City government · Randolph County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Union City took in $8.7 million and spent $9.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)44%State tax money38%City taxes16%Fines and other1.3%County and local tax money0.6%

What stands out

38%

of Union City's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

City taxes16%

Property tax
16%$1.4 million
Other taxes
0.2%$21 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$21 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services44%

Fees for services
44%$3.8 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 5 more
  • Sewer$2.1 million
  • Water$1.1 million
  • Other service charges$358 thousand
  • Garbage collection$200 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$31 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$19 thousand
  • Road charges$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money38%

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

From the state
38%$3.3 million

County and local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.6%$52 thousand

Fines and other1.3%

Interest, rents and other
1.2%$108 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs57%Water, sewer, trash and utilities20%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Interest on debt3.2%Health and hospitals2.0%Parks, recreation and libraries1.7%

What stands out

57%

of Union City's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
57%$5.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$4.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$745 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$107 thousand
  • Government buildings$57 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$37 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
20%$1.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$1.1 million
  • Water supply$705 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$1.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$754 thousand
  • Police$624 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$80 thousand
Interest on debt
3.2%$287 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.0%$179 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$179 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.7%$158 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$158 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Union City. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of City of Union City 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.