Photo: Nyttend · Public domainHow is Union City run?
Union City’s city government spent $38.7 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, about $3,524 per resident. Water and other utilities ($28.2 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Union City is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
Union City School District
Union City’s K–12 school district. The schools are run by Union City, so this money is part of the budget above.
Of the $11,854 per pupil, $6,941 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.
Tennessee districts overall: 40% local, 44% state, 16% federal.
Obion County School District · $13,730 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
About $3,524 per resident a year, or $9.65 a day
Schools are part of the city’s budget, so they lead the receipt: 53% of day-to-day spending.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Union City runs its own schools, so school spending is part of this budget. Comparisons are with Tennessee cities of 10,000–24,999 that run their own schools.
$2,960 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Union City’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($2,960 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 15 Tennessee cities of 10,000–24,999 that run their own schools: the median was $3,127, and the middle half spent $2,246–$3,616. Union City spent less than 53% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($2.6 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 →
Tennessee cities of 10,000–24,999 that run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Union City itself left out).
Day-to-day spending is up 27% since 2022
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: 2022: $2,960 · 2023: $3,045 · 2024: $3,524. Per resident it went from $2,960 to $3,524 (up 19%), partly because the Census population behind it changed from 10,328 to 10,985.
full-time in March 2025, down from 379 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 $1,007 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.69% of the home’s value, vs 0.50% across Tennessee.
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 unioncitytn.gov ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 29 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 (10,985).
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.
Union City’s votes are counted by county
Tennessee 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 Obion County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican82.1%10,596 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat17.2%2,221 votesOthers: 0.6% (83 votes).
Most votes in Obion County: Donald J Trump
Tennessee: Trump 64.2%, Harris 34.5%
100% of Union City lies in Obion County. Every 2024 race in Obion County is on the county’s page.
Obion 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
Every level of government that speaks for Union City.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: unioncitytn.gov ↗
- 2Tennessee HouseUnion City is split between 2 districts
- 3Tennessee SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Tennessee
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
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 $3,524 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $2,960 was less than 53% of 15 Tennessee cities of 10,000–24,999 that run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Union City?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,007 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.69% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.50% across Tennessee. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see unioncitytn.gov.
Who runs Union City’s government?
See unioncitytn.gov 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?
Tennessee counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Union City alone. Obion County, where 100% of Union City lies, voted Trump 82.1%, Harris 17.2% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Union City?
377 full-time and 68 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $1.9M (about $23.3M 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 2 State House districts, so your address decides. The Tennessee Legislature’s lookup finds yours. Its State Senate district is District 24 (John Stevens). 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 →