ZIP 46582 · Prairie Township, IN

Six governments run on your community's money

This page shows every government that serves ZIP 46582: the state, county, city or town and school district, and where each one's money comes from and goes.

Each government is shown for its own newest fiscal year on file, so the years differ. Figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau's Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, the government's own report or, for Indiana governments, the Indiana Department of Local Government Finance, as named under Sources and more.

Where do my taxes go in 46582?
46582 is served by the State of Indiana, Kosciusko County, Warsaw Community Schools, Prairie Township, Plain Township and Wayne Township. In each one's latest recorded fiscal year, State of Indiana spent $57.7 billion (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Kosciusko County spent $88.1 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2025), Warsaw Community Schools spent $117 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2025), Prairie Township spent $154 thousand (fiscal year ended December 31, 2025), Plain Township spent $352 thousand (fiscal year ended December 31, 2025) and Wayne Township spent $95 thousand (fiscal year ended December 31, 2021). Each government's money is separate.

Which governments collect property tax in 46582?
Of the governments serving 46582, Warsaw Community Schools collected $32.6 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2025), Kosciusko County collected $18.1 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2025), State of Indiana collected $15.3 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Plain Township collected $331 thousand (fiscal year ended December 31, 2025), Prairie Township collected $254 thousand (fiscal year ended December 31, 2025) and Wayne Township collected $50 thousand (fiscal year ended December 31, 2021) in property tax. These are each government's total collections, not a bill for 46582.

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From the state down to your schools: where each one's money comes from and goes.

See the full budget for: Kosciusko County, Prairie Township, Plain Township and Wayne Township

Why not this year? Indiana governments with newer filings show figures from the Indiana Department of Local Government Finance (for 2025). Each other figure is the newest year the U.S. Census Bureau has published for that government, so the years differ and are not the current year. Most governments post their current budget on their own website.

Where property tax goes in 46582

Warsaw Community Schools$32.6 million

31% of its $105 million in revenue · fiscal year ended December 31, 2025

Kosciusko County$18.1 million

19% of its $93.3 million in revenue · fiscal year ended December 31, 2025

State of Indiana$15.3 million

<0.1% of its $57.5 billion in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2024

Plain Township$331 thousand

60% of its $549 thousand in revenue · fiscal year ended December 31, 2025

Prairie Township$254 thousand

74% of its $342 thousand in revenue · fiscal year ended December 31, 2025

Wayne Township$50 thousand

15% of its $331 thousand in revenue · fiscal year ended December 31, 2021

These are each government's total property tax collections, not your bill. Your own bill is split by each government's tax rate, shown on your property tax bill.

Your county

Kosciusko County

$88.1 million budget in fiscal year 2025 (ended December 31, 2025), from the Indiana Department of Local Government Finance.

Where the money comes from

County taxes72%Fines and other14%State tax money9.5%Fees for services4.4%
Full Kosciusko County breakdown

County taxes72%

Local income tax
48%$45.0 million
Property tax
19%$18.1 million
Other taxes
3.6%$3.4 million
Tourism taxes
1.0%$967 thousand

Fees for services4.4%

Fees for services
4.4%$4.1 million

State tax money9.5%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
9.5%$8.8 million

Fines and other14%

Interest, rents and other
12%$11.2 million
Fines
1.9%$1.7 million
Kosciusko County page →

Where the money goes

Running the government and other costs50%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Housing and community development16%Roads, transit and parking11%Environment and natural resources2.0%All other spending3.0%
Full Kosciusko County breakdown

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
50%$44.4 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$16.0 million
Housing and community development
16%$13.7 million
Roads, transit and parking
11%$9.6 million
Environment and natural resources
2.0%$1.8 million
Social services
1.4%$1.2 million
Health and hospitals
1.2%$1.1 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.2%$203 thousand
Pension contributions
<0.1%$82 thousand
Money paid out of the government's own pension fund (for example its IMRF or police and fire pension fund). Pension payments made from other funds are counted with the departments that pay them.
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$12 thousand
Kosciusko County page →

Your towns

Prairie Township

$154 thousand budget in fiscal year 2025 (ended December 31, 2025), from the Indiana Department of Local Government Finance.

About 38% of this ZIP is in Prairie Township.

Where the money comes from

Township taxes95%Fines and other4.7%
Full Prairie Township breakdown

Township taxes95%

Property tax
74%$254 thousand
Local income tax
17%$58 thousand
Other taxes
4.1%$14 thousand

Fines and other4.7%

Interest, rents and other
4.7%$16 thousand
Prairie Township page →

Where the money goes

Running the government and other costs52%Police, fire, courts and jails45%Parks, recreation and libraries3.2%Social services0.2%
Full Prairie Township breakdown

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
52%$80 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
45%$69 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.2%$5 thousand
Social services
0.2%$300
Prairie Township page →

Plain Township

$352 thousand budget in fiscal year 2025 (ended December 31, 2025), from the Indiana Department of Local Government Finance.

About 34% of this ZIP is in Plain Township.

