County government · Union County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Union County took in $10.8 million and spent $8.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money65%County taxes24%Fees for services (garbage collection, sewer)7.3%Fines and other2.2%Local tax money1.2%Federal tax money0.2%

What stands out

65%

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

County taxes24%

Property tax
22%$2.4 million
Other taxes
2.2%$236 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$165 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$55 thousand
  • Other licenses$13 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.3%

Fees for services
7.3%$791 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Other service charges$708 thousand
  • Garbage collection$59 thousand
  • Sewer$23 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.2%

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

From the federal government
0.2%$20 thousand

State tax money65%

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

From the state
65%$7.0 million

Local tax money1.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.2%$128 thousand

Fines and other2.2%

Interest, rents and other
1.9%$206 thousand
Fines
0.3%$34 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs55%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Roads, transit and parking17%Health and hospitals2.1%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.3%All other spending1.2%

What stands out

55%

of Union County's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
55%$4.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$3.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$221 thousand
  • Government buildings$8 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$2.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$1.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$438 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$254 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$57 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$1.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.4 million
Health and hospitals
2.1%$169 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$169 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.3%$103 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$103 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.0%$79 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$79 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$20 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$20 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Union County. 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 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.