City government · Liberty County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Liberty took in $23.5 million and spent $31.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)71%City taxes21%State tax money6.8%Fines and other1.0%County and local tax money0.1%

What stands out

10%

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

City taxes21%

Property tax

11%$2.7 million

Sales tax

9.6%$2.3 million

Fees for services71%

Fees for services

71%$16.7 million

What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 3 more

Electric power$11.7 million
Water$2.2 million
Sewer$2.0 million
Garbage collection$800 thousand
Parks and recreation$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money6.8%

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

From the state

6.8%$1.6 million

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%$25 thousand

Fines and other1.0%

Interest, rents and other

0.7%$157 thousand

Fines

0.3%$73 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities58%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Running the government and other costs9.9%Roads, transit and parking7.0%Parks, recreation and libraries5.4%Interest on debt1.6%

What stands out

58%

of Liberty's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities

58%$18.2 million

What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 2 more

Electric power$12.1 million
Sewer systems$3.4 million
Water supply$1.9 million
Garbage and solid waste$820 thousand

Police, fire, courts and jails

18%$5.8 million

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more

Police$2.9 million
Fire protection$2.4 million
Inspections and regulation$225 thousand
Courts and legal services$179 thousand

Running the government and other costs

9.9%$3.1 million

What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more

Other and not broken out$2.4 million
Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$380 thousand
Finance, tax collection and budgeting$350 thousand

Roads, transit and parking

7.0%$2.2 million

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports

Roads and highways$1.3 million
Airports$951 thousand

Parks, recreation and libraries

5.4%$1.7 million

What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation

Libraries$1.3 million
Parks and recreation$441 thousand

Interest on debt

1.6%$492 thousand

What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt

Interest on general debt$490 thousand
Interest on water supply debt$2 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Liberty. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City 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.