Township government · Berks 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 $2.2 million and spent $1.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes71%State tax money9.7%Federal tax money8.9%Fees for services (road charges)5.9%Fines and other4.8%

What stands out

28%

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 taxes71%

Property tax
35%$766 thousand
Individual income tax
28%$613 thousand
Other taxes
8.2%$180 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$113 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$42 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$25 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.9%

Fees for services
5.9%$131 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and road charges
  • Other service charges$127 thousand
  • Road charges$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.9%

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

From the federal government
8.9%$197 thousand

State tax money9.7%

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

From the state
9.7%$215 thousand

Fines and other4.8%

Interest, rents and other
4.5%$99 thousand
Fines
0.3%$7 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs43%Roads, transit and parking28%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Parks, recreation and libraries2.2%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.0%All other spending2.1%

What stands out

23%

of 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%

Running the government and other costs
43%$564 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$305 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$149 thousand
  • Government buildings$70 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$40 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
28%$371 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$371 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$303 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$137 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$90 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$76 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.2%$29 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$16 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$13 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.0%$27 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$26 thousand
  • Water supply$1 thousand
Interest on debt
1.1%$14 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.0%$13 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$13 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1 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.