ZIP 47229 · Vernon Township, IN

Nine governments run on your community's money

This page shows every government that serves ZIP 47229: 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 47229?
47229 is served by the State of Indiana, Jackson County, Vernon Township, Crothersville Community Schools, Grassy Fork Township, Brownstown Central Community School Corporation, Jennings County, Marion Township and Jennings County School Corporatn. In each one's latest recorded fiscal year, State of Indiana spent $57.7 billion (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Jackson County spent $201 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2023), Vernon Township spent $40 thousand (fiscal year ended December 31, 2025), Crothersville Community Schools spent $6.6 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2025), Grassy Fork Township spent $28 thousand (fiscal year ended December 31, 2025), Brownstown Central Community School Corporation spent $21.7 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2025), Jennings County spent $42.7 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2025), Marion Township spent $19 thousand (fiscal year ended December 31, 2025) and Jennings County School Corporatn spent $57.7 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2025). Each government's money is separate.

Which governments collect property tax in 47229?
Of the governments serving 47229, State of Indiana collected $15.3 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Jennings County School Corporatn collected $13.7 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2025), Brownstown Central Community School Corporation collected $6.0 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2025), Crothersville Community Schools collected $2.3 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2025), Jennings County collected $1.9 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2025), Jackson County collected $1.4 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2023), Marion Township collected $29 thousand (fiscal year ended December 31, 2025), Vernon Township collected $28 thousand (fiscal year ended December 31, 2025) and Grassy Fork Township collected $25 thousand (fiscal year ended December 31, 2025) in property tax. These are each government's total collections, not a bill for 47229.

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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: Jackson County, Jennings County, Vernon Township and Grassy Fork 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 47229

State of Indiana$15.3 million

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

Jennings County School Corporatn$13.7 million

25% of its $55.1 million in revenue · fiscal year ended December 31, 2025

Brownstown Central Community School Corporation$6.0 million

28% of its $21.7 million in revenue · fiscal year ended December 31, 2025

Crothersville Community Schools$2.3 million

33% of its $6.9 million in revenue · fiscal year ended December 31, 2025

Jennings County$1.9 million

4.5% of its $41.4 million in revenue · fiscal year ended December 31, 2025

Jackson County$1.4 million

0.4% of its $392 million in revenue · fiscal year ended December 31, 2023

Marion Township$29 thousand

63% of its $47 thousand in revenue · fiscal year ended December 31, 2025

Vernon Township$28 thousand

65% of its $43 thousand in revenue · fiscal year ended December 31, 2025

Grassy Fork Township$25 thousand

66% of its $38 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 counties

Jackson County

$201 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended December 31, 2023.

About 89% of this ZIP is in Jackson County.

Where the money comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills)93%Fines and other5.0%County taxes1.4%State tax money0.2%

What stands out

93%

of Jackson County's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 8.4%.

Full Jackson County breakdown

County taxes1.4%

Local income tax
1.1%$4.1 million
Property tax
0.4%$1.4 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$138 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$138 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services93%

Fees for services
93%$365 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills
  • Hospital bills$365 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money0.2%

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

From the state
0.2%$930 thousand

Fines and other5.0%

Interest, rents and other
5.0%$19.5 million
Jackson County page →

Where the money goes

Health and hospitals99%Police, fire, courts and jails1.0%Interest on debt0.2%

What stands out

99%

of Jackson County's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 4.8%.

Full Jackson County breakdown

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
99%$199 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals
  • Hospitals$199 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.0%$2.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$2.0 million
Interest on debt
0.2%$470 thousand
Jackson County page →

Jennings County

$42.7 million budget in fiscal year 2025 (ended December 31, 2025), from the Indiana Department of Local Government Finance.

About 11% of this ZIP is in Jennings County.

Where the money comes from

County taxes72%Fines and other15%State tax money10%Fees for services2.3%
Full Jennings County breakdown

County taxes72%

Local income tax
50%$20.8 million
Other taxes
17%$7.2 million
Property tax
4.5%$1.9 million
Tourism taxes
<0.1%$10 thousand

Fees for services2.3%

Fees for services
2.3%$957 thousand

State tax money10%

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

From the state
10%$4.3 million

Fines and other15%

Interest, rents and other
15%$6.1 million
Fines
0.3%$119 thousand
Jennings County page →

Where the money goes

Running the government and other costs44%Police, fire, courts and jails29%Roads, transit and parking14%Housing and community development7.3%Social services1.2%All other spending3.8%
Full Jennings County breakdown

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
44%$18.9 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
29%$12.5 million
Roads, transit and parking
14%$6.1 million
Housing and community development
7.3%$3.1 million
Social services
1.2%$515 thousand
Debt payments (principal and interest)
1.1%$452 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.8%$355 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.8%$347 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.6%$255 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.5%$193 thousand
Jennings County page →

Your towns

Vernon Township

$40 thousand budget in fiscal year 2025 (ended December 31, 2025), from the Indiana Department of Local Government Finance.

About 51% of this ZIP is in Vernon Township.

