How is Union City run?
Union City’s city government spent $33.9 million on day-to-day services in the year to August 31, 2024, about $1,216 per resident. Water and other utilities ($3.5 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Union City is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $1,216 per resident a year, or $3.33 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 26%.
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No comparison for Union City yet
The fair comparison uses 2022, the last year the Census Bureau counted every government (later years are a sample). Union City’s 2022 figures are a Census estimate (it reported none of its 2022 dollars), so it has no like-for-like peer figure. It reported 2024; the next full count is 2027.
How Town Hall compares budgets →Day-to-day spending is up 2% since 2023
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Union City reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.
Day-to-day spending by fiscal year
Per resident: 2023: $1,211 · 2024: $1,216.
full-time in March 2025, up from 231 in 2022.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $1,996 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.81% of the home’s value, vs 0.77% across Georgia.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Union City’s rate.
Can I afford it? →The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate.
Tax bills are one input to Union City’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Union City →
Who’s in charge in Union City
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Union City’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on unioncityga.org ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 119 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (27,895).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2025
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Fulton County School District
Union City’s K–12 school district, shared with Alpharetta, East Point, Fairburn, Hapeville, Johns Creek and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $17,609 per pupil, $9,755 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
Georgia districts overall: 49% local, 39% state, 12% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Union City’s votes are counted by county
Georgia reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Union City alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Fulton County’s results.
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat71.9%384,741 votes
Donald J TrumpRepublican27.0%144,648 votesOthers: 1.1% (5,831 votes).
Most votes in Fulton County: Kamala D Harris
Georgia: Trump 50.7%, Harris 48.5%
100% of Union City lies in Fulton County. Every 2024 race in Fulton County is on the county’s page.
Fulton County’s 2024 results →Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.
Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017. All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.
From town hall to Washington
Union City sends 4 representatives to the Georgia House alone.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: unioncityga.org ↗
- 2Georgia HouseUnion City is split between 4 districts
- 3Georgia SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Georgia
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
How Union City compares with the towns next door
Union City’s 2022 figures are a Census estimate, so it isn’t placed among them. Neighbors that reported 2022 spent $4,212 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| College Park | $4,212 | $2,611 |
| South Fulton | estimate | $2,146 |
| Fairburn | estimate | $2,352 |
| Union City | estimate | $1,996 |
Day-to-day spending in 2022, the last year every government was counted, for governments that reported it; hospital and utilities left out. Tax bill: the typical homeowner’s bill (Census ACS, 2020–24).
Reach Union City’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Union City’s government
How much does Union City spend per resident?
About $1,216 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to August 31, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau.
What is the property tax rate in Union City?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,996 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.81% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.77% across Georgia. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see unioncityga.org.
Who runs Union City’s government?
See unioncityga.org for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Union City yet.
How did Union City vote in 2024?
Georgia counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Union City alone. Fulton County, where 100% of Union City lies, voted Harris 71.9%, Trump 27.0% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Union City?
234 full-time and 17 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $1.2M (about $14.3M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Union City in the state legislature?
Union City is split among 4 State House districts and 3 State Senate districts, so your address decides. The Georgia Legislature’s lookup finds yours. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Union City’s government
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll; day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →