Township government · Day County, SD

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 $33 thousand and spent $26 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes94%County and local tax money6.1%

What stands out

24%

of Liberty Township's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes94%

Property tax
70%$23 thousand
Other taxes
24%$8 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; motor vehicle licenses and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$6 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$1 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

County and local tax money6.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
6.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking85%Running the government and other costs12%Police, fire, courts and jails3.8%

What stands out

85%

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
85%$22 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$22 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$3 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.8%$1 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$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.