ZIP 46794 · Elkhart Township, IN

Six governments run on your community's money

This page shows every government that serves ZIP 46794: 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 46794?
46794 is served by the State of Indiana, Noble County, Elkhart Township, West Noble School Corporation, Orange Township and East Noble School Corporation. In each one's latest recorded fiscal year, State of Indiana spent $57.7 billion (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Noble County spent $47.6 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2025), Elkhart Township spent $109 thousand (fiscal year ended December 31, 2021), West Noble School Corporation spent $30.5 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2025), Orange Township spent $242 thousand (fiscal year ended December 31, 2021) and East Noble School Corporation spent $50.5 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2025). Each government's money is separate.

Which governments collect property tax in 46794?
Of the governments serving 46794, State of Indiana collected $15.3 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), East Noble School Corporation collected $11.4 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2025), West Noble School Corporation collected $7.7 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2025), Noble County collected $566 thousand (fiscal year ended December 31, 2025), Orange Township collected $505 thousand (fiscal year ended December 31, 2021) and Elkhart Township collected $42 thousand (fiscal year ended December 31, 2021) in property tax. These are each government's total collections, not a bill for 46794.

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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: Noble County, Elkhart Township, Orange Township and West Noble School Corporation

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 46794

State of Indiana$15.3 million

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

East Noble School Corporation$11.4 million

25% of its $45.9 million in revenue · fiscal year ended December 31, 2025

West Noble School Corporation$7.7 million

26% of its $29.7 million in revenue · fiscal year ended December 31, 2025

Noble County$566 thousand

1.1% of its $49.9 million in revenue · fiscal year ended December 31, 2025

Orange Township$505 thousand

89% of its $567 thousand in revenue · fiscal year ended December 31, 2021

Elkhart Township$42 thousand

58% of its $72 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

Noble County

$47.6 million budget in fiscal year 2025 (ended December 31, 2025), from the Indiana Department of Local Government Finance.

Where the money comes from

County taxes56%Fines and other29%Fees for services15%
Full Noble County breakdown

County taxes56%

Local income tax
28%$14.2 million
Other taxes
26%$13.1 million
Property tax
1.1%$566 thousand

Fees for services15%

Fees for services
15%$7.5 million

Fines and other29%

Interest, rents and other
29%$14.4 million
Fines
0.5%$235 thousand
Noble County page →

Where the money goes

Running the government and other costs44%Sent to other local governments30%Roads, transit and parking17%Police, fire, courts and jails4.1%Environment and natural resources2.6%All other spending2.7%
Full Noble County breakdown

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
44%$20.7 million
Sent to other local governments
30%$14.2 million
Roads, transit and parking
17%$8.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.1%$2.0 million
Environment and natural resources
2.6%$1.2 million
Social services
1.7%$795 thousand
Housing and community development
0.6%$301 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$88 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.1%$62 thousand
Pension contributions
<0.1%$36 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.
Noble County page →

Your towns

Elkhart Township

$109 thousand budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended December 31, 2021.

About 77% of this ZIP is in Elkhart Township.

Where the money comes from

Township taxes97%Fees for services (parks and recreation)2.8%
Full Elkhart Township breakdown

What stands out

39%

of Elkhart Township's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes97%

Property tax
58%$42 thousand
Other taxes
39%$28 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$28 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.8%

Fees for services
2.8%$2 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Elkhart Township page →

Where the money goes

Running the government and other costs67%Parks, recreation and libraries19%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Sent to other local governments2.8%

What stands out

19%

of Elkhart Township's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Full Elkhart Township breakdown

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
67%$73 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out
  • Other and not broken out$73 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
19%$21 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$21 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$12 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$12 thousand
Sent to other local governments
2.8%$3 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$3 thousand
Elkhart Township page →

Orange Township

$242 thousand budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended December 31, 2021.

About 23% of this ZIP is in Orange Township.

Where the money comes from

Township taxes89%State tax money7.2%Fees for services (parks and recreation)2.3%Fines and other0.9%County and local tax money0.5%
Full Orange Township breakdown

What stands out

89%

of Orange Township's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 52%.

Township taxes89%

Property tax
89%$505 thousand

Fees for services2.3%

Fees for services
2.3%$13 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther government-run businesses and parks and recreation
  • Other government-run businesses$12 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money7.2%

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

From the state
7.2%$41 thousand

County and local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.5%$3 thousand

Fines and other0.9%

Interest, rents and other
0.9%$5 thousand
Orange Township page →

Where the money goes

Running the government and other costs48%Police, fire, courts and jails41%Interest on debt7.0%Parks, recreation and libraries2.5%Sent to other local governments1.2%

What stands out

41%

of Orange Township's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Full Orange Township breakdown

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
48%$116 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out
  • Other and not broken out$116 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
41%$100 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$100 thousand
Interest on debt
7.0%$17 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.5%$6 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$6 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.2%$3 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$3 thousand
Orange Township page →

Your schools

West Noble School Corporation

$30.5 million budget in fiscal year 2025 (ended December 31, 2025), from the Indiana Department of Local Government Finance.

About 77% of this ZIP is in West Noble School Corporation.

Where the money comes from

State tax money62%School district taxes29%Federal tax money4.8%Fines and other3.6%Fees for services1.0%
Full West Noble School Corporation breakdown

School district taxes29%

Property tax
26%$7.7 million
Other taxes
1.4%$425 thousand
Local income tax
1.4%$416 thousand

Fees for services1.0%

Fees for services
1.0%$289 thousand

Federal tax money4.8%

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

From the federal government
4.8%$1.4 million

State tax money62%

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

From the state
62%$18.4 million

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$194

Fines and other3.6%

Interest, rents and other
3.6%$1.1 million
West Noble School Corporation page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges92%Debt payments (principal and interest)8.2%
Full West Noble School Corporation breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
92%$28.0 million
Debt payments (principal and interest)
8.2%$2.5 million
West Noble School Corporation page →

East Noble School Corporation

$50.5 million budget in fiscal year 2025 (ended December 31, 2025), from the Indiana Department of Local Government Finance.

About 23% of this ZIP is in East Noble School Corporation.

Where the money comes from

State tax money62%School district taxes28%Federal tax money7.6%Fines and other2.5%Fees for services0.6%
Full East Noble School Corporation breakdown

School district taxes28%

Property tax
25%$11.4 million
Other taxes
1.9%$859 thousand
Local income tax
1.0%$473 thousand

Fees for services0.6%

Fees for services
0.6%$254 thousand

Federal tax money7.6%

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

From the federal government
7.6%$3.5 million

State tax money62%

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

From the state
62%$28.3 million

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$735

Fines and other2.5%

Interest, rents and other
2.5%$1.2 million
East Noble School Corporation page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges90%Debt payments (principal and interest)9.7%
Full East Noble School Corporation breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
90%$45.6 million
Debt payments (principal and interest)
9.7%$4.9 million
East Noble School Corporation 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
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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.

Noble 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.

Elkhart 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.

West Noble School Corporation. 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.

Orange 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.

East Noble School Corporation. 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.

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.