Township government · Washington 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 $2.7 million and spent $3.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes53%State tax money16%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)12%Federal tax money11%County and local tax money5.2%Fines and other2.2%

What stands out

25%

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 taxes53%

Individual income tax
25%$694 thousand
Property tax
17%$467 thousand
Other taxes
11%$296 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Public utility licenses$114 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$112 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$70 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services12%

Fees for services
12%$334 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 2 more
  • Sewer$210 thousand
  • Other service charges$67 thousand
  • Garbage collection$55 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money11%

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

From the federal government
11%$297 thousand

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$446 thousand

County and local tax money5.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.2%$143 thousand

Fines and other2.2%

Interest, rents and other
1.5%$42 thousand
Fines
0.7%$19 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking33%Police, fire, courts and jails26%Running the government and other costs26%Water, sewer, trash and utilities12%Interest on debt1.3%All other spending1.1%

What stands out

12%

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
33%$1.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$945 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; police and 2 more
  • Courts and legal services$441 thousand
  • Police$396 thousand
  • Fire protection$88 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$20 thousand
Running the government and other costs
26%$926 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$546 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$215 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$118 thousand
  • Government buildings$47 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
12%$429 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$429 thousand
Interest on debt
1.3%$48 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.0%$36 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$36 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$3 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3 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.