ZIP 47460 · Washington Township, IN

Eight governments run on your community's money

This page shows every government that serves ZIP 47460: 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 47460?
47460 is served by the State of Indiana, Owen County, Spencer-Owen Community Schools, Washington Township, Clay Township, Lafayette Township, Montgomery Township and Franklin Township. In each one's latest recorded fiscal year, State of Indiana spent $57.7 billion (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Owen County spent $16.6 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2025), Spencer-Owen Community Schools spent $38.3 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2025), Washington Township spent $75 thousand (fiscal year ended December 31, 2025), Clay Township spent $103 thousand (fiscal year ended December 31, 2025), Lafayette Township spent $26 thousand (fiscal year ended December 31, 2025), Montgomery Township spent $15 thousand (fiscal year ended June 30, 2022) and Franklin Township spent $11.9 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2021). Each government's money is separate.

Which governments collect property tax in 47460?
Of the governments serving 47460, State of Indiana collected $15.3 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Spencer-Owen Community Schools collected $8.7 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2025), Owen County collected $5.1 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2025), Clay Township collected $96 thousand (fiscal year ended December 31, 2025), Washington Township collected $31 thousand (fiscal year ended December 31, 2025), Lafayette Township collected $18 thousand (fiscal year ended December 31, 2025) and Montgomery Township collected $10 thousand (fiscal year ended June 30, 2022) in property tax. These are each government's total collections, not a bill for 47460.

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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: Owen County, Washington Township, Clay Township and Lafayette 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 47460

State of Indiana$15.3 million

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

Spencer-Owen Community Schools$8.7 million

27% of its $32.5 million in revenue · fiscal year ended December 31, 2025

Owen County$5.1 million

28% of its $18.2 million in revenue · fiscal year ended December 31, 2025

Clay Township$96 thousand

54% of its $177 thousand in revenue · fiscal year ended December 31, 2025

Washington Township$31 thousand

26% of its $119 thousand in revenue · fiscal year ended December 31, 2025

Lafayette Township$18 thousand

56% of its $32 thousand in revenue · fiscal year ended December 31, 2025

Montgomery Township$10 thousand

83% of its $12 thousand in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2022

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

Owen County

$16.6 million budget in fiscal year 2025 (ended December 31, 2025), from the Indiana Department of Local Government Finance.

About 97% of this ZIP is in Owen County.

Where the money comes from

Fines and other62%County taxes28%State tax money9.2%Fees for services0.6%
Full Owen County breakdown

County taxes28%

Property tax
28%$5.1 million
Other taxes
0.4%$65 thousand

Fees for services0.6%

Fees for services
0.6%$102 thousand

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$3 thousand

State tax money9.2%

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

From the state
9.2%$1.7 million

Fines and other62%

Interest, rents and other
62%$11.3 million
Owen County page →

Where the money goes

Running the government and other costs32%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Roads, transit and parking21%Health and hospitals17%Housing and community development2.6%All other spending3.4%
Full Owen County breakdown

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
32%$5.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$3.9 million
Roads, transit and parking
21%$3.5 million
Health and hospitals
17%$2.8 million
Housing and community development
2.6%$431 thousand
Social services
2.3%$379 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.6%$108 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.4%$68 thousand
Owen County page →

Your towns

Washington Township

$75 thousand budget in fiscal year 2025 (ended December 31, 2025), from the Indiana Department of Local Government Finance.

About 28% of this ZIP is in Washington Township.

Where the money comes from

Township taxes98%Fines and other2.0%State tax money<0.1%
Full Washington Township breakdown

Township taxes98%

Local income tax
66%$78 thousand
Property tax
26%$31 thousand
Other taxes
5.7%$7 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%$101

Fines and other2.0%

Interest, rents and other
2.0%$2 thousand
Washington Township page →

Where the money goes

Running the government and other costs59%Social services41%
Full Washington Township breakdown

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
59%$44 thousand
Social services
41%$31 thousand
Washington Township page →

Clay Township

$103 thousand budget in fiscal year 2025 (ended December 31, 2025), from the Indiana Department of Local Government Finance.

About 22% of this ZIP is in Clay Township.

