Township government · Union 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 $703 thousand and spent $455 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes96%Fees for services1.6%Fines and other1.1%State tax money1.0%

What stands out

89%

of Union Township's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 52%.

Township taxes96%

Property tax
89%$627 thousand
Other taxes
7.1%$50 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$50 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.6%

Fees for services
1.6%$11 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther government-run businesses and other service charges
  • Other government-run businesses$7 thousand
  • Other service charges$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money1.0%

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

From the state
1.0%$7 thousand

Fines and other1.1%

Interest, rents and other
1.1%$8 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs54%Roads, transit and parking19%Health and hospitals16%Police, fire, courts and jails10%Social services0.7%

What stands out

16%

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

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
54%$247 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$247 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
19%$87 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$87 thousand
Health and hospitals
16%$71 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$71 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
10%$47 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$47 thousand
Social services
0.7%$3 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$3 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.