Township government · Schuylkill 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 $531 thousand and spent $309 thousand.

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

See every government that serves your ZIP

Where it comes from

Township taxes69%State tax money20%Fines and other9.4%Fees for services1.3%

What stands out

27%

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 taxes69%

Property tax
40%$210 thousand
Individual income tax
27%$145 thousand
Other taxes
2.6%$14 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes and occupation and business licenses
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$11 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.3%

Fees for services
1.3%$7 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money20%

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

From the state
20%$105 thousand

Fines and other9.4%

Interest, rents and other
9.0%$48 thousand
Fines
0.4%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking44%Running the government and other costs32%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Parks, recreation and libraries2.9%Interest on debt1.0%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.3%

What stands out

20%

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%

Roads, transit and parking
44%$135 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$135 thousand
Running the government and other costs
32%$100 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$51 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$31 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$14 thousand
  • Government buildings$4 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$61 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$27 thousand
  • Police$23 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$6 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$5 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.9%$9 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$6 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand
Interest on debt
1.0%$3 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.3%$1 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$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.