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Union Center, WI town hall & government

Union Center spent $529,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $2,741 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Union Center's money goes

Spent
$529,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$2,741
typical Wisconsin cities: $2,033
Long-term debt
$957,000
$4,959 per resident
Sewer & trash
$309,00058%
Administration & buildings
$55,00010%
Water & other utilities
$49,0009%
Interest on debt
$41,0008%
Fire
$31,0006%
Police
$18,0003%
Roads & transportation
$11,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$6,0001%
Health & welfare
$1,000<1%
Other
$8,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 40%
  • From the federal government 19%
  • From the state 15%
  • Property taxes 15%
  • Utility sales 6%
  • From other local governments 3%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • Sales taxes <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Union Center

Full-time staff
2
11 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$42,700
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
0 full-time6 part
Sewer & trash
2 full-time
Roads & transportation
0 full-time2 part
Water & other utilities
0 full-time2 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

Wonewoc-Union Center School District

Union Center's K–12 school district, shared with Wonewoc, Woodland, Summit, Wonewoc and La Valle. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$19,677
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
384
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$4 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Wisconsin districts overall: 39% local, 50% state, 11% federal

  • Local 39%
  • State 48%
  • Federal 13%

Of the $19,677 per pupil, $8,385 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 Center pay

Typical tax bill
$1,783
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.23%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$145,000
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 Center's government

🏛️ Official websitevillageofuc.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Union Center →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Union Center

Union Center is represented in Congress by Senators Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin and Representative Derrick Van Orden. Tony Evers is governor.

All of Union Center'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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