Township government · Clinton County, OH

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 $1.1 million and spent $1.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes80%State tax money14%County and local tax money3.7%Fines and other1.4%

What stands out

17%

of Union Township's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes80%

Property tax
63%$712 thousand
Other taxes
17%$197 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes; motor vehicle licenses and 1 more
  • Motor fuel taxes$127 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$50 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$20 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$163 thousand

County and local tax money3.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.7%$42 thousand

Fines and other1.4%

Interest, rents and other
1.4%$16 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails55%Running the government and other costs32%Roads, transit and parking12%Sent to other local governments0.7%

What stands out

55%

of 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
55%$556 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$556 thousand
Running the government and other costs
32%$325 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$283 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$22 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$20 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$119 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$119 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.7%$7 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$7 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.