ZIP 46965 · Kokomo, IN

Five governments run on your community's money

This page shows every government that serves ZIP 46965: 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 46965?
46965 is served by the State of Indiana, Howard County, the City of Kokomo, Taylor Township and Taylor Community School Corporation. In each one's latest recorded fiscal year, State of Indiana spent $57.7 billion (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Howard County spent $51.8 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2023), City of Kokomo spent $127 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2025), Taylor Township spent $551 thousand (fiscal year ended December 31, 2025) and Taylor Community School Corporation spent $16.8 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2025). Each government's money is separate.

Which governments collect property tax in 46965?
Of the governments serving 46965, City of Kokomo collected $56.3 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2025), Howard County collected $25.6 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2023), State of Indiana collected $15.3 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Taylor Community School Corporation collected $4.3 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2025) and Taylor Township collected $388 thousand (fiscal year ended December 31, 2025) in property tax. These are each government's total collections, not a bill for 46965.

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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: Howard County, Kokomo, Taylor Township and Taylor Community 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 46965

City of Kokomo$56.3 million

44% of its $128 million in revenue · fiscal year ended December 31, 2025

Howard County$25.6 million

35% of its $72.7 million in revenue · fiscal year ended December 31, 2023

State of Indiana$15.3 million

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

Taylor Community School Corporation$4.3 million

26% of its $16.7 million in revenue · fiscal year ended December 31, 2025

Taylor Township$388 thousand

70% of its $550 thousand in revenue · fiscal year ended December 31, 2025

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

Howard County

$51.8 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended December 31, 2023.

Where the money comes from

State tax money58%County taxes35%Fines and other4.9%Fees for services (sewer)1.1%Local tax money1.1%

What stands out

58%

of Howard County's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 22%.

Full Howard County breakdown

County taxes35%

Property tax
35%$25.6 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$9 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.1%

Fees for services
1.1%$831 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and sewer
  • Other service charges$762 thousand
  • Sewer$69 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money58%

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

From the state
58%$41.9 million

Local tax money1.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.1%$778 thousand

Fines and other4.9%

Interest, rents and other
4.9%$3.6 million
Howard County page →

Where the money goes

Running the government and other costs53%Police, fire, courts and jails30%Roads, transit and parking11%Health and hospitals4.3%Environment and natural resources0.7%All other spending1.3%

What stands out

53%

of Howard County's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 19%.

Full Howard County breakdown

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
53%$27.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$18.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$7.0 million
  • Government buildings$993 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$883 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
30%$15.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 3 more
  • Police$7.8 million
  • Courts and legal services$4.7 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$3.0 million
  • Prisons and jails$89 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$73 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$5.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5.6 million
Health and hospitals
4.3%$2.2 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.2 million
Environment and natural resources
0.7%$347 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$347 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.5%$260 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$259 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$1 thousand
Social services
0.5%$254 thousand
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions and other public welfare
  • Welfare institutions$243 thousand
  • Other public welfare$11 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$142 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$142 thousand
Howard County page →

Your cities and towns

City of Kokomo

$127 million budget in fiscal year 2025 (ended December 31, 2025), from the Indiana Department of Local Government Finance.

Where the money comes from

City taxes62%Fees for services16%State tax money8.8%Federal tax money7.3%Fines and other6.2%
Full Kokomo breakdown

City taxes62%

Property tax
44%$56.3 million
Local income tax
12%$15.0 million
Other taxes
6.5%$8.3 million

Fees for services16%

Fees for services
16%$20.0 million

Federal tax money7.3%

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

From the federal government
7.3%$9.4 million

State tax money8.8%

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

From the state
8.8%$11.3 million

Fines and other6.2%

Interest, rents and other
5.9%$7.6 million
Fines
0.3%$326 thousand
Kokomo page →

Where the money goes

Police, fire, courts and jails23%Water, sewer, trash and utilities18%Running the government and other costs16%Roads, transit and parking14%Debt payments (principal and interest)8.7%All other spending20%
Full Kokomo breakdown

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$29.6 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
18%$22.5 million
Running the government and other costs
16%$20.3 million
Roads, transit and parking
14%$17.9 million
Debt payments (principal and interest)
8.7%$11.1 million
Housing and community development
8.3%$10.5 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.0%$7.6 million
Pension contributions
5.5%$7.0 million
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.
Kokomo page →

Taylor Township

$551 thousand budget in fiscal year 2025 (ended December 31, 2025), from the Indiana Department of Local Government Finance.

Where the money comes from

Township taxes84%Fees for services11%Fines and other4.2%
Full Taylor Township breakdown

Township taxes84%

Property tax
70%$388 thousand
Local income tax
8.6%$47 thousand
Other taxes
5.4%$30 thousand

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$62 thousand

Fines and other4.2%

Interest, rents and other
4.2%$23 thousand
Taylor Township page →

Where the money goes

Police, fire, courts and jails77%Running the government and other costs13%Social services8.7%Parks, recreation and libraries0.9%
Full Taylor Township breakdown

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
77%$427 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$71 thousand
Social services
8.7%$48 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.9%$5 thousand
Taylor Township page →

Your schools

Taylor Community School Corporation

$16.8 million budget in fiscal year 2025 (ended December 31, 2025), from the Indiana Department of Local Government Finance.

Where the money comes from

State tax money62%School district taxes28%Federal tax money7.7%Fines and other1.3%Fees for services0.6%County and local tax money0.5%
Full Taylor Community School Corporation breakdown

School district taxes28%

Property tax
26%$4.3 million
Other taxes
2.0%$333 thousand

Fees for services0.6%

Fees for services
0.6%$97 thousand

Federal tax money7.7%

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

From the federal government
7.7%$1.3 million

State tax money62%

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

From the state
62%$10.4 million

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%$76 thousand

Fines and other1.3%

Interest, rents and other
1.3%$217 thousand
Taylor Community School Corporation page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges82%Debt payments (principal and interest)18%
Full Taylor Community School Corporation breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
82%$13.8 million
Debt payments (principal and interest)
18%$3.0 million
Taylor Community 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
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.

Howard County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

City of Kokomo. 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.

Taylor 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.

Taylor Community 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.