Where the money comes from

Township taxes99%Fines and other1.1%
Full Vernon Township breakdown

Township taxes99%

Property tax
65%$28 thousand
Local income tax
29%$12 thousand
Other taxes
5.1%$2 thousand

State tax money<0.1%

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

From the state
<0.1%$14

Fines and other1.1%

Interest, rents and other
1.1%$470
Vernon Township page →

Where the money goes

Running the government and other costs96%Social services4.0%
Full Vernon Township breakdown

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
96%$39 thousand
Social services
4.0%$2 thousand
Vernon Township page →

Grassy Fork Township

$28 thousand budget in fiscal year 2025 (ended December 31, 2025), from the Indiana Department of Local Government Finance.

About 37% of this ZIP is in Grassy Fork Township.

Where the money comes from

Township taxes95%Fines and other5.4%
Full Grassy Fork Township breakdown

Township taxes95%

Property tax
66%$25 thousand
Local income tax
26%$10 thousand
Other taxes
3.0%$1 thousand

Fines and other5.4%

Interest, rents and other
5.4%$2 thousand
Grassy Fork Township page →

Where the money goes

Running the government and other costs91%Social services9.1%
Full Grassy Fork Township breakdown

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
91%$25 thousand
Social services
9.1%$3 thousand
Grassy Fork Township page →

Marion Township

$19 thousand budget in fiscal year 2025 (ended December 31, 2025), from the Indiana Department of Local Government Finance.

About 11% of this ZIP is in Marion Township.

Where the money comes from

Township taxes100%
Full Marion Township breakdown

Township taxes100%

Property tax
63%$29 thousand
Local income tax
32%$15 thousand
Other taxes
5.5%$3 thousand
Marion Township page →

Where the money goes

Running the government and other costs53%Police, fire, courts and jails37%Social services10%
Full Marion Township breakdown

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
53%$10 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
37%$7 thousand
Social services
10%$2 thousand
Marion Township page →

Your schools

Crothersville Community Schools

$6.6 million budget in fiscal year 2025 (ended December 31, 2025), from the Indiana Department of Local Government Finance.

About 51% of this ZIP is in Crothersville Community Schools.

Where the money comes from

State tax money53%School district taxes36%Federal tax money6.0%County and local tax money3.3%Fines and other0.7%Fees for services0.6%
Full Crothersville Community Schools breakdown

School district taxes36%

Property tax
33%$2.3 million
Other taxes
1.9%$132 thousand
Local income tax
1.5%$101 thousand

Fees for services0.6%

Fees for services
0.6%$44 thousand

Federal tax money6.0%

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

From the federal government
6.0%$412 thousand

State tax money53%

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

From the state
53%$3.7 million

County and local tax money3.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.3%$231 thousand

Fines and other0.7%

Interest, rents and other
0.7%$46 thousand
Crothersville Community Schools page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges79%Debt payments (principal and interest)21%
Full Crothersville Community Schools breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
79%$5.2 million
Debt payments (principal and interest)
21%$1.4 million
Crothersville Community Schools page →

Brownstown Central Community School Corporation

$21.7 million budget in fiscal year 2025 (ended December 31, 2025), from the Indiana Department of Local Government Finance.

About 37% of this ZIP is in Brownstown Central Community School Corporation.

Where the money comes from

State tax money59%School district taxes31%Fees for services4.8%Federal tax money4.0%Fines and other1.0%
Full Brownstown Central Community School Corporation breakdown

School district taxes31%

Property tax
28%$6.0 million
Other taxes
2.4%$523 thousand
Local income tax
1.1%$247 thousand

Fees for services4.8%

Fees for services
4.8%$1.0 million

Federal tax money4.0%

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

From the federal government
4.0%$866 thousand

State tax money59%

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

From the state
59%$12.8 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%$9 thousand

Fines and other1.0%

Interest, rents and other
1.0%$215 thousand
Brownstown Central Community School Corporation page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges88%Debt payments (principal and interest)12%
Full Brownstown Central Community School Corporation breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
88%$19.0 million
Debt payments (principal and interest)
12%$2.7 million
Brownstown Central Community School Corporation page →

Jennings County School Corporatn

$57.7 million budget in fiscal year 2025 (ended December 31, 2025), from the Indiana Department of Local Government Finance.

About 11% of this ZIP is in Jennings County School Corporatn.

Where the money comes from

State tax money60%School district taxes28%Federal tax money8.7%Fees for services1.7%Fines and other1.2%
Full Jennings County School Corporatn breakdown

School district taxes28%

Property tax
25%$13.7 million
Other taxes
2.1%$1.2 million
Local income tax
1.3%$733 thousand

Fees for services1.7%

Fees for services
1.7%$959 thousand

Federal tax money8.7%

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

From the federal government
8.7%$4.8 million

State tax money60%

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

From the state
60%$33.1 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%$1 thousand

Fines and other1.2%

Interest, rents and other
1.2%$644 thousand
Jennings County School Corporatn page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges92%Debt payments (principal and interest)8.2%
Full Jennings County School Corporatn breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
92%$52.9 million
Debt payments (principal and interest)
8.2%$4.7 million
Jennings County School Corporatn 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.

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

Vernon 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.

Crothersville 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.

Grassy Fork 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.

Brownstown Central 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.

Jennings 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, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022.

Marion 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.

Jennings County School Corporatn. 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.