Where the money comes from

Township taxes92%Fines and other7.7%
Full Clay Township breakdown

Township taxes92%

Property tax
54%$96 thousand
Local income tax
32%$56 thousand
Other taxes
6.3%$11 thousand

Fines and other7.7%

Interest, rents and other
7.7%$14 thousand
Clay Township page →

Where the money goes

Police, fire, courts and jails76%Running the government and other costs21%Social services3.2%
Full Clay Township breakdown

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
76%$78 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$22 thousand
Social services
3.2%$3 thousand
Clay Township page →

Lafayette Township

$26 thousand budget in fiscal year 2025 (ended December 31, 2025), from the Indiana Department of Local Government Finance.

About 14% of this ZIP is in Lafayette Township.

Where the money comes from

Township taxes98%Fines and other2.3%
Full Lafayette Township breakdown

Township taxes98%

Property tax
56%$18 thousand
Local income tax
36%$11 thousand
Other taxes
5.7%$2 thousand

Fines and other2.3%

Interest, rents and other
2.3%$736
Lafayette Township page →

Where the money goes

Running the government and other costs71%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Social services5.6%
Full Lafayette Township breakdown

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
71%$19 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$6 thousand
Social services
5.6%$1 thousand
Lafayette Township page →

Montgomery Township

$15 thousand budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2022.

About 13% of this ZIP is in Montgomery Township.

Where the money comes from

Township taxes83%State tax money17%
Full Montgomery Township breakdown

What stands out

83%

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

Township taxes83%

Property tax
83%$10 thousand

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$2 thousand
Montgomery Township page →

Where the money goes

Running the government and other costs93%Sent to other local governments6.7%

What stands out

93%

of Montgomery Township's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 23%.

Full Montgomery Township breakdown

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
93%$14 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out
  • Other and not broken out$14 thousand
Sent to other local governments
6.7%$1 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$1 thousand
Montgomery Township page →

Franklin Township

$11.9 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended December 31, 2021.

About 11% of this ZIP is in Franklin Township.

Where the money comes from

The Census record for this side looks incomplete, so these figures may be lower than the government's own totals.

County and local tax money100%
Full Franklin Township breakdown

County and local tax money100%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
100%$1.1 million
Franklin Township page →

Where the money goes

Running the government and other costs77%Roads, transit and parking19%Social services2.0%Parks, recreation and libraries1.8%

What stands out

77%

of Franklin Township's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 23%.

Full Franklin Township breakdown

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
77%$9.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out
  • Other and not broken out$9.2 million
Roads, transit and parking
19%$2.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.3 million
Social services
2.0%$234 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$234 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.8%$215 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$215 thousand
Franklin Township page →

Your schools

Spencer-Owen Community Schools

$38.3 million budget in fiscal year 2025 (ended December 31, 2025), from the Indiana Department of Local Government Finance.

About 89% of this ZIP is in Spencer-Owen Community Schools.

Where the money comes from

State tax money57%School district taxes31%Federal tax money7.4%Fines and other3.1%Fees for services1.5%
Full Spencer-Owen Community Schools breakdown

School district taxes31%

Property tax
27%$8.7 million
Other taxes
3.3%$1.1 million
Local income tax
0.8%$266 thousand

Fees for services1.5%

Fees for services
1.5%$490 thousand

Federal tax money7.4%

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

From the federal government
7.4%$2.4 million

State tax money57%

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

From the state
57%$18.5 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%$14 thousand

Fines and other3.1%

Interest, rents and other
3.1%$1.0 million
Spencer-Owen Community Schools page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges92%Debt payments (principal and interest)8.4%
Full Spencer-Owen Community Schools breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
92%$35.1 million
Debt payments (principal and interest)
8.4%$3.2 million
Spencer-Owen Community Schools page →

Your state

State of Indiana

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

Where the money comes from

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

What stands out

19%

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

State taxes46%

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

Amounts are by Census tax category.

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

Fees for services7.6%

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

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money41%

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

From the federal government
41%$23.6 billion

Local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From local governments
0.3%$172 million

Fines and other5.1%

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

Where the money goes

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

What stands out

40%

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

Full Indiana breakdown

Spending by category100%

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

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

Owen 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 December 31, 2021.

Spencer-Owen 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.

Washington 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.

Clay 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.

Lafayette 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.

Montgomery Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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