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Union, IL town hall & government

Union spent $357,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $540 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Union's government.

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Union's money goes

Spent
$357,000
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$540
typical Illinois towns: $116
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$292,00082%
Administration & buildings
$51,00014%
Health & welfare
$3,0001%
Other
$11,0003%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 67%
  • Interest, fines & other 16%
  • From the state 9%
  • From other local governments 8%

Union didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Union

Full-time staff
1
19 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$31,300
a year, before benefits
Roads & transportation
1 full-time12 part
Administration & buildings
0 full-time7 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Union didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Casey-Westfield Community Unit School District 4C

Union's K–12 school district, shared with Casey, Casey, Westfield, Westfield, Johnson and Crooked Creek. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,716
Illinois: $21,567
Students
895
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$2.7 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Illinois districts overall: 52% local, 38% state, 10% federal

  • Local 33%
  • State 50%
  • Federal 16%

Of the $13,716 per pupil, $7,675 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.

Also serving Union: Cumberland Community Unit School District 77 ($14,767 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Union pay

Typical tax bill
$2,026
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
1.24%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$163,100
owner-occupied

The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Union's government

Town hall & decisions in Union →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Union

Union is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representative Mike Bost. J. B. Pritzker is governor.

All of Union's representatives, with contacts →

Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

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