Township government · Adams County, PA

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 $703 thousand and spent $811 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes66%State tax money12%Federal tax money9.4%Fees for services (sewer)7.0%Fines and other5.1%

What stands out

30%

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

Township taxes66%

Individual income tax
30%$209 thousand
Property tax
25%$178 thousand
Other taxes
11%$79 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes and public utility licenses
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$68 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.0%

Fees for services
7.0%$49 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and sewer
  • Other service charges$36 thousand
  • Sewer$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.4%

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

From the federal government
9.4%$66 thousand

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$86 thousand

Fines and other5.1%

Fines
3.4%$24 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.7%$12 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking44%Running the government and other costs27%Police, fire, courts and jails26%Health and hospitals1.6%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.4%All other spending0.2%

What stands out

26%

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%

Roads, transit and parking
44%$355 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$355 thousand
Running the government and other costs
27%$218 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$82 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$79 thousand
  • Government buildings$41 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$16 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$212 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$130 thousand
  • Fire protection$58 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$24 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.6%$13 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$13 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.4%$11 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$11 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.1%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$1 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$1 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.