Township government · Wayne County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), East Union Township took in $1.6 million and spent $1.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes78%Federal tax money19%Fines and other1.4%State tax money1.0%

What stands out

19%

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

Township taxes78%

Property tax
65%$1.0 million
Other taxes
12%$194 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$174 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$19 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Individual income tax
0.4%$7 thousand
Business income tax
0.4%$6 thousand

Federal tax money19%

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

From the federal government
19%$302 thousand

State tax money1.0%

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

From the state
1.0%$16 thousand

Fines and other1.4%

Interest, rents and other
1.4%$22 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails49%Roads, transit and parking41%Running the government and other costs7.7%Health and hospitals1.6%Interest on debt0.6%Parks, recreation and libraries0.4%

What stands out

49%

of East 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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
49%$698 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$698 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
41%$577 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$577 thousand
Running the government and other costs
7.7%$110 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$48 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$39 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$23 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.6%$23 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$23 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$8 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$6 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

East 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 East 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.