Township government · St Joseph County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Union Township took in $643 thousand and spent $241 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

County and local tax money97%Township taxes2.2%Fines and other0.5%

What stands out

97%

of Union Township's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes2.2%

Individual income tax

2.2%$14 thousand

County and local tax money97%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

97%$626 thousand

Fines and other0.5%

Interest, rents and other

0.5%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs43%Interest on debt32%Police, fire, courts and jails25%

What stands out

32%

of Union Township's spending goes to interest on debt.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs

43%$103 thousand

What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and government buildings

Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$81 thousand
Government buildings$22 thousand

Interest on debt

32%$78 thousand

Police, fire, courts and jails

25%$60 thousand

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services

Fire protection$58 thousand
Courts and legal services$2 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Union Township. 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 Township 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.