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Union, OR town hall & government

Union spent $2.2 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,014 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Union's money goes

Spent
$2.2 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,014
typical Oregon cities: $1,606
Long-term debt
$1.4 million
$613 per resident
Sewer & trash
$547,00024%
Administration & buildings
$474,00021%
Water & other utilities
$468,00021%
Roads & transportation
$269,00012%
Health & welfare
$177,0008%
Parks & libraries
$148,0007%
Police
$93,0004%
Interest on debt
$40,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$1,000<1%
Other
$21,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 35%
  • Utility sales 24%
  • From the state 17%
  • Interest, fines & other 12%
  • Property taxes 8%
  • Sales taxes 5%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Union

Full-time staff
9
23 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$50,100
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
3 full-time8 part
Fire
0 full-time13 part
Water & other utilities
3 full-time
Parks & libraries
2 full-time
Sewer & trash
1 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time1 part
Other
0 full-time1 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 School District 5

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

Spending per pupil
$16,756
Oregon: $17,749
Students
385
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$4.4 million
at year end

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

  • Local 28%
  • State 60%
  • Federal 12%

Of the $16,756 per pupil, $10,351 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
$1,730
a year · Oregon typical $3,876
Effective rate
0.75%
of home value · Oregon 0.81%
Typical home value
$231,400
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

🏛️ Official websitecityofunion.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Union →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Union

Union is represented in Congress by Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley and Representative Cliff Bentz. Tina Kotek 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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