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Union, MS town hall & government

Union spent $1.7 million in the year to September 30, 2022, about $924 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
$1.7 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2022
Per resident
$924
typical Mississippi cities: $1,480
Long-term debt
$466,000
$248 per resident
Water & other utilities
$695,00040%
Police
$563,00032%
Sewer & trash
$151,0009%
Roads & transportation
$142,0008%
Administration & buildings
$86,0005%
Parks & libraries
$37,0002%
Fire
$21,0001%
Interest on debt
$20,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$18,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 36%
  • Property taxes 26%
  • Fees & charges 10%
  • Interest, fines & other 10%
  • Utility sales 8%
  • Sales taxes 7%
  • From other local governments 3%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%

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

Who works for Union

Full-time staff
17
29 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$36,500
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
7
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
8 full-time19 part
Roads & transportation
5 full-time1 part
Water & other utilities
4 full-time
Administration & buildings
0 full-time7 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time2 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Union Public School District

Union's K–12 school district. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$11,438
Mississippi: $12,392
Students
931
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$497,000
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Mississippi districts overall: 33% local, 45% state, 23% federal

  • Local 15%
  • State 68%
  • Federal 16%

Of the $11,438 per pupil, $6,619 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.

Property tax

What homeowners in Union pay

Typical tax bill
$800
a year · Mississippi typical $1,215
Effective rate
0.58%
of home value · Mississippi 0.72%
Typical home value
$138,400
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 Roger F. Wicker and Cindy Hyde-Smith and Representative Michael Guest. Tate Reeves 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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