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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Liverpool took in $234 thousand and spent $697 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water)50%City taxes49%Fines and other1.3%

What stands out

29%

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

City taxes49%

Sales tax
29%$67 thousand
Property tax
20%$47 thousand
Other taxes
0.4%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services50%

Fees for services
50%$116 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater
  • Water$116 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Fines and other1.3%

Interest, rents and other
1.3%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails42%Roads, transit and parking31%Running the government and other costs21%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.5%

What stands out

42%

of Liverpool'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
42%$295 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$264 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$31 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
31%$214 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$214 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$143 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$82 thousand
  • Government buildings$32 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$25 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$4 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.5%$45 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$45 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Liverpool. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2023.

What this covers. The money of City 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.