Borough government · Perry County, PA

Liverpool's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Liverpool took in $341 thousand and spent $411 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes67%Federal tax money15%State tax money13%County and local tax money3.2%Fines and other1.5%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)1.2%

What stands out

31%

of Liverpool's money comes from a personal income tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Borough taxes67%

Individual income tax
31%$105 thousand
Property tax
29%$100 thousand
Other taxes
6.5%$22 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes and occupation and business licenses
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$20 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.2%

Fees for services
1.2%$4 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer and garbage collection
  • Sewer$3 thousand
  • Garbage collection$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money15%

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

From the federal government
15%$50 thousand

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$44 thousand

County and local tax money3.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.2%$11 thousand

Fines and other1.5%

Interest, rents and other
1.2%$4 thousand
Fines
0.3%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking61%Running the government and other costs29%Police, fire, courts and jails4.9%Health and hospitals3.2%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.7%Parks, recreation and libraries0.2%

What stands out

61%

of Liverpool's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
61%$251 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$251 thousand
Running the government and other costs
29%$119 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$37 thousand
  • Government buildings$29 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$23 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$23 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$7 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.9%$20 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$13 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$7 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.2%$13 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$13 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.7%$7 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$7 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

Borough of Liverpool. 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 Borough of Liverpool 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.