City government · Boone County, KY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Union took in $2.1 million and spent $6.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes75%State tax money22%Fees for services2.1%Fines and other1.4%County and local tax money0.1%

What stands out

73%

of Union's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

City taxes75%

Property tax
73%$1.5 million
Other taxes
2.0%$43 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and alcoholic beverage licenses
  • Public utility taxes$25 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$18 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.1%

Fees for services
2.1%$44 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$44 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$456 thousand

County and local tax money0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.1%$3 thousand

Fines and other1.4%

Interest, rents and other
1.4%$29 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs83%Roads, transit and parking8.6%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.2%Social services1.6%Interest on debt<0.1%

What stands out

83%

of Union'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
83%$5.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other government-run businesses
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$5.1 million
  • Other government-run businesses$17 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.6%$524 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$524 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.2%$380 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$380 thousand
Social services
1.6%$100 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$100 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$4 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.