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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 $962 thousand and spent $976 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes63%State tax money21%Federal tax money12%Fees for services (garbage collection, road charges)4.0%Fines and other0.2%

What stands out

12%

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

Town taxes63%

Property tax
58%$561 thousand
Other taxes
4.5%$43 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$37 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.0%

Fees for services
4.0%$38 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and road charges
  • Garbage collection$34 thousand
  • Road charges$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money12%

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

From the federal government
12%$114 thousand

State tax money21%

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

From the state
21%$204 thousand

Fines and other0.2%

Interest, rents and other
0.2%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking60%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Running the government and other costs12%Interest on debt6.1%Health and hospitals5.2%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.9%

What stands out

6.1%

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
60%$585 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$585 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$134 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$119 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$14 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$118 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)$56 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$31 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$29 thousand
  • Government buildings$2 thousand
Interest on debt
6.1%$60 thousand
Health and hospitals
5.2%$51 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$51 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.9%$28 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$28 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.