Township government · Schuylkill County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), East Union Township took in $1.1 million and spent $852 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes79%State tax money11%Fines and other7.6%Fees for services (garbage collection)1.0%Federal tax money0.8%

What stands out

37%

of East Union Township's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes79%

Other taxes
37%$395 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and real estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Occupation and business licenses$332 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$63 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
23%$241 thousand
Individual income tax
19%$204 thousand

Fees for services1.0%

Fees for services
1.0%$11 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and garbage collection
  • Other service charges$7 thousand
  • Garbage collection$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.8%

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

From the federal government
0.8%$8 thousand

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$119 thousand

Fines and other7.6%

Interest, rents and other
7.1%$75 thousand
Fines
0.5%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking42%Running the government and other costs31%Police, fire, courts and jails26%Interest on debt1.1%Parks, recreation and libraries0.1%

What stands out

26%

of East Union Township's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
42%$358 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and ports and harbors
  • Roads and highways$355 thousand
  • Ports and harbors$3 thousand
Running the government and other costs
31%$261 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$188 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$40 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$21 thousand
  • Government buildings$12 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$223 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$139 thousand
  • Fire protection$42 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$25 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$17 thousand
Interest on debt
1.1%$9 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.1%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

East 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 East 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.