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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Liberty Hill took in $3.1 million and spent $2.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes64%Fees for services (sewer)27%Fines and other6.6%State tax money2.3%

What stands out

31%

of Liberty Hill's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes64%

Sales tax
31%$968 thousand
Property tax
22%$698 thousand
Other taxes
11%$347 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$183 thousand
  • Other licenses$164 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services27%

Fees for services
27%$850 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer and other service charges
  • Sewer$822 thousand
  • Other service charges$28 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money2.3%

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

From the state
2.3%$71 thousand

Fines and other6.6%

Fines
4.5%$141 thousand
Interest, rents and other
2.2%$68 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs52%Water, sewer, trash and utilities24%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Interest on debt7.5%Roads, transit and parking1.5%

What stands out

52%

of Liberty Hill's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
52%$1.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$640 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$532 thousand
  • Government buildings$35 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
24%$552 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$552 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$369 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; police and 1 more
  • Courts and legal services$251 thousand
  • Police$77 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$41 thousand
Interest on debt
7.5%$176 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
1.5%$35 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$35 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Liberty Hill. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Liberty Hill 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.