ZIP 16438 · Union Township, PA

Eight governments run on your community's money

This page shows every government that serves ZIP 16438: the state, county, city or town and school district, and where each one's money comes from and goes.

Each government is shown for its own newest fiscal year on file, so the years differ. Figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau's Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, the government's own report or, for Pennsylvania governments, the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development and the Pennsylvania Department of Education, as named under Sources and more.

Where do my taxes go in 16438?
16438 is served by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Erie County, Union City Area School District, Union Township, Crawford County, Bloomfield Township, Wattsburg Area School District and Amity Township. In each one's latest recorded fiscal year, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania spent $122.4 billion (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Erie County spent $448 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2024), Union City Area School District spent $20.8 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2025), Union Township spent $606 thousand (fiscal year ended December 31, 2024), Crawford County spent $66.1 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2024), Bloomfield Township spent $773 thousand (fiscal year ended December 31, 2024), Wattsburg Area School District spent $27.5 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2025) and Amity Township spent $441 thousand (fiscal year ended December 31, 2024). Each government's money is separate.

Which governments collect property tax in 16438?
Of the governments serving 16438, Erie County collected $96.7 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2024), Commonwealth of Pennsylvania collected $44.1 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Crawford County collected $26.8 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2024), Wattsburg Area School District collected $13.5 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2025), Union City Area School District collected $2.9 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2025), Bloomfield Township collected $262 thousand (fiscal year ended December 31, 2024), Union Township collected $164 thousand (fiscal year ended December 31, 2024) and Amity Township collected $106 thousand (fiscal year ended December 31, 2024) in property tax. These are each government's total collections, not a bill for 16438.

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From the state down to your schools: where each one's money comes from and goes.

See the full budget for: Erie County, Crawford County, Union Township and Bloomfield Township

Figures for Pennsylvania governments come from the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development and the Pennsylvania Department of Education and are for 2024 and 2025, each government's newest year on file. The state government's own figures are the newest year the U.S. Census Bureau has published.

Where property tax goes in 16438

Erie County$96.7 million

22% of its $449 million in revenue · fiscal year ended December 31, 2024

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania$44.1 million

<0.1% of its $125.8 billion in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2024

Crawford County$26.8 million

41% of its $65.4 million in revenue · fiscal year ended December 31, 2024

Wattsburg Area School District$13.5 million

43% of its $31.0 million in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2025

Union City Area School District$2.9 million

13% of its $22.7 million in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2025

Bloomfield Township$262 thousand

33% of its $783 thousand in revenue · fiscal year ended December 31, 2024

Union Township$164 thousand

26% of its $623 thousand in revenue · fiscal year ended December 31, 2024

Amity Township$106 thousand

25% of its $423 thousand in revenue · fiscal year ended December 31, 2024

These are each government's total property tax collections, not your bill. Your own bill is split by each government's tax rate, shown on your property tax bill.

Your counties

Erie County

$448 million budget in fiscal year 2024 (ended December 31, 2024), from the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development.

About 69% of this ZIP is in Erie County.

Where the money comes from

Grants from federal, state and local governments60%County taxes23%Fees for services8.9%Fines and other8.0%
Full Erie County breakdown

County taxes23%

Property tax
22%$96.7 million
Tourism taxes
1.6%$7.0 million

Fees for services8.9%

Fees for services
8.9%$39.8 million

Grants from federal, state and local governments60%

Grants from the federal government, the state and other local governments, which this government's report lists as one amount.

Grants from federal, state and local governments
60%$269 million

Fines and other8.0%

Interest, rents and other
8.0%$36.1 million
Erie County page →

Where the money goes

Social services65%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.8%Running the government and other costs6.4%Debt payments (principal and interest)1.8%All other spending1.8%
Full Erie County breakdown

Spending by category100%

Social services
65%$291 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$77.0 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.8%$34.9 million
Running the government and other costs
6.4%$28.8 million
Debt payments (principal and interest)
1.8%$8.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.7%$7.6 million
Roads, transit and parking
0.1%$577 thousand
Erie County page →

Crawford County

$66.1 million budget in fiscal year 2024 (ended December 31, 2024), from the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development.

About 31% of this ZIP is in Crawford County.

Where the money comes from

Grants from federal, state and local governments44%County taxes42%Fees for services9.9%Fines and other4.2%
Full Crawford County breakdown

County taxes42%

Property tax
41%$26.8 million
Tourism taxes
0.9%$580 thousand
Other taxes
0.3%$216 thousand

Fees for services9.9%

Fees for services
9.9%$6.5 million

Grants from federal, state and local governments44%

Grants from the federal government, the state and other local governments, which this government's report lists as one amount.

