Township government · Susquehanna 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 $787 thousand and spent $941 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money64%Township taxes19%Fees for services (road charges)8.1%Federal tax money7.9%Fines and other1.3%

What stands out

64%

of Liberty Township's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 19%.

Township taxes19%

Property tax
16%$122 thousand
Other taxes
3.7%$29 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes and public utility licenses
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$23 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.1%

Fees for services
8.1%$64 thousand
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges
  • Road charges$64 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.9%

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

From the federal government
7.9%$62 thousand

State tax money64%

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

From the state
64%$500 thousand

Fines and other1.3%

Interest, rents and other
1.0%$8 thousand
Fines
0.3%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking70%Running the government and other costs16%Housing and community development10%Police, fire, courts and jails3.5%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.1%

What stands out

10%

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

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
70%$657 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$657 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$155 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$80 thousand
  • Government buildings$36 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$32 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$7 thousand
Housing and community development
10%$95 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.5%$33 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$30 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$3 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.1%$1 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$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.