Township government · Van Wert 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 $532 thousand and spent $287 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes66%Fines and other26%Federal tax money7.5%

What stands out

26%

of Union Township's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 1%.

Township taxes66%

Property tax
61%$327 thousand
Other taxes
4.7%$25 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$25 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money7.5%

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

From the federal government
7.5%$40 thousand

Fines and other26%

Interest, rents and other
26%$140 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking78%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Health and hospitals6.6%Running the government and other costs4.5%

What stands out

6.6%

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%

Roads, transit and parking
78%$224 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$224 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$31 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$31 thousand
Health and hospitals
6.6%$19 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$19 thousand
Running the government and other costs
4.5%$13 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and other government-run businesses
  • Other and not broken out$12 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 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.