UNION COUNTY finances
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UNION COUNTY
County in New Jersey (Union County area). Fiscal year 2022 (year ends 12/31); population 555,394.
Other years: 2024 · 2022
Summary
| What | Amount | Census item codes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxes | $376.6 million | T |
| Charges and fees | $65.2 million | A |
| Other general revenue | $19.4 million | U |
| From the federal government | $18.9 million | B |
| From the state government | $27.6 million | C |
| From local governments | $48.9 million | D |
| Spending: current operations | $452.1 million | E |
| Spending: construction | $11.1 million | F |
| Spending: other capital outlay | $0 | G |
| Spending: interest on debt | $26.5 million | I |
| Spending: assistance and subsidies | $21.0 million | J |
| Payments to other governments | $46,000 | L M Q S |
| General revenue | $556.6 million | T A U B C D |
| Direct spending | $510.8 million | E F G I J |
| Debt at year end | $581.8 million | 49U + 64V |
Spending by function
| Function (Census name) | Current operations + construction + capital |
|---|---|
| General NEC | $88.6 million |
| Elem Sec Educ | $74.4 million |
| Higher Educ | $72.5 million |
| Welfare NEC | $72.3 million |
| Police Protection | $35.6 million |
| Correction Insts | $26.4 million |
| Judicial | $24.6 million |
| General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $16.8 million |
| Parks & Rec | $14.3 million |
| Hospitals | $13.4 million |
| Financial Adm | $10.1 million |
| Central Staff | $7.4 million |
| Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $4.0 million |
| Regular Highways | $2.4 million |
| Health | $339,000 |
Every item reported
| Code | Census description | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 19U | Beg LT Debt O/S NEC | $550.7 million |
| 29U | LTD ISS-Unsp-Other NEC | $49.8 million |
| 39U | LTD Ret-Unsp-Other NEC | $98.7 million |
| 49U | LTD Debt O/S-Unsp-Other NEC | $501.8 million |
| 61V | Short Term Debt O/S-Beginning | $60.0 million |
| 64V | Short Term Debt O/S-End of FY | $80.0 million |
| A09 | Elem Sec Ed Sch Lunch Charges | $198,000 |
| A10 | Elem Sec Educ Tuition and Transportation Charges | $422,000 |
| A12 | Elem Sec Educ NEC Charges | $368,000 |
| A18 | Higher Educ Tuition Charges | $23.9 million |
| A36 | Hospital Charges | $14.3 million |
| A50 | Housing & Comm Dev Charges | $6.0 million |
| A61 | Parks & Recreation Charges | $7.5 million |
| A89 | All Other NEC Charges | $12.5 million |
| B89 | Federal IG Other | $18.9 million |
| C89 | State IG Other | $27.6 million |
| D89 | Local IG Other | $48.9 million |
| E04 | Correction Insts-Current Oper | $26.4 million |
| E12 | Elem Sec Educ-Current Oper | $68.8 million |
| E18 | Higher Educ Current Operation | $67.0 million |
| E23 | Financial Adm-Curr Operation | $10.1 million |
| E25 | Judicial-Current Operation | $24.6 million |
| E29 | Central Staff-Curr Operation | $7.4 million |
| E31 | General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $16.8 million |
| E32 | Health-Current Operation | $339,000 |
| E36 | Hospitals-Current Oper | $13.4 million |
| E44 | Regular Highways-Current Oper | $2.4 million |
| E50 | Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $4.0 million |
| E61 | Parks & Rec-Current Operation | $14.3 million |
| E62 | Police Protection-Current Oper | $35.6 million |
| E79 | Welfare NEC-Current Operation | $72.3 million |
| E89 | General NEC-Current Operation | $88.6 million |
| F12 | Elem Sec Educ-Construction | $5.7 million |
| F18 | Higher Educ Construction | $5.5 million |
| I89 | General Interest on Debt | $26.5 million |
| J19 | Scholarships & Other Subsidies | $21.0 million |
| L89 | General NEC-IG to State | $46,000 |
| T01 | Property Tax | $367.3 million |
| T15 | Public Utilities Tax | $119,000 |
| T29 | Other License Tax | $164,000 |
| T51 | Documentary & Stock Trans Tax | $9.0 million |
| U20 | Interest Earnings | $12.4 million |
| U40 | Rents | $499,000 |
| U50 | Donations From Private Sources | $266,000 |
| U99 | Misc General Revenue NEC | $6.2 million |
Source: State and local government finances 2022, Census of Governments: every local government (U.S. Census Bureau) (U.S. Census Bureau). Collected Nov 14, 2026 11:48 PM CST. Amounts as published (thousands of dollars in the file; shown in dollars). Group totals are sums of item codes by letter. Item code list: Census technical documentation. Government ID 341039194928.