City government · Union County, OR

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Union took in $2.3 million and spent $2.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)59%State tax money17%City taxes13%Fines and other12%

What stands out

59%

of Union's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

City taxes13%

Property tax
7.7%$177 thousand
Other taxes
5.4%$125 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$119 thousand
  • Other licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services59%

Fees for services
59%$1.4 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more
  • Sewer$603 thousand
  • Water$552 thousand
  • Other service charges$198 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$383 thousand

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
12%$273 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities45%Running the government and other costs22%Roads, transit and parking12%Health and hospitals7.9%Parks, recreation and libraries6.6%All other spending6.0%

What stands out

7.9%

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

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
45%$1.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$546 thousand
  • Water supply$468 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$1 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$495 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$474 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$21 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$269 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$269 thousand
Health and hospitals
7.9%$177 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$177 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.6%$148 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$114 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$34 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.2%$94 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$93 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Interest on debt
1.8%$40 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 June 30, 2022. 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.