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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Liberty Grove took in $3.9 million and spent $2.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes72%Fines and other10%State tax money9.5%Fees for services (sewer, water)7.5%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

10%

of Liberty Grove's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 1%.

Town taxes72%

Property tax
66%$2.5 million
Other taxes
6.8%$263 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$162 thousand
  • Other licenses$91 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.5%

Fees for services
7.5%$290 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 4 more
  • Sewer$115 thousand
  • Water$86 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$41 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$29 thousand
  • Other service charges$12 thousand
  • Road charges$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money9.5%

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

From the state
9.5%$369 thousand

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$6 thousand

Fines and other10%

Interest, rents and other
10%$407 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking44%Running the government and other costs20%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Parks, recreation and libraries10%Water, sewer, trash and utilities9.1%Interest on debt2.1%

What stands out

10%

of Liberty Grove's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
44%$1.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.2 million
Running the government and other costs
20%$546 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$271 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$127 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$117 thousand
  • Government buildings$19 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$12 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$400 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$310 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$67 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$23 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
10%$279 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$242 thousand
  • Libraries$37 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
9.1%$249 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$154 thousand
  • Water supply$73 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$22 thousand
Interest on debt
2.1%$57 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Liberty Grove. 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 Town of Liberty Grove 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.