Township government · Licking 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 $2.6 million and spent $2.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes91%Fees for services8.4%Fines and other0.5%State tax money0.2%

What stands out

8.4%

of Union Township's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes91%

Property tax
91%$2.4 million

Fees for services8.4%

Fees for services
8.4%$220 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$220 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money0.2%

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

From the state
0.2%$6 thousand

Fines and other0.5%

Interest, rents and other
0.5%$13 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails54%Roads, transit and parking26%Running the government and other costs19%Health and hospitals0.9%

What stands out

54%

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
54%$1.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$1.1 million
  • Police$52 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
26%$568 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$568 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$406 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$377 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$29 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.9%$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 December 31, 2021. 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.