Township government · Lebanon 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 $2.0 million and spent $2.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes43%Fees for services (sewer, road charges)30%State tax money13%Federal tax money8.3%Fines and other5.6%County and local tax money0.4%

What stands out

30%

of Union Township's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes43%

Individual income tax
23%$453 thousand
Other taxes
16%$309 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$207 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$65 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$37 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
4.4%$88 thousand

Fees for services30%

Fees for services
30%$604 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 1 more
  • Sewer$478 thousand
  • Other service charges$104 thousand
  • Road charges$22 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.3%

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

From the federal government
8.3%$166 thousand

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$253 thousand

County and local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.4%$7 thousand

Fines and other5.6%

Interest, rents and other
5.2%$104 thousand
Fines
0.4%$8 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking37%Running the government and other costs28%Water, sewer, trash and utilities23%Police, fire, courts and jails7.2%Interest on debt3.5%All other spending0.9%

What stands out

23%

of Union Township's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
37%$792 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$792 thousand
Running the government and other costs
28%$610 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$383 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$143 thousand
  • Government buildings$52 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$31 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
23%$493 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$357 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$136 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.2%$154 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$104 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$50 thousand
Interest on debt
3.5%$76 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.7%$16 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$16 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2 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.