Township government · Adams County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Union Township took in $1.1 million and spent $629 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes66%Federal tax money16%State tax money15%Fees for services2.5%Fines and other0.7%

What stands out

42%

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

Township taxes66%

Individual income tax
42%$454 thousand
Other taxes
12%$133 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility licenses and 2 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$96 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$25 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$11 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
11%$119 thousand

Fees for services2.5%

Fees for services
2.5%$27 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$27 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money16%

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

From the federal government
16%$168 thousand

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$161 thousand

Fines and other0.7%

Interest, rents and other
0.4%$4 thousand
Fines
0.4%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking48%Running the government and other costs28%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Health and hospitals5.6%Parks, recreation and libraries1.6%Interest on debt0.6%

What stands out

5.6%

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

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
48%$305 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$305 thousand
Running the government and other costs
28%$174 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)$97 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$50 thousand
  • Government buildings$19 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$8 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$101 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$76 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$25 thousand
Health and hospitals
5.6%$35 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$35 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.6%$10 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$8 thousand
  • Libraries$2 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

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 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.