Township government · Mercer 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 $1.4 million and spent $1.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)39%State tax money37%Township taxes19%Federal tax money5.2%Fines and other0.1%

What stands out

39%

of Liberty Township's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes19%

Individual income tax
13%$185 thousand
Other taxes
5.2%$73 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$59 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$12 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
0.3%$4 thousand

Fees for services39%

Fees for services
39%$543 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more
  • Sewer$519 thousand
  • Water$18 thousand
  • Other service charges$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.2%

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

From the federal government
5.2%$73 thousand

State tax money37%

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

From the state
37%$519 thousand

Fines and other0.1%

Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand
Interest, rents and other
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities61%Roads, transit and parking28%Running the government and other costs6.6%Police, fire, courts and jails3.4%Parks, recreation and libraries0.5%

What stands out

61%

of Liberty Township's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
61%$675 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$657 thousand
  • Water supply$18 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
28%$311 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$311 thousand
Running the government and other costs
6.6%$73 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)$43 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$24 thousand
  • Government buildings$5 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.4%$38 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services and fire protection
  • Courts and legal services$28 thousand
  • Fire protection$10 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$5 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$4 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$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.