City government · Hardin County, IA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Union took in $961 thousand and spent $536 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Federal tax money51%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)25%City taxes17%State tax money4.6%County and local tax money3.1%Fines and other0.6%

What stands out

51%

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

City taxes17%

Property tax
11%$103 thousand
Sales tax
5.7%$55 thousand
Other taxes
0.1%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services25%

Fees for services
25%$236 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Other service charges$200 thousand
  • Garbage collection$34 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money51%

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

From the federal government
51%$486 thousand

State tax money4.6%

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

From the state
4.6%$44 thousand

County and local tax money3.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.1%$30 thousand

Fines and other0.6%

Interest, rents and other
0.6%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs30%Roads, transit and parking20%Parks, recreation and libraries17%Water, sewer, trash and utilities16%Interest on debt8.2%All other spending8.2%

What stands out

17%

of Union's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
30%$159 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$133 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$13 thousand
  • Government buildings$13 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
20%$108 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$108 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
17%$93 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$67 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$26 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
16%$88 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$38 thousand
  • Sewer systems$25 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$25 thousand
Interest on debt
8.2%$44 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$28 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$16 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.9%$21 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$11 thousand
  • Police$9 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.6%$14 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$14 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.7%$9 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$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Union. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Union 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.