Grants from federal, state and local governments
44%$28.6 million

Fines and other4.2%

Interest, rents and other
4.2%$2.8 million
Crawford County page →

Where the money goes

Social services36%Police, fire, courts and jails27%Running the government and other costs27%Housing and community development5.0%Roads, transit and parking2.3%All other spending2.4%
Full Crawford County breakdown

Spending by category100%

Social services
36%$23.9 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$18.1 million
Running the government and other costs
27%$17.7 million
Housing and community development
5.0%$3.3 million
Roads, transit and parking
2.3%$1.5 million
Debt payments (principal and interest)
1.3%$842 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.0%$668 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.1%$71 thousand
Crawford County page →

Your towns

Union Township

$606 thousand budget in fiscal year 2024 (ended December 31, 2024), from the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development.

About 31% of this ZIP is in Union Township.

Where the money comes from

Township taxes58%State tax money29%County and local tax money9.4%Fees for services2.8%Fines and other0.9%
Full Union Township breakdown

Township taxes58%

Local income tax
28%$178 thousand
Property tax
26%$164 thousand
Other taxes
3.2%$20 thousand

Fees for services2.8%

Fees for services
2.8%$17 thousand

State tax money29%

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

From the state
29%$179 thousand

County and local tax money9.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
9.4%$58 thousand

Fines and other0.9%

Interest, rents and other
0.6%$4 thousand
Fines
0.4%$2 thousand
Union Township page →

Where the money goes

Roads, transit and parking51%Running the government and other costs39%Police, fire, courts and jails5.3%Debt payments (principal and interest)4.7%Parks, recreation and libraries0.2%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.1%
Full Union Township breakdown

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
51%$308 thousand
Running the government and other costs
39%$236 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.3%$32 thousand
Debt payments (principal and interest)
4.7%$29 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$1 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.1%$783
Union Township page →

Bloomfield Township

$773 thousand budget in fiscal year 2024 (ended December 31, 2024), from the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development.

About 29% of this ZIP is in Bloomfield Township.

Where the money comes from

Township taxes65%State tax money29%Fines and other5.5%County and local tax money0.5%
Full Bloomfield Township breakdown

Township taxes65%

Property tax
33%$262 thousand
Local income tax
25%$196 thousand
Other taxes
6.1%$48 thousand

State tax money29%

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

From the state
29%$229 thousand

County and local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.5%$4 thousand

Fines and other5.5%

Interest, rents and other
5.0%$39 thousand
Fines
0.6%$4 thousand
Bloomfield Township page →

Where the money goes

Roads, transit and parking64%Running the government and other costs27%Police, fire, courts and jails8.1%Parks, recreation and libraries1.1%
Full Bloomfield Township breakdown

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
64%$492 thousand
Running the government and other costs
27%$210 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.1%$62 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.1%$9 thousand
Bloomfield Township page →

Amity Township

$441 thousand budget in fiscal year 2024 (ended December 31, 2024), from the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development.

About 22% of this ZIP is in Amity Township.

Where the money comes from

Township taxes63%State tax money34%County and local tax money1.9%Fines and other0.9%Fees for services0.7%
Full Amity Township breakdown

Township taxes63%

Local income tax
35%$148 thousand
Property tax
25%$106 thousand
Other taxes
2.7%$12 thousand

Fees for services0.7%

Fees for services
0.7%$3 thousand

State tax money34%

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

From the state
34%$143 thousand

County and local tax money1.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.9%$8 thousand

Fines and other0.9%

Interest, rents and other
0.5%$2 thousand
Fines
0.4%$2 thousand
Amity Township page →

Where the money goes

Roads, transit and parking50%Running the government and other costs42%Debt payments (principal and interest)4.8%Police, fire, courts and jails2.5%Parks, recreation and libraries0.4%
Full Amity Township breakdown

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
50%$221 thousand
Running the government and other costs
42%$186 thousand
Debt payments (principal and interest)
4.8%$21 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.5%$11 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$2 thousand
Amity Township page →

Your schools

Union City Area School District

$20.8 million budget in fiscal year 2025 (ended June 30, 2025), from the Pennsylvania Department of Education.

About 62% of this ZIP is in Union City Area School District.

