Town Hall · Union

Union, PA town hall & government

Union spent $629,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $197 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
$629,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$197
typical Pennsylvania towns: $466
Long-term debt
$111,000
$35 per resident
Roads & transportation
$305,00048%
Administration & buildings
$124,00020%
Fire
$76,00012%
Health & welfare
$35,0006%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$25,0004%
Parks & libraries
$10,0002%
Interest on debt
$4,0001%
Other
$50,0008%

Where the money comes from

  • Income taxes 42%
  • From the federal government 16%
  • From the state 15%
  • Other taxes & licenses 11%
  • Property taxes 11%
  • Fees & charges 3%
  • Sales taxes 1%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Union

Full-time staff
0
11 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time6 part
Roads & transportation
0 full-time5 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

Littlestown Area School District

Union's K–12 school district, shared with Germany, Littlestown, Bonneauville, Mount Joy and Mount Pleasant. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$17,653
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
1,727
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$57.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 61%
  • State 35%
  • Federal 4%

Of the $17,653 per pupil, $11,120 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
$4,121
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.23%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$334,700
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 John Joyce. 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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