Gov. William Liberty Hall (Livingston House) · Photo: Dmadeo · CC BY-SA 4.0How is Union Township run?
Union Township’s town government spent $69.8 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,169 per resident. That is its newest year reported to the Census Bureau.
What stands out about how Union Township is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
One full-time town employee for every 135 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (59,745).
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.
About $1,169 per resident a year, or $3.20 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 28%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Revenue is well above spending. That usually means Union Township collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted.
$1,169 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar towns
Union Township’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,169 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 44 New Jersey towns and townships of 50,000–99,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $1,116, and the middle half spent $800–$1,305. Union Township spent more than 57% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($7.1 million), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
New Jersey towns and townships of 50,000–99,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Union Township itself left out).
No trend yet
Union Township reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau (2023 is an estimate), so there is no trend yet.
full-time in March 2025, up from 436 in 2022. Both are Census estimates.
Typical bills top $10,000 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Union Township’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 Township’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Union Township →
Who’s in charge in Union Township
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Union Township’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The town posts agendas and minutes on uniontownship.com ↗.
Union Township School District
Union Township’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $21,591 per pupil, $12,888 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.
New Jersey districts overall: 48% local, 46% state, 6% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Union Township.
- 1Your townTown governmentOfficials: uniontownship.com ↗
- 2New Jersey General AssemblyState representatives
- 3New Jersey SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of New Jersey
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
How Union Township compares with the towns next door
Union Township spent $1,169 per resident in 2022; the 4 neighbors that reported 2022 spent $2,006 to $5,584. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Hillside Township | $2,006 | $10,000+ |
| Elizabeth | $2,287 | $10,000+ |
| Millburn Township | $2,288 | $10,000+ |
| Irvington Township | $5,584 runs schools | $9,259 |
| Springfield Township | estimate | $10,000+ |
| Kenilworth | estimate | $9,727 |
| Maplewood Township | estimate | $10,000+ |
| Union Township | $1,169 | $10,000+ |
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 Township’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Union Township’s government
How much does Union Township spend per resident?
About $1,169 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $1,169 was more than 57% of 44 New Jersey towns and townships of 50,000–99,999 that don’t run their own schools.
Who runs Union Township’s government?
See uniontownship.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Union Township yet.
How many people work for Union Township?
443 full-time and 114 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $4.1M (about $49.5M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Union Township in the state legislature?
State Senate District 20 (Joe Cryan) and General Assembly District 20 (Annette Quijano and Ed Rodriguez). The General Assembly district also covers three neighboring towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Union Township’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 →