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Union Gap, WA town hall & government

Union Gap spent $26.4 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $4,067 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Union Gap's money goes

Spent
$26.4 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$4,067
typical Washington cities: $2,368
Long-term debt
$14.8 million
$2,287 per resident
Roads & transportation
$7.4 million28%
Sewer & trash
$5.1 million19%
Police
$4.2 million16%
Parks & libraries
$3.1 million12%
Fire
$2 million8%
Administration & buildings
$1.5 million6%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$1.3 million5%
Water & other utilities
$994,0004%
Interest on debt
$569,0002%
Health & welfare
$46,000<1%
Housing & development
$2,000<1%
Other
$128,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 36%
  • From the state 24%
  • Fees & charges 17%
  • Property taxes 9%
  • Utility sales 6%
  • Interest, fines & other 6%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
  • From the federal government 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Union Gap

Full-time staff
45
7 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$88,500
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
17
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
20 full-time
Administration & buildings
8 full-time7 part
Roads & transportation
5 full-time
Water & other utilities
4 full-time
Housing & development
3 full-time
Sewer & trash
3 full-time
Parks & libraries
1 full-time
Other
1 full-time

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 Gap School District

Union Gap's elementary school district. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$17,833
Washington: $18,444
Students
570
in the whole district
Long-term debt
None
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Washington districts overall: 27% local, 66% state, 8% federal

  • Local 11%
  • State 59%
  • Federal 30%

Of the $17,833 per pupil, $9,926 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.

Also serving Union Gap: Yakima School District ($18,105 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Union Gap pay

Typical tax bill
$1,777
a year · Washington typical $4,556
Effective rate
0.84%
of home value · Washington 0.81%
Typical home value
$210,600
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 Gap's government

🏛️ Official websiteuniongapwa.gov ↗

Town hall & decisions in Union Gap →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Union Gap

Union Gap is represented in Congress by Senators Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell and Representative Dan Newhouse. Bob Ferguson is governor.

All of Union Gap'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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