Township government · Mercer 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 $393 thousand and spent $280 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes76%Federal tax money20%County and local tax money3.1%Fines and other1.0%

What stands out

32%

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%

Property tax
38%$150 thousand
Other taxes
32%$126 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes and motor vehicle licenses
  • Motor fuel taxes$114 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
6.1%$24 thousand

Federal tax money20%

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

From the federal government
20%$77 thousand

County and local tax money3.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.1%$12 thousand

Fines and other1.0%

Interest, rents and other
1.0%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments50%Roads, transit and parking28%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Running the government and other costs0.7%

What stands out

50%

of Union Township's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Sent to other local governments
50%$139 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$139 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
28%$77 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$77 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$62 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$62 thousand
Running the government and other costs
0.7%$2 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings
  • Government buildings$2 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.