Township government · Highland County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Union Township took in $1.2 million and spent $1.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended March 31, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes95%Fines and other4.0%State tax money0.5%

What stands out

7.8%

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 taxes95%

Property tax
88%$1.1 million
Other taxes
7.8%$97 thousand
What's in other taxesEstate and gift taxes and other licenses
  • Estate and gift taxes$57 thousand
  • Other licenses$40 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

State tax money0.5%

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

From the state
0.5%$6 thousand

Fines and other4.0%

Interest, rents and other
4.0%$50 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails70%Roads, transit and parking19%Running the government and other costs8.9%Health and hospitals1.9%

What stands out

70%

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
70%$705 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$494 thousand
  • Fire protection$211 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
19%$188 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$188 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.9%$89 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)$79 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$9 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$1 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.9%$19 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$19 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 March 31, 2022. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. 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.