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Union, PA town hall & government

Union spent $3 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $615 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
$3 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$615
typical Pennsylvania towns: $466
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Police
$1.1 million39%
Roads & transportation
$1.1 million37%
Administration & buildings
$340,00011%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$133,0004%
Sewer & trash
$130,0004%
Fire
$65,0002%
Parks & libraries
$33,0001%
Other
$7,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 35%
  • Income taxes 20%
  • From the state 14%
  • Other taxes & licenses 12%
  • From the federal government 9%
  • Fees & charges 6%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Union

Full-time staff
11
11 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$68,100
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
3
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
3 full-time7 part
Roads & transportation
4 full-time
Administration & buildings
1 full-time4 part
Sewer & trash
3 full-time

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

Union Area School District

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

Spending per pupil
$18,532
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
698
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$69,000
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Pennsylvania districts overall: 55% local, 37% state, 8% federal

  • Local 34%
  • State 58%
  • Federal 8%

Of the $18,532 per pupil, $11,968 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
$1,699
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.43%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$119,100
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.

Local

Contact Union's government

Town hall & decisions in Union →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Union

Union is represented in Congress by Senators John Fetterman and David McCormick and Representative Mike Kelly. Josh Shapiro 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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