Where the money comes from

State tax money75%School district taxes16%Federal tax money7.2%Fines and other1.7%Fees for services0.3%
Full Union City Area School District breakdown

School district taxes16%

Property tax
13%$2.9 million
Local income tax
2.8%$639 thousand
Other taxes
0.3%$61 thousand

Fees for services0.3%

Fees for services
0.3%$79 thousand

Federal tax money7.2%

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

From the federal government
7.2%$1.6 million

State tax money75%

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

From the state
75%$17.0 million

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$5 thousand

Fines and other1.7%

Interest, rents and other
1.7%$384 thousand
Union City Area School District page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges100%Debt payments (principal and interest)<0.1%
Full Union City Area School District breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
100%$20.7 million
Debt payments (principal and interest)
<0.1%$20 thousand
Union City Area School District page →

Wattsburg Area School District

$27.5 million budget in fiscal year 2025 (ended June 30, 2025), from the Pennsylvania Department of Education.

About 26% of this ZIP is in Wattsburg Area School District.

Where the money comes from

School district taxes49%State tax money47%Federal tax money2.9%Fines and other0.8%Fees for services0.6%
Full Wattsburg Area School District breakdown

School district taxes49%

Property tax
43%$13.5 million
Local income tax
4.8%$1.5 million
Other taxes
0.6%$199 thousand

Fees for services0.6%

Fees for services
0.6%$186 thousand

Federal tax money2.9%

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

From the federal government
2.9%$887 thousand

State tax money47%

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

From the state
47%$14.6 million

Fines and other0.8%

Interest, rents and other
0.8%$246 thousand
Wattsburg Area School District page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges98%Debt payments (principal and interest)1.9%
Full Wattsburg Area School District breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
98%$27.0 million
Debt payments (principal and interest)
1.9%$520 thousand
Wattsburg Area School District page →

Your state

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

$122.4 billion budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

Where the money comes from

State taxes44%Federal tax money35%Fees for services (hospital bills, college tuition)14%Fines and other6.7%

What stands out

14%

of Pennsylvania's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical state government gets 10%.

Full Pennsylvania breakdown

State taxes44%

Other taxes
14%$17.3 billion
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes; other selective sales taxes and 17 more
  • Motor fuel taxes$3.38 billion
  • Other selective sales taxes$2.32 billion
  • Amusement taxes$2.28 billion
  • Estate and gift taxes$1.58 billion
  • Motor vehicle licenses$1.48 billion
  • Public utility taxes$1.40 billion
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.32 billion
  • Insurance premium taxes$1.02 billion
  • Tobacco taxes$960 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$697 million
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$473 million
  • Driver's licenses$93.9 million
  • Hunting and fishing licenses$91.7 million
  • Public utility licenses$86.2 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$66.8 million
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$35.3 million
  • Amusement licenses$33.5 million
  • Other licenses$21.2 million
  • Corporation licenses$3.2 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Individual income tax
14%$17.1 billion
Sales tax
12%$15.6 billion
Business income tax
3.9%$4.96 billion
Property tax
<0.1%$44.1 million

Fees for services14%

Fees for services
14%$17.8 billion
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; college tuition and 11 more
  • Hospital bills$7.08 billion
  • College tuition$4.21 billion
  • Liquor stores$2.55 billion
  • Tolls on roads and bridges$1.61 billion
  • University housing and dining$1.15 billion
  • Other service charges$592 million
  • Other education charges$205 million
  • Housing$144 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$94.8 million
  • Parks and recreation$78.7 million
  • Road charges$59.9 million
  • Sewer$3.4 million
  • Airport$44 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money35%

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

From the federal government
35%$44.5 billion

Local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From local governments
<0.1%$58.5 million

Fines and other6.7%

Interest, rents and other
6.5%$8.23 billion
Fines
0.2%$217 million
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Where the money goes

Social services32%Sent to local governments25%Schools and colleges12%Health and hospitals9.2%Roads, transit and parking8.1%All other spending14%

What stands out

9.2%

of Pennsylvania's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical state government spends 5.7%.

