Township government · Hunterdon County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Union Township took in $3.7 million and spent $3.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes73%State tax money11%Federal tax money7.8%Fines and other5.9%Fees for services (parks and recreation)1.5%

What stands out

7.8%

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

Township taxes73%

Property tax
73%$2.7 million
Other taxes
0.5%$17 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage licenses
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.5%

Fees for services
1.5%$56 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$56 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.8%

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

From the federal government
7.8%$286 thousand

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$417 thousand

Fines and other5.9%

Interest, rents and other
3.9%$141 thousand
Fines
2.0%$74 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking47%Running the government and other costs33%Police, fire, courts and jails6.2%Interest on debt4.5%Sent to other local governments4.0%All other spending5.5%

What stands out

4.5%

of Union Township's spending goes to interest on debt.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
47%$1.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.4 million
Running the government and other costs
33%$969 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$398 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$342 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$200 thousand
  • Government buildings$29 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.2%$185 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$185 thousand
Interest on debt
4.5%$132 thousand
Sent to other local governments
4.0%$120 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$120 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.1%$92 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$92 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.5%$44 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$44 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.9%$26 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$26 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 December 31, 2021. 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.