Town government · Pickens County, SC

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Liberty took in $2.5 million and spent $2.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)58%Town taxes35%County and local tax money3.9%Fines and other3.5%

What stands out

22%

of Liberty's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 2.5%.

Town taxes35%

Other taxes
22%$545 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Occupation and business licenses$446 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$99 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
13%$323 thousand

Fees for services58%

Fees for services
58%$1.5 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more
  • Sewer$850 thousand
  • Water$603 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

County and local tax money3.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.9%$97 thousand

Fines and other3.5%

Fines
3.5%$87 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails48%Water, sewer, trash and utilities22%Running the government and other costs16%Parks, recreation and libraries8.2%Sent to other local governments3.7%Interest on debt2.6%

What stands out

48%

of Liberty's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
48%$1.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$1.2 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
22%$584 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$292 thousand
  • Water supply$292 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$405 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$405 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.2%$215 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$215 thousand
Sent to other local governments
3.7%$97 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$97 thousand
Interest on debt
2.6%$69 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Liberty. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Liberty 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.