Where the money comes from

Township taxes92%Fines and other8.0%Fees for services0.1%
Full Plain Township breakdown

Township taxes92%

Property tax
60%$331 thousand
Local income tax
26%$143 thousand
Other taxes
5.5%$30 thousand

Fees for services0.1%

Fees for services
0.1%$750

State tax money<0.1%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
<0.1%$47

Fines and other8.0%

Interest, rents and other
8.0%$44 thousand
Plain Township page →

Where the money goes

Running the government and other costs63%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Health and hospitals11%Social services6.9%Parks, recreation and libraries0.6%
Full Plain Township breakdown

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
63%$223 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$65 thousand
Health and hospitals
11%$38 thousand
Social services
6.9%$24 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$2 thousand
Plain Township page →

Wayne Township

$95 thousand budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended December 31, 2021.

About 13% of this ZIP is in Wayne Township.

Where the money comes from

Township taxes99%Fines and other0.6%
Full Wayne Township breakdown

What stands out

84%

of Wayne Township's money comes from a personal income tax.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

Township taxes99%

Local income tax
84%$279 thousand
Property tax
15%$50 thousand

Fines and other0.6%

Interest, rents and other
0.6%$2 thousand
Wayne Township page →

Where the money goes

Parks, recreation and libraries100%

What stands out

100%

of Wayne Township's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 2.4%.

Full Wayne Township breakdown

Spending by category100%

Parks, recreation and libraries
100%$95 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$95 thousand
Wayne Township page →

Your schools

Warsaw Community Schools

$117 million budget in fiscal year 2025 (ended December 31, 2025), from the Indiana Department of Local Government Finance.

About 86% of this ZIP is in Warsaw Community Schools.

Where the money comes from

State tax money56%School district taxes33%Federal tax money6.0%Fines and other3.4%Fees for services1.2%County and local tax money0.4%
Full Warsaw Community Schools breakdown

School district taxes33%

Property tax
31%$32.6 million
Other taxes
2.1%$2.2 million

Fees for services1.2%

Fees for services
1.2%$1.3 million

Federal tax money6.0%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
6.0%$6.3 million

State tax money56%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
56%$58.9 million

County and local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.4%$446 thousand

Fines and other3.4%

Interest, rents and other
3.4%$3.6 million
Warsaw Community Schools page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges82%Debt payments (principal and interest)18%
Full Warsaw Community Schools breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
82%$96.0 million
Debt payments (principal and interest)
18%$21.0 million
Warsaw Community Schools page →

Your state

State of Indiana

$57.7 billion budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

Where the money comes from

State taxes46%Federal tax money41%Fees for services (college tuition, university housing and dining)7.6%Fines and other5.1%Local tax money0.3%
Full Indiana breakdown

What stands out

19%

of Indiana's money comes from sales tax.A typical state government gets 14%.

State taxes46%

Sales tax
19%$11.0 billion
Local income tax
14%$8.10 billion
Other taxes
11%$6.38 billion
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; motor fuel taxes and 14 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$2.13 billion
  • Motor fuel taxes$1.73 billion
  • Motor vehicle licenses$643 million
  • Amusement taxes$621 million
  • Tobacco taxes$340 million
  • Driver's licenses$293 million
  • Insurance premium taxes$273 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$142 million
  • Other licenses$57.4 million
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$55.7 million
  • Hunting and fishing licenses$26.8 million
  • Public utility taxes$20.5 million
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$17.4 million
  • Amusement licenses$15.3 million
  • Corporation licenses$12.6 million
  • Severance taxes$1.8 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Business income tax
1.7%$965 million
Property tax
<0.1%$15.3 million

Fees for services7.6%

Fees for services
7.6%$4.40 billion
What's in fees for servicesCollege tuition; university housing and dining and 9 more
  • College tuition$3.23 billion
  • University housing and dining$817 million
  • Other service charges$204 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$66.6 million
  • Parks and recreation$48.0 million
  • Ports and waterways$23.8 million
  • Housing$7.6 million
  • Other education charges$5.7 million
  • Road charges$2.1 million
  • Hospital bills$177 thousand
  • Other school charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money41%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
41%$23.6 billion

Local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From local governments
0.3%$172 million

Fines and other5.1%

Interest, rents and other
5.0%$2.90 billion
Fines
<0.1%$56.0 million
Indiana page →

Where the money goes

Social services40%Sent to local governments26%Schools and colleges16%Roads, transit and parking5.5%Running the government and other costs4.2%All other spending8.3%

What stands out

40%

of Indiana's spending goes to social services.A typical state government spends 31%.

