Township government · Bedford 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 $418 thousand and spent $396 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes48%State tax money27%Federal tax money16%Fines and other8.9%

What stands out

34%

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 taxes48%

Individual income tax
34%$143 thousand
Other taxes
7.4%$31 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$31 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
6.7%$28 thousand

Federal tax money16%

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

From the federal government
16%$67 thousand

State tax money27%

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

From the state
27%$112 thousand

Fines and other8.9%

Interest, rents and other
8.1%$34 thousand
Fines
0.7%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking45%Running the government and other costs23%Parks, recreation and libraries16%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.0%

What stands out

16%

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

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
45%$180 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$180 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$90 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$45 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$33 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$10 thousand
  • Government buildings$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
16%$63 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$63 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$55 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$36 thousand
  • Fire protection$18 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.0%$8 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$8 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.