Township government · Montour 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 $742 thousand and spent $864 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes60%State tax money24%Federal tax money11%Fees for services (sewer)3.8%Fines and other1.2%

What stands out

39%

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 taxes60%

Individual income tax
39%$291 thousand
Property tax
13%$98 thousand
Other taxes
7.7%$57 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$57 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.8%

Fees for services
3.8%$28 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer and other service charges
  • Sewer$22 thousand
  • Other service charges$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money11%

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

From the federal government
11%$83 thousand

State tax money24%

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

From the state
24%$176 thousand

Fines and other1.2%

Interest, rents and other
0.9%$7 thousand
Fines
0.3%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking61%Running the government and other costs28%Police, fire, courts and jails9.7%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.8%

What stands out

61%

of Liberty Township's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 53%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
61%$531 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$531 thousand
Running the government and other costs
28%$242 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$122 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$80 thousand
  • Government buildings$36 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$4 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.7%$84 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$83 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.8%$7 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$7 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.