Full Indiana breakdown

Spending by category100%

Social services
40%$23.1 billion
What's in social servicesOther public welfare; unemployment and social insurance offices and 2 more
  • Other public welfare$22.9 billion
  • Unemployment and social insurance offices$90.0 million
  • Welfare institutions$29.0 million
  • Veterans' services$18.6 million
Sent to local governments
26%$14.8 billion
What's in sent to local governmentsSent to school districts; sent to local governments: roads and highways and 18 more
  • Sent to school districts$11.4 billion
  • Sent to local governments: roads and highways$1.37 billion
  • Sent to local governments: general support$1.23 billion
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$350 million
  • Sent to local governments: public health$116 million
  • Sent to local governments: probation, parole and other corrections$72.3 million
  • Sent to local governments: courts and legal services$61.3 million
  • Sent to local governments: housing and community development$53.4 million
  • Sent to local governments: other public welfare$47.1 million
  • Sent to local governments: police$30.6 million
  • Sent to local governments: natural resources, farming and conservation$15.2 million
  • Sent to local governments: prisons and jails$8.0 million
  • Sent to local governments: parks and recreation$7.4 million
  • Sent to local governments: sewer systems$3.9 million
  • Sent to local governments: inspections and regulation$3.8 million
  • Sent to local governments: other government administration$3.4 million
  • Sent to local governments: garbage and solid waste$2.8 million
  • Sent to local governments: libraries$1.4 million
  • Sent to the federal government$1.1 million
  • Sent to local governments: central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$122 thousand
Schools and colleges
16%$9.47 billion
What's in schools and collegesColleges and universities; scholarships and other education subsidies and 2 more
  • Colleges and universities$6.72 billion
  • Scholarships and other education subsidies$1.21 billion
  • College housing, dining and bookstores$1.19 billion
  • Other education$358 million
Roads, transit and parking
5.5%$3.17 billion
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; toll roads and bridges and 2 more
  • Roads and highways$2.97 billion
  • Toll roads and bridges$166 million
  • Ports and harbors$29.5 million
  • Airports$3.8 million
Running the government and other costs
4.2%$2.42 billion
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.63 billion
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$451 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$242 million
  • Other government administration$97.5 million
  • Government buildings$669 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.5%$2.00 billion
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 3 more
  • Prisons and jails$1.06 billion
  • Police$508 million
  • Courts and legal services$284 million
  • Inspections and regulation$129 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$21.2 million
Health and hospitals
1.9%$1.11 billion
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health and hospitals
  • Public health$909 million
  • Hospitals$198 million
Housing and community development
1.2%$720 million
Environment and natural resources
1.0%$556 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$556 million
Interest on debt
0.5%$289 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$94.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$82.4 million
  • Libraries$11.9 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
<0.1%$9.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$7.2 million
  • Sewer systems$2.2 million
Indiana page →
Sources and moreEach government's source, fiscal year and how a ZIP is matched

State of Indiana. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

Kosciusko County. Indiana Department of Local Government Finance, Gateway, Annual Financial Report fiscal year 2025, fiscal year ended December 31, 2025. The earlier Census figures are from U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

Warsaw Community Schools. Indiana Department of Local Government Finance, Gateway, Annual Financial Report fiscal year 2025, fiscal year ended December 31, 2025. The earlier Census figures are from U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

Prairie Township. Indiana Department of Local Government Finance, Gateway, Annual Financial Report fiscal year 2025, fiscal year ended December 31, 2025. The earlier Census figures are from U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021.

Plain Township. Indiana Department of Local Government Finance, Gateway, Annual Financial Report fiscal year 2025, fiscal year ended December 31, 2025. The earlier Census figures are from U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021.

Wayne Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

How these figures are counted. Revenue and spending are the Annual Financial Report figures that an Indiana government filed with the Indiana Department of Local Government Finance, grouped into the same categories as the Census figures. The report covers the government's general, special revenue, capital projects, debt service and enterprise funds (utilities, airports and the like). Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, internal service funds, payroll and clearing accounts, and money held for others (court and clerk accounts, property tax settlement, trusts) are not counted. The reports are self-reported and are not audited by the Department.

Cash basis. Indiana local governments report cash received and paid, so a year with a big construction project can show more spending than revenue.

Debt payments. Indiana's report lists the principal and interest paid on debt, so the "Debt payments" line includes principal as well as interest. The Census figures leave principal out, so spending can be higher than the Census figure for the same government.

Employee benefits are not a separate line here: the report sorts spending by fund and by department, so salaries and benefits sit inside each service. Capital outlay is counted under the service it paid for. Pension contributions are shown separately when the government pays them through its own police or fire pension fund.

Federal and state money. The report combines federal and state grants in one line, so the split between federal and state money is an estimate: federal money is the federal awards the government lists in its grants schedule, and the rest is shown as state money. Shared state taxes, such as the state's cigarette, alcohol and highway distributions, are state money. The local income tax is a tax residents pay, so it is shown as a tax. School corporations file for the calendar year.

How a ZIP is matched. A ZIP code is not a government boundary, so we match it to the cities, counties and school districts that overlap it, using Census Bureau geography. Where a ZIP crosses several, each one is shown with its share of the ZIP. Each government's money covers its own operations only; the others listed here are separate.

Latest recorded year. The year differs by government: each block shows the newest fiscal year on file. A Census survey year covers fiscal years ending July 1 of the year before through June 30 of that year.