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Union, WI town hall & government

Union spent $292,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $844 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
$292,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$844
typical Wisconsin towns: $433
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$168,00058%
Administration & buildings
$55,00019%
Fire
$23,0008%
Health & welfare
$23,0008%
Sewer & trash
$11,0004%
Paid to other governments
$9,0003%
Other
$3,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 49%
  • From the state 40%
  • From the federal government 6%
  • From other local governments 3%
  • Fees & charges 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
  • Interest, fines & other <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Union

Full-time staff
0
17 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time5 part
Sewer & trash
0 full-time2 part
Other
0 full-time10 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

Webster School District

Union's K–12 school district, shared with Dairyland, Jackson, Oakland, Swiss, Webster and Blaine. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$16,276
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
623
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$4.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 61%
  • State 28%
  • Federal 11%

Of the $16,276 per pupil, $9,817 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
$2,308
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
0.70%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$327,400
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 Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin and Representative Thomas P. Tiffany. Tony Evers 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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