Township government · Union 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 $629 thousand and spent $541 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes65%State tax money15%Federal tax money14%County and local tax money3.5%Fees for services (road charges)1.4%Fines and other0.8%

What stands out

39%

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 taxes65%

Individual income tax
39%$246 thousand
Property tax
18%$112 thousand
Other taxes
8.4%$53 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes and occupation and business licenses
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$48 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.4%

Fees for services
1.4%$9 thousand
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges
  • Road charges$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money14%

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

From the federal government
14%$85 thousand

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$97 thousand

County and local tax money3.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.5%$22 thousand

Fines and other0.8%

Interest, rents and other
0.6%$4 thousand
Fines
0.2%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking54%Running the government and other costs32%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.3%

What stands out

13%

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
54%$292 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$292 thousand
Running the government and other costs
32%$171 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Government buildings$83 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$51 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$30 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$7 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$71 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$60 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$11 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.3%$7 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$7 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.