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Union, PA town hall & government

Union spent $309,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $254 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
$309,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$254
typical Pennsylvania towns: $466
Long-term debt
$38,000
$31 per resident
Roads & transportation
$135,00044%
Administration & buildings
$49,00016%
Fire
$27,0009%
Police
$23,0007%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$11,0004%
Parks & libraries
$9,0003%
Interest on debt
$3,0001%
Sewer & trash
$1,000<1%
Other
$51,00017%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 40%
  • Income taxes 27%
  • From the state 20%
  • Interest, fines & other 9%
  • Other taxes & licenses 3%
  • Fees & charges 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Union

Full-time staff
0
16 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time8 part
Roads & transportation
0 full-time6 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time1 part
Police
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

North Schuylkill School District

Union's K–12 school district, shared with Ashland, Butler, Conyngham, Frackville, Girardville and Gordon. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,234
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
2,062
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$25 million
at year end

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

  • Local 39%
  • State 53%
  • Federal 8%

Of the $15,234 per pupil, $9,013 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
$2,980
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.32%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$226,300
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 John Fetterman and David McCormick and Representative Daniel Meuser. 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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