County government · Union County, FL

Union County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Union County took in $15.9 million and spent $16.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money45%County taxes31%Fees for services (garbage collection)9.4%Fines and other7.4%Local tax money3.8%Federal tax money2.8%

What stands out

45%

of Union County's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 23%.

County taxes31%

Property tax
20%$3.1 million
Sales tax
6.5%$1.0 million
Other taxes
5.1%$816 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes; occupation and business licenses and 3 more
  • Motor fuel taxes$479 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$148 thousand
  • Other licenses$112 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$48 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$29 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services9.4%

Fees for services
9.4%$1.5 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Other service charges$1.4 million
  • Garbage collection$49 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.8%

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

From the federal government
2.8%$452 thousand

State tax money45%

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

From the state
45%$7.2 million

Local tax money3.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
3.8%$600 thousand

Fines and other7.4%

Interest, rents and other
7.1%$1.1 million
Fines
0.3%$44 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails31%Running the government and other costs24%Health and hospitals13%Roads, transit and parking11%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.8%All other spending14%

What stands out

6.8%

of Union County's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 0.8%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
31%$5.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$4.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$801 thousand
  • Fire protection$302 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$121 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$3.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.0 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$296 thousand
  • Government buildings$186 thousand
Health and hospitals
13%$2.2 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.2 million
Roads, transit and parking
11%$1.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.9 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.8%$1.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.1 million
Sent to other local governments
4.5%$750 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$750 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.4%$557 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$283 thousand
  • Libraries$274 thousand
Environment and natural resources
2.5%$412 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$412 thousand
Housing and community development
1.9%$321 thousand
Social services
1.3%$214 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$214 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Union County. 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 Union County 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.