Township government · Houston County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended February 28, 2022), Union Township took in $166 thousand and spent $172 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended February 28, 2022Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes72%State tax money16%Federal tax money12%

What stands out

12%

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

Township taxes72%

Property tax

72%$119 thousand

Federal tax money12%

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

From the federal government

12%$20 thousand

State tax money16%

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

From the state

16%$27 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking68%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Running the government and other costs7.0%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.1%Health and hospitals2.3%

What stands out

19%

of Union Township's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking

68%$117 thousand

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways

Roads and highways$117 thousand

Police, fire, courts and jails

19%$32 thousand

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

Fire protection$32 thousand

Running the government and other costs

7.0%$12 thousand

What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out

Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$7 thousand
Other and not broken out$5 thousand

Water, sewer, trash and utilities

4.1%$7 thousand

What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste

Garbage and solid waste$7 thousand

Health and hospitals

2.3%$4 thousand

What's in health and hospitalsPublic health

Public health$4 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 February 28, 2022. 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.