City government · Union County, SC

Union's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Union took in $19.5 million and spent $20.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes72%Fees for services (garbage collection, parking)11%State tax money8.5%Fines and other6.4%County and local tax money2.3%

What stands out

46%

of Union's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 2.5%.

City taxes72%

Other taxes

46%$8.9 million

What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; other licenses and 2 more

Occupation and business licenses$4.8 million
Other licenses$2.0 million
Public utility licenses$1.8 million
Other selective sales taxes$397 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax

26%$5.0 million

Fees for services11%

Fees for services

11%$2.2 million

What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; parking and 2 more

Garbage collection$964 thousand
Parking$844 thousand
Other government-run businesses$289 thousand
Other service charges$101 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money8.5%

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

From the state

8.5%$1.7 million

County and local tax money2.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

2.3%$454 thousand

Fines and other6.4%

Interest, rents and other

5.6%$1.1 million

Fines

0.8%$154 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails38%Roads, transit and parking29%Running the government and other costs18%Parks, recreation and libraries9.1%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.0%Interest on debt<0.1%

What stands out

38%

of Union's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails

38%$7.9 million

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more

Police$4.7 million
Fire protection$2.3 million
Courts and legal services$495 thousand
Inspections and regulation$410 thousand

Roads, transit and parking

29%$6.0 million

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking

Roads and highways$5.6 million
Parking$418 thousand

Running the government and other costs

18%$3.7 million

What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more

Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.7 million
Finance, tax collection and budgeting$982 thousand
Other and not broken out$839 thousand
Government buildings$176 thousand

Parks, recreation and libraries

9.1%$1.9 million

What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation

Parks and recreation$1.9 million

Water, sewer, trash and utilities

6.0%$1.2 million

What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste

Garbage and solid waste$1.2 million

Interest on debt

<0.1%$14 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Union. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of City of Union 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.