Full Pennsylvania breakdown

Spending by category100%

Social services
32%$39.5 billion
What's in social servicesOther public welfare; welfare institutions and 2 more
  • Other public welfare$39.1 billion
  • Welfare institutions$263 million
  • Unemployment and social insurance offices$131 million
  • Veterans' services$9.3 million
Sent to local governments
25%$30.2 billion
What's in sent to local governmentsSent to school districts; sent to local governments: other and not broken out and 21 more
  • Sent to school districts$19.6 billion
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$2.69 billion
  • Sent to local governments: other public welfare$1.97 billion
  • Sent to local governments: public health$1.38 billion
  • Sent to local governments: hospitals$1.21 billion
  • Sent to local governments: roads and highways$1.10 billion
  • Sent to local governments: other education$764 million
  • Sent to local governments: housing and community development$291 million
  • Sent to local governments: general support$265 million
  • Sent to school districts (colleges)$262 million
  • Sent to local governments: police$157 million
  • Sent to local governments: natural resources, farming and conservation$138 million
  • Sent to the federal government$111 million
  • Sent to local governments: libraries$74.7 million
  • Sent to local governments: parks and recreation$55.7 million
  • Sent to local governments: courts and legal services$47.5 million
  • Sent to local governments: inspections and regulation$36.8 million
  • Sent to local governments: garbage and solid waste$34.2 million
  • Sent to local governments: probation, parole and other corrections$18.9 million
  • Sent to local governments: prisons and jails$14.1 million
  • Sent to local governments: airports$13.6 million
  • Sent to local governments: other government administration$11.0 million
  • Sent to local governments: sewer systems$5.9 million
Schools and colleges
12%$14.2 billion
What's in schools and collegesColleges and universities; scholarships and other education subsidies and 2 more
  • Colleges and universities$10.5 billion
  • Scholarships and other education subsidies$1.46 billion
  • Other education$1.14 billion
  • College housing, dining and bookstores$1.08 billion
Health and hospitals
9.2%$11.2 billion
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$7.36 billion
  • Public health$3.86 billion
Roads, transit and parking
8.1%$9.89 billion
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; toll roads and bridges and 3 more
  • Roads and highways$8.16 billion
  • Toll roads and bridges$1.71 billion
  • Airports$7.0 million
  • Public transit$5.4 million
  • Ports and harbors$3.6 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.7%$5.77 billion
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 3 more
  • Prisons and jails$2.74 billion
  • Police$1.72 billion
  • Courts and legal services$793 million
  • Inspections and regulation$328 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$190 million
Running the government and other costs
4.6%$5.57 billion
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.49 billion
  • Other and not broken out$1.47 billion
  • Government buildings$848 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$711 million
  • Other government administration$51.7 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.9%$2.38 billion
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesLiquor stores; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Liquor stores$2.31 billion
  • Garbage and solid waste$54.2 million
  • Sewer systems$22.1 million
Interest on debt
1.5%$1.79 billion
Environment and natural resources
0.7%$868 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$868 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$722 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$705 million
  • Libraries$16.8 million
Housing and community development
0.2%$235 million
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Sources and moreEach government's source, fiscal year and how a ZIP is matched

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

Erie County. Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development, Municipal Statistics (MunStats), annual financial report, calendar year 2024, fiscal year ended December 31, 2024. The earlier Census figures are from U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

Union City Area School District. Pennsylvania Department of Education, Annual Financial Report (AFR) data, 2024-25 school year, fiscal year ended June 30, 2025. The earlier Census figures are from U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

Union Township. Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development, Municipal Statistics (MunStats), annual financial report, calendar year 2024, fiscal year ended December 31, 2024. The earlier Census figures are from U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021.

Crawford County. Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development, Municipal Statistics (MunStats), annual financial report, calendar year 2024, fiscal year ended December 31, 2024. The earlier Census figures are from U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

Bloomfield Township. Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development, Municipal Statistics (MunStats), annual financial report, calendar year 2024, fiscal year ended December 31, 2024. The earlier Census figures are from U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021.

Wattsburg Area School District. Pennsylvania Department of Education, Annual Financial Report (AFR) data, 2024-25 school year, fiscal year ended June 30, 2025. The earlier Census figures are from U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

Amity Township. Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development, Municipal Statistics (MunStats), annual financial report, calendar year 2024, fiscal year ended December 31, 2024. The earlier Census figures are from U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021.

How these figures are counted. Pennsylvania boroughs, cities, townships and counties file annual financial reports with the Department of Community and Economic Development; the figures are the calendar-year filing, as filed (small municipalities file on a cash or modified-accrual basis). School district figures are the 2024-25 Annual Financial Report as filed with the Pennsylvania Department of Education (year ended June 30, 2025). Everything is grouped into the same categories as the Census figures. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, internal service funds and refunding are not counted. The "Debt payments" line includes principal as well as interest, so spending can be higher than the Census figure for the same government.

How a ZIP is matched. A ZIP code is not a government boundary, so we match it to the cities, counties and school districts that overlap it, using Census Bureau geography. Where a ZIP crosses several, each one is shown with its share of the ZIP. Each government's money covers its own operations only; the others listed here are separate.

Latest recorded year. The year differs by government: each block shows the newest fiscal year on file. A Census survey year covers fiscal years ending July 1 of the year before through June 30 of that year.