Village government · Branch County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Union City took in $4.5 million and spent $5.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended March 31, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)72%State tax money11%Village taxes8.8%Fines and other6.4%Federal tax money1.8%

What stands out

72%

of Union City's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

Village taxes8.8%

Property tax
6.8%$308 thousand
Other taxes
2.0%$92 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$92 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services72%

Fees for services
72%$3.3 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 2 more
  • Electric power$2.2 million
  • Sewer$613 thousand
  • Water$392 thousand
  • Other service charges$47 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.8%

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

From the federal government
1.8%$82 thousand

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$492 thousand

Fines and other6.4%

Interest, rents and other
6.4%$292 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs37%Water, sewer, trash and utilities37%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Roads, transit and parking7.8%Parks, recreation and libraries3.4%Interest on debt1.7%

What stands out

37%

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
37%$2.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.9 million
  • Government buildings$64 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$9 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
37%$2.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power and sewer systems
  • Electric power$1.3 million
  • Sewer systems$713 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$705 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$363 thousand
  • Fire protection$342 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.8%$427 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$427 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.4%$183 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$183 thousand
Interest on debt
1.7%$94 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt; interest on water supply debt and 1 more
  • Interest on general debt$39 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$30 thousand
  • Interest on electric power debt$25 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Union City. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended March 31, 2022. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Village 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.