Township government · Knox 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 $384 thousand and spent $223 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes76%State tax money20%Fees for services3.9%Fines and other0.5%

What stands out

42%

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 taxes76%

Other taxes
42%$161 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes; motor vehicle licenses and 1 more
  • Motor fuel taxes$120 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$22 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$19 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
34%$131 thousand

Fees for services3.9%

Fees for services
3.9%$15 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther government-run businesses
  • Other government-run businesses$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money20%

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

From the state
20%$75 thousand

Fines and other0.5%

Interest, rents and other
0.5%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs62%Roads, transit and parking38%

What stands out

62%

of Union Township's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
62%$138 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other government-run businesses and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$102 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$18 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$15 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
38%$85 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$85 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.