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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Liberty Lake took in $15.8 million and spent $12.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes72%State tax money15%Fees for services (parks and recreation, garbage collection)7.4%Fines and other6.4%

What stands out

34%

of Liberty Lake's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

City taxes72%

Sales tax
34%$5.3 million
Other taxes
21%$3.2 million
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility taxes and 4 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$1.2 million
  • Public utility taxes$1.0 million
  • Other licenses$737 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$150 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$114 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$47 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
17%$2.7 million

Fees for services7.4%

Fees for services
7.4%$1.2 million
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation; other service charges and 1 more
  • Parks and recreation$669 thousand
  • Other service charges$483 thousand
  • Garbage collection$23 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$2.3 million

Fines and other6.4%

Interest, rents and other
6.1%$961 thousand
Fines
0.3%$51 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails24%Running the government and other costs24%Roads, transit and parking23%Parks, recreation and libraries22%Housing and community development3.9%All other spending3.5%

What stands out

22%

of Liberty Lake's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 5.6%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$2.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$2.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$186 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$2.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$980 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$800 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$652 thousand
  • Government buildings$448 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
23%$2.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.8 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
22%$2.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$2.2 million
  • Libraries$545 thousand
Housing and community development
3.9%$471 thousand
Sent to other local governments
2.2%$270 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$270 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$63 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.5%$59 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$59 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$38 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$38 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Liberty Lake. 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 City of Liberty Lake 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.