Township government · Union 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 $94.2 million and spent $71.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes89%Federal tax money6.1%Fines and other4.1%Fees for services (parking)0.5%County and local tax money0.3%State tax money0.1%

What stands out

6.1%

of Union Township's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of 50,000+ people get none.

Township taxes89%

Property tax
85%$79.8 million
Other taxes
4.1%$3.8 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$3.1 million
  • Public utility taxes$671 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$119 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.5%

Fees for services
0.5%$476 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parking
  • Other service charges$464 thousand
  • Parking$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.1%

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

From the federal government
6.1%$5.8 million

State tax money0.1%

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

From the state
0.1%$132 thousand

County and local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.3%$303 thousand

Fines and other4.1%

Interest, rents and other
3.3%$3.1 million
Fines
0.8%$744 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails48%Running the government and other costs32%Water, sewer, trash and utilities9.9%Roads, transit and parking4.0%Interest on debt2.8%All other spending3.4%

What stands out

48%

of Union Township's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of 50,000+ people spends 9.5%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
48%$34.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$19.3 million
  • Fire protection$13.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.5 million
  • Inspections and regulation$155 thousand
Running the government and other costs
32%$22.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$18.2 million
  • Government buildings$2.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$855 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
9.9%$7.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$7.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
4.0%$2.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$2.8 million
  • Parking$66 thousand
Interest on debt
2.8%$2.0 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.9%$1.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.4 million
Health and hospitals
0.9%$665 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$665 thousand
Social services
0.5%$365 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$365 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.