ZIP 47235 · Pershing Township, IN

Eight governments run on your community's money

This page shows every government that serves ZIP 47235: 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 47235?
47235 is served by the State of Indiana, Jackson County, Brownstown Central Community School Corporation, Pershing Township, Brown County, Van Buren Township, Brown County Consolidated School Corporation and Brownstown Township. 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), Brownstown Central Community School Corporation spent $21.7 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2025), Pershing Township spent $41 thousand (fiscal year ended December 31, 2025), Brown County spent $48.1 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2023), Van Buren Township spent $122 thousand (fiscal year ended December 31, 2025), Brown County Consolidated School Corporation spent $30.2 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2025) and Brownstown Township spent $151 thousand (fiscal year ended December 31, 2025). Each government's money is separate.

Which governments collect property tax in 47235?
Of the governments serving 47235, State of Indiana collected $15.3 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Brown County Consolidated School Corporation collected $11.9 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2025), Brown County collected $8.1 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2023), Brownstown Central Community School Corporation collected $6.0 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2025), Jackson County collected $1.4 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2023), Van Buren Township collected $103 thousand (fiscal year ended December 31, 2025), Brownstown Township collected $63 thousand (fiscal year ended December 31, 2025) and Pershing Township collected $32 thousand (fiscal year ended December 31, 2025) in property tax. These are each government's total collections, not a bill for 47235.

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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, Brown County, Pershing Township and Van Buren 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 47235

State of Indiana$15.3 million

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

Brown County Consolidated School Corporation$11.9 million

41% of its $29.3 million in revenue · fiscal year ended December 31, 2025

Brown County$8.1 million

19% of its $43.7 million in revenue · fiscal year ended December 31, 2023

Brownstown Central Community School Corporation$6.0 million

28% of its $21.7 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

Van Buren Township$103 thousand

52% of its $198 thousand in revenue · fiscal year ended December 31, 2025

Brownstown Township$63 thousand

64% of its $99 thousand in revenue · fiscal year ended December 31, 2025

Pershing Township$32 thousand

60% of its $53 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 70% 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 →

Brown County

$48.1 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended December 31, 2023.

About 30% of this ZIP is in Brown County.

Where the money comes from

Fines and other54%State tax money26%County taxes19%Fees for services1.3%Federal tax money0.5%
Full Brown County breakdown

What stands out

53%

of Brown County's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 4.1%.

County taxes19%

Property tax
19%$8.1 million
Other taxes
0.4%$165 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$154 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$7 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.3%

Fees for services
1.3%$582 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$582 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.5%

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

From the federal government
0.5%$230 thousand

State tax money26%

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

From the state
26%$11.2 million

Fines and other54%

Interest, rents and other
53%$23.3 million
Fines
0.1%$58 thousand
Brown County page →

Where the money goes

Running the government and other costs65%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Health and hospitals7.6%Roads, transit and parking7.5%Housing and community development4.5%All other spending4.7%

What stands out

65%

of Brown County's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 23%.

Full Brown County breakdown

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
65%$31.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$27.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$699 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$5.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 3 more
  • Police$3.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$949 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$882 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$244 thousand
  • Fire protection$64 thousand
Health and hospitals
7.6%$3.7 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3.7 million
Roads, transit and parking
7.5%$3.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$3.5 million
  • Public transit$113 thousand
Housing and community development
4.5%$2.2 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.3%$1.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.1 million
Interest on debt
2.1%$1.0 million
Environment and natural resources
0.3%$144 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$144 thousand
Brown County page →

Your towns

Pershing Township

$41 thousand budget in fiscal year 2025 (ended December 31, 2025), from the Indiana Department of Local Government Finance.

About 47% of this ZIP is in Pershing Township.

Where the money comes from

Township taxes94%Fines and other3.4%Fees for services3.0%
Full Pershing Township breakdown

Township taxes94%

Property tax
60%$32 thousand
Local income tax
27%$14 thousand
Other taxes
6.9%$4 thousand

Fees for services3.0%

Fees for services
3.0%$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%$22

Fines and other3.4%

Interest, rents and other
3.4%$2 thousand
Pershing Township page →

Where the money goes

Running the government and other costs97%Social services3.3%
Full Pershing Township breakdown

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
97%$40 thousand
Social services
3.3%$1 thousand
Pershing Township page →

Van Buren Township

$122 thousand budget in fiscal year 2025 (ended December 31, 2025), from the Indiana Department of Local Government Finance.

About 30% of this ZIP is in Van Buren Township.

Where the money comes from

Township taxes96%Fines and other3.9%Fees for services0.1%
Full Van Buren Township breakdown

Township taxes96%

Property tax
52%$103 thousand
Local income tax
39%$77 thousand
Other taxes
4.8%$10 thousand

Fees for services0.1%

Fees for services
0.1%$252

Fines and other3.9%

Interest, rents and other
3.9%$8 thousand
Van Buren Township page →

Where the money goes

Police, fire, courts and jails51%Running the government and other costs40%Social services9.0%
Full Van Buren Township breakdown

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
51%$62 thousand
Running the government and other costs
40%$49 thousand
Social services
9.0%$11 thousand
Van Buren Township page →

Brownstown Township

$151 thousand budget in fiscal year 2025 (ended December 31, 2025), from the Indiana Department of Local Government Finance.

About 13% of this ZIP is in Brownstown Township.

Where the money comes from

Township taxes99%State tax money0.4%Fines and other0.2%
Full Brownstown Township breakdown

Township taxes99%

Property tax
64%$63 thousand
Local income tax
30%$30 thousand
Other taxes
6.2%$6 thousand

State tax money0.4%

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

From the state
0.4%$390

Fines and other0.2%

Interest, rents and other
0.2%$156
Brownstown Township page →

Where the money goes

Running the government and other costs71%Parks, recreation and libraries23%Social services5.9%
Full Brownstown Township breakdown

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
71%$107 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
23%$35 thousand
Social services
5.9%$9 thousand
Brownstown Township page →

Your schools

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 70% 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 →

Brown County Consolidated School Corporation

$30.2 million budget in fiscal year 2025 (ended December 31, 2025), from the Indiana Department of Local Government Finance.

About 30% of this ZIP is in Brown County Consolidated School Corporation.

Where the money comes from

School district taxes46%State tax money42%Federal tax money6.3%Fees for services2.6%Fines and other2.2%County and local tax money1.3%
Full Brown County Consolidated School Corporation breakdown

School district taxes46%

Property tax
41%$11.9 million
Other taxes
2.9%$856 thousand
Local income tax
2.0%$591 thousand

Fees for services2.6%

Fees for services
2.6%$759 thousand

Federal tax money6.3%

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

From the federal government
6.3%$1.9 million

State tax money42%

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

From the state
42%$12.3 million

County and local tax money1.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.3%$387 thousand

Fines and other2.2%

Interest, rents and other
2.2%$635 thousand
Brown County Consolidated School Corporation page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges88%Debt payments (principal and interest)12%
Full Brown County Consolidated School Corporation breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
88%$26.7 million
Debt payments (principal and interest)
12%$3.5 million
Brown County Consolidated 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.

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

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.

Pershing 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.

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

Van Buren 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.

Brown County Consolidated 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.

Brownstown 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, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

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.