Borough government · Erie County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Union City took in $1.7 million and spent $1.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes62%State tax money17%County and local tax money9.9%Federal tax money9.5%Fines and other2.0%

What stands out

13%

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

Borough taxes62%

Property tax
42%$726 thousand
Individual income tax
13%$229 thousand
Other taxes
6.4%$110 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$45 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$38 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$27 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money9.5%

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

From the federal government
9.5%$163 thousand

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$289 thousand

County and local tax money9.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
9.9%$171 thousand

Fines and other2.0%

Interest, rents and other
1.2%$21 thousand
Fines
0.8%$14 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs24%Roads, transit and parking24%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Parks, recreation and libraries14%Housing and community development13%All other spending5.2%

What stands out

13%

of Union City's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
24%$399 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$178 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$166 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$29 thousand
  • Government buildings$26 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
24%$386 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$386 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$315 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$228 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$36 thousand
  • Fire protection$30 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$21 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
14%$236 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$224 thousand
  • Libraries$12 thousand
Housing and community development
13%$211 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.1%$51 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$51 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.1%$34 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$34 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Union City. 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 Borough of Union City 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.