Town government · Broome County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Union took in $26.6 million and spent $24.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes45%County and local tax money32%Federal tax money13%Fees for services (sewer, water)3.8%Fines and other3.6%State tax money2.2%

What stands out

32%

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

Town taxes45%

Property tax
41%$10.8 million
Other taxes
4.4%$1.2 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$675 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$430 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$67 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.8%

Fees for services
3.8%$1.0 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$566 thousand
  • Water$173 thousand
  • Other service charges$143 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$125 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money13%

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

From the federal government
13%$3.6 million

State tax money2.2%

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

From the state
2.2%$579 thousand

County and local tax money32%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
32%$8.5 million

Fines and other3.6%

Interest, rents and other
3.1%$836 thousand
Fines
0.5%$124 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs30%Roads, transit and parking24%Water, sewer, trash and utilities14%Parks, recreation and libraries12%Police, fire, courts and jails8.3%All other spending13%

What stands out

14%

of Union's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of 50,000+ people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
30%$7.1 million
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$6.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$418 thousand
  • Government buildings$356 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$304 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
24%$5.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5.8 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
14%$3.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.8 million
  • Sewer systems$1.3 million
  • Water supply$201 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
12%$2.8 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$1.9 million
  • Parks and recreation$894 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.3%$2.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$861 thousand
  • Police$474 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$329 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$317 thousand
Social services
6.2%$1.5 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1.5 million
Housing and community development
2.8%$684 thousand
Interest on debt
1.9%$465 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$464 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$1 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.5%$354 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$354 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.1%$25 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$25 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Union. 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 Town of Union 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.