County government · Union County, OR

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Union County took in $29.6 million and spent $30.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money49%County taxes30%Fees for services (airport, parks and recreation)12%Fines and other6.8%Federal tax money1.7%

What stands out

49%

of Union County's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 23%.

County taxes30%

Property tax
25%$7.5 million
Other taxes
4.8%$1.4 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$925 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$255 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$246 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services12%

Fees for services
12%$3.6 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; airport and 1 more
  • Other service charges$2.0 million
  • Airport$1.2 million
  • Parks and recreation$345 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.7%

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

From the federal government
1.7%$493 thousand

State tax money49%

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

From the state
49%$14.7 million

Fines and other6.8%

Interest, rents and other
5.1%$1.5 million
Fines
1.7%$513 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails31%Running the government and other costs25%Roads, transit and parking23%Social services12%Environment and natural resources4.5%All other spending3.9%

What stands out

12%

of Union County's spending goes to social services.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
31%$9.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Prisons and jails$3.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$3.0 million
  • Police$2.9 million
Running the government and other costs
25%$7.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$4.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.2 million
Roads, transit and parking
23%$7.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$3.8 million
  • Airports$3.3 million
Social services
12%$3.7 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$3.7 million
Environment and natural resources
4.5%$1.4 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1.4 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.5%$769 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$769 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.7%$204 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$204 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$150 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$150 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$84 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Union County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. 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 County 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.