City government · Hudson County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Union City took in $397 million and spent $519 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money78%City taxes12%County and local tax money5.3%Federal tax money2.9%Fees for services (parking, hospital bills)1.0%Fines and other1.0%

What stands out

78%

of Union City's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 6.4%.

City taxes12%

Property tax
12%$45.9 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$14 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage licenses
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.0%

Fees for services
1.0%$4.1 million
What's in fees for servicesParking; other service charges and 2 more
  • Parking$1.9 million
  • Other service charges$847 thousand
  • Other school charges$778 thousand
  • Hospital bills$541 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.9%

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

From the federal government
2.9%$11.7 million

State tax money78%

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

From the state
78%$310 million

County and local tax money5.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.3%$20.9 million

Fines and other1.0%

Interest, rents and other
0.8%$3.2 million
Fines
0.2%$866 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges80%Running the government and other costs6.3%Police, fire, courts and jails5.3%Roads, transit and parking3.0%Sent to other local governments1.5%All other spending4.3%

What stands out

80%

of Union City's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. cities of 50,000+ people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
80%$413 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$413 million
Running the government and other costs
6.3%$32.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$26.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.9 million
  • Government buildings$1.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$934 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.3%$27.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$13.5 million
  • Fire protection$12.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.7 million
Roads, transit and parking
3.0%$15.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$12.1 million
  • Parking$3.6 million
Sent to other local governments
1.5%$7.9 million
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$7.9 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.4%$7.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$7.2 million
Housing and community development
1.4%$7.1 million
Interest on debt
0.5%$2.7 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$2.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.4 million
  • Libraries$734 thousand
Social services
0.3%$1.7 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1.7 million
Health and hospitals
0.3%$1.7 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.7 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Union City. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of City 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.