Township government · Mifflin 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 $1.5 million and spent $1.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes52%Fees for services (water, sewer)18%State tax money17%Federal tax money12%Fines and other1.1%

What stands out

20%

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 taxes52%

Property tax
25%$375 thousand
Individual income tax
20%$301 thousand
Other taxes
8.1%$124 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes and occupation and business licenses
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$68 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$56 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services18%

Fees for services
18%$270 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 2 more
  • Water$254 thousand
  • Other service charges$10 thousand
  • Sewer$5 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money12%

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

From the federal government
12%$184 thousand

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$254 thousand

Fines and other1.1%

Interest, rents and other
0.9%$14 thousand
Fines
0.2%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs37%Roads, transit and parking33%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Water, sewer, trash and utilities11%Parks, recreation and libraries2.6%All other spending0.8%

What stands out

11%

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%

Running the government and other costs
37%$528 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$238 thousand
  • Government buildings$174 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$63 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$53 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
33%$472 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$472 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$209 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$167 thousand
  • Fire protection$37 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$5 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
11%$163 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$157 thousand
  • Sewer systems$6 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.6%$37 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$32 thousand
  • Libraries$5 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$7 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$5 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$5 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.