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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Liberty took in $397 thousand and spent $376 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money52%Town taxes37%Federal tax money7.3%Fees for services (road charges)3.5%Fines and other0.3%

What stands out

52%

of Liberty's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 19%.

Town taxes37%

Property tax
36%$144 thousand
Other taxes
0.3%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.5%

Fees for services
3.5%$14 thousand
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges
  • Road charges$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.3%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
7.3%$29 thousand

State tax money52%

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

From the state
52%$208 thousand

Fines and other0.3%

Interest, rents and other
0.3%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking83%Running the government and other costs9.3%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.0%Police, fire, courts and jails2.4%Health and hospitals0.8%Parks, recreation and libraries0.8%

What stands out

83%

of Liberty's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 53%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
83%$311 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$311 thousand
Running the government and other costs
9.3%$35 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$16 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$10 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$6 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand
  • Government buildings$1 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.0%$15 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$15 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.4%$9 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$9 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.8%$3 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.8%$3 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Liberty. 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 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.