1%$101 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Public utility licenses$52 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$28 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$21 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services31%

Fees for services
31%$613 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer and road charges
  • Sewer$606 thousand
  • Road charges$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.4%

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

From the federal government
6.4%$128 thousand

State tax money7.6%

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

From the state
7.6%$153 thousand

County and local tax money1.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.8%$37 thousand

Fines and other0.7%

Interest, rents and other
0.4%$9 thousand
Fines
0.2%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities36%Police, fire, courts and jails31%Roads, transit and parking16%Running the government and other costs15%Interest on debt2.1%All other spending1.0%

What stands out

31%

of Liberty's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
36%$628 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$627 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
31%$549 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$361 thousand
  • Fire protection$137 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$36 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$15 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$275 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$275 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$261 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$155 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$46 thousand
  • Government buildings$41 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$19 thousand
Interest on debt
2.1%$37 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.7%$13 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$13 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$5 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Liberty. 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 Borough of Liberty 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.