Town government · Outagamie County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Liberty took in $300 thousand and spent $183 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes34%State tax money30%Federal tax money16%Fines and other12%County and local tax money7.0%Fees for services1.0%

What stands out

16%

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

Town taxes34%

Property tax
33%$100 thousand
Other taxes
1.0%$3 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$2 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.0%

Fees for services
1.0%$3 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther government-run businesses
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money16%

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

From the federal government
16%$48 thousand

State tax money30%

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

From the state
30%$90 thousand

County and local tax money7.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
7.0%$21 thousand

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
12%$35 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking49%Running the government and other costs33%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Health and hospitals6.6%

What stands out

6.6%

of Liberty's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
49%$89 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$89 thousand
Running the government and other costs
33%$61 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$28 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$16 thousand
  • Government buildings$11 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$6 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$21 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$19 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$1 thousand
Health and hospitals
6.6%$12 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$12 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.