Township government · Lawrence County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Union Township took in $3.0 million and spent $3.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes71%State tax money15%Fines and other8.0%Fees for services (parks and recreation, garbage collection)6.2%

What stands out

21%

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
37%$1.1 million
Individual income tax
21%$631 thousand
Other taxes
13%$385 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility licenses; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility licenses$165 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$129 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$91 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.2%

Fees for services
6.2%$183 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Other service charges$175 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$6 thousand
  • Garbage collection$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$440 thousand

Fines and other8.0%

Interest, rents and other
4.7%$138 thousand
Fines
3.3%$98 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails45%Roads, transit and parking38%Running the government and other costs12%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.4%Parks, recreation and libraries1.1%

What stands out

45%

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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
45%$1.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Police$1.3 million
  • Inspections and regulation$121 thousand
  • Fire protection$72 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$25 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
38%$1.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$1.2 million
  • Public transit$13 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$382 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$276 thousand
  • Government buildings$61 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$37 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$8 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.4%$143 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$143 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.1%$37 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$37 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Union Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

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.