Township government · Tioga 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 $862 thousand and spent $659 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money55%Township taxes24%Fees for services (road charges)8.1%Fines and other6.8%Federal tax money6.3%County and local tax money0.1%

What stands out

15%

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 taxes24%

Individual income tax
15%$130 thousand
Property tax
4.9%$42 thousand
Other taxes
3.7%$32 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$32 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.1%

Fees for services
8.1%$70 thousand
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges and other service charges
  • Road charges$64 thousand
  • Other service charges$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.3%

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

From the federal government
6.3%$54 thousand

State tax money55%

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

From the state
55%$474 thousand

County and local tax money0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.1%$1 thousand

Fines and other6.8%

Interest, rents and other
6.5%$56 thousand
Fines
0.3%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking76%Running the government and other costs19%Police, fire, courts and jails3.0%Health and hospitals2.1%Parks, recreation and libraries0.2%

What stands out

76%

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
76%$501 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$501 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$123 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$71 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$32 thousand
  • Government buildings$15 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$5 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.0%$20 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$19 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.1%$14 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$14 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • 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.