Township government · Fayette County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), North Union Township took in $4.1 million and spent $3.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes66%State tax money17%Fines and other8.8%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)6.1%County and local tax money2.3%

What stands out

37%

of North Union Township's money comes from a personal income tax.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

Township taxes66%

Individual income tax
37%$1.5 million
Other taxes
20%$834 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$562 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$139 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$133 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
8.3%$344 thousand

Fees for services6.1%

Fees for services
6.1%$251 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$132 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$111 thousand
  • Other service charges$8 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%$703 thousand

County and local tax money2.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.3%$96 thousand

Fines and other8.8%

Interest, rents and other
8.4%$346 thousand
Fines
0.4%$17 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking43%Running the government and other costs32%Water, sewer, trash and utilities13%Parks, recreation and libraries6.2%Police, fire, courts and jails5.1%Health and hospitals0.2%

What stands out

43%

of North Union Township's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 9.2%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
43%$1.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.6 million
Running the government and other costs
32%$1.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$540 thousand
  • Government buildings$375 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$236 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$80 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
13%$504 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$300 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$204 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.2%$238 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$238 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.1%$194 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$140 thousand
  • Police$41 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$13 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$6 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

North Union Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of North 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.