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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Union took in $541 thousand and spent $438 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes43%State tax money29%Fees for services (garbage collection, road charges)18%Federal tax money9.6%Fines and other1.1%County and local tax money0.4%

What stands out

18%

of Union's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes43%

Property tax
39%$210 thousand
Other taxes
3.7%$20 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Other licenses$13 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services18%

Fees for services
18%$96 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; road charges and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$93 thousand
  • Road charges$2 thousand
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.6%

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

From the federal government
9.6%$52 thousand

State tax money29%

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

From the state
29%$155 thousand

County and local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.4%$2 thousand

Fines and other1.1%

Interest, rents and other
1.1%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking38%Water, sewer, trash and utilities23%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Running the government and other costs13%Interest on debt6.6%Health and hospitals1.6%

What stands out

23%

of Union'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
38%$166 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$166 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
23%$100 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$100 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$77 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and inspections and regulation
  • Fire protection$67 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$10 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$59 thousand
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)$29 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$16 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$9 thousand
  • Government buildings$5 thousand
Interest on debt
6.6%$29 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.6%$7 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Union. 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 Town 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.