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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 $428 thousand and spent $426 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes47%State tax money37%Federal tax money8.4%County and local tax money3.3%Fines and other2.8%Fees for services (garbage collection)1.6%

What stands out

8.4%

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

Town taxes47%

Property tax
47%$202 thousand

Fees for services1.6%

Fees for services
1.6%$7 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and garbage collection
  • Other service charges$5 thousand
  • Garbage collection$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.4%

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

From the federal government
8.4%$36 thousand

State tax money37%

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

From the state
37%$157 thousand

County and local tax money3.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.3%$14 thousand

Fines and other2.8%

Interest, rents and other
2.8%$12 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking76%Running the government and other costs12%Police, fire, courts and jails6.3%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.0%Interest on debt0.7%Health and hospitals0.2%

What stands out

76%

of Union's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 53%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
76%$325 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$325 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$53 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)$36 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$10 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$4 thousand
  • Government buildings$2 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.3%$27 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$26 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.0%$17 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$17 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$3 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$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.