Town government · Pierce County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Union took in $447 thousand and spent $265 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes46%State tax money42%Federal tax money7.4%Fines and other4.3%Fees for services (road charges)0.4%

What stands out

7.4%

of Union's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes46%

Property tax
46%$205 thousand

Fees for services0.4%

Fees for services
0.4%$2 thousand
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges
  • Road charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.4%

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

From the federal government
7.4%$33 thousand

State tax money42%

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

From the state
42%$188 thousand

Fines and other4.3%

Interest, rents and other
4.3%$19 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking69%Running the government and other costs16%Police, fire, courts and jails7.2%Interest on debt5.7%Health and hospitals1.9%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.4%

What stands out

5.7%

of Union's spending goes to interest on debt.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
69%$182 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$182 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$43 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$20 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$10 thousand
  • Government buildings$8 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$3 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.2%$19 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$19 thousand
Interest on debt
5.7%$15 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.9%$5 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$5 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.4%$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

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.