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Union's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Union took in $7.9 million and spent $7.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes39%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)29%Fines and other18%State tax money15%

What stands out

10%

of Union's money comes from a personal income tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes39%

Property tax
28%$2.2 million
Individual income tax
10%$790 thousand
Other taxes
0.7%$52 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$52 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services29%

Fees for services
29%$2.3 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Sewer$897 thousand
  • Garbage collection$557 thousand
  • Water$501 thousand
  • Other service charges$304 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$1.2 million

Fines and other18%

Interest, rents and other
18%$1.4 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails38%Running the government and other costs25%Water, sewer, trash and utilities25%Roads, transit and parking8.6%Sent to other local governments1.3%All other spending1.3%

What stands out

38%

of Union's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
38%$2.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$1.5 million
  • Fire protection$1.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$194 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$1.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Government buildings$890 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$394 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$385 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$280 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
25%$1.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$822 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$725 thousand
  • Water supply$392 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.6%$656 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$656 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.3%$99 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$99 thousand
Interest on debt
1.0%$80 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$74 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$6 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$19 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$19 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Union. 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 City of Union 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.