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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 $514 thousand and spent $471 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes49%State tax money34%Federal tax money8.2%Fees for services (road charges, parks and recreation)6.8%Fines and other1.8%

What stands out

8.2%

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

Town taxes49%

Property tax
48%$248 thousand
Other taxes
0.6%$3 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.8%

Fees for services
6.8%$35 thousand
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Road charges$32 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand
  • Parking$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.2%

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

From the federal government
8.2%$42 thousand

State tax money34%

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

From the state
34%$177 thousand

Fines and other1.8%

Interest, rents and other
1.8%$9 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking54%Running the government and other costs21%Water, sewer, trash and utilities12%Police, fire, courts and jails5.7%Health and hospitals5.7%Parks, recreation and libraries1.7%

What stands out

12%

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
54%$253 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$253 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$101 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$37 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$33 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$27 thousand
  • Government buildings$4 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
12%$55 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$55 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.7%$27 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$27 thousand
Health and hospitals
5.7%$27 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$27 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.7%$8 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$8 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.