ZIP 47501 · Washington Township, IN

Seven governments run on your community's money

This page shows every government that serves ZIP 47501: 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 47501?
47501 is served by the State of Indiana, Daviess County, Washington Community School Inc, Washington Township, Veale Township, Steele Township and North Daviess Community School District. In each one's latest recorded fiscal year, State of Indiana spent $57.7 billion (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Daviess County took in $408 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2023), Washington Community School Inc spent $34.1 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2025), Washington Township spent $608 thousand (fiscal year ended December 31, 2025), Veale Township spent $29 thousand (fiscal year ended December 31, 2025), Steele Township spent $52 thousand (fiscal year ended December 31, 2025) and North Daviess Community School District spent $19.4 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2025). Each government's money is separate.

Which governments collect property tax in 47501?
Of the governments serving 47501, Daviess County collected $16.5 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2023), State of Indiana collected $15.3 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Washington Community School Inc collected $6.0 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2025), North Daviess Community School District collected $4.5 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2025), Washington Township collected $263 thousand (fiscal year ended December 31, 2025), Steele Township collected $56 thousand (fiscal year ended December 31, 2025) and Veale Township collected $23 thousand (fiscal year ended December 31, 2025) in property tax. These are each government's total collections, not a bill for 47501.

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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: Daviess County, Washington Township, Veale Township and Steele 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 47501

Daviess County$16.5 million

4.0% of its $408 million in revenue · fiscal year ended December 31, 2023 · estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau

State of Indiana$15.3 million

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

Washington Community School Inc$6.0 million

17% of its $35.0 million in revenue · fiscal year ended December 31, 2025

North Daviess Community School District$4.5 million

29% of its $15.8 million in revenue · fiscal year ended December 31, 2025

Washington Township$263 thousand

36% of its $727 thousand in revenue · fiscal year ended December 31, 2025

Steele Township$56 thousand

64% of its $88 thousand in revenue · fiscal year ended December 31, 2025

Veale Township$23 thousand

55% of its $42 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

Daviess County

Took in $408 million in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended December 31, 2023. Estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau

Where the money comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills, parks and recreation)86%State tax money8.5%County taxes4.3%Fines and other0.8%Local tax money0.3%

What stands out

86%

of Daviess 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 Daviess County breakdown

County taxes4.3%

Property tax
4.0%$16.5 million
Other taxes
0.2%$951 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$474 thousand
  • Other licenses$376 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$101 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services86%

Fees for services
86%$352 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; parks and recreation and 2 more
  • Hospital bills$347 million
  • Parks and recreation$2.2 million
  • Other service charges$2.0 million
  • Airport$350 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money8.5%

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

From the state
8.5%$34.7 million

Local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.3%$1.3 million

Fines and other0.8%

Interest, rents and other
0.7%$3.1 million
Fines
<0.1%$193 thousand
Daviess County page →

Where the money goes

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

Running the government and other costs37%Roads, transit and parking22%Health and hospitals20%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Parks, recreation and libraries3.8%All other spending4.3%
Full Daviess County breakdown

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
37%$17.1 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$11.9 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.6 million
  • Government buildings$18 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
22%$10.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$9.3 million
  • Airports$838 thousand
Health and hospitals
20%$9.4 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$8.5 million
  • Public health$936 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$5.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; probation, parole and other corrections and 4 more
  • Courts and legal services$4.5 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$896 thousand
  • Police$157 thousand
  • Fire protection$148 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$23 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$21 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.8%$1.8 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.8 million
Interest on debt
2.8%$1.3 million
Environment and natural resources
1.1%$527 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$527 thousand
Housing and community development
0.3%$150 thousand
Daviess County page →

Your towns

Washington Township

$608 thousand budget in fiscal year 2025 (ended December 31, 2025), from the Indiana Department of Local Government Finance.

About 52% of this ZIP is in Washington Township.

Where the money comes from

Township taxes97%Fines and other3.0%State tax money0.2%
Full Washington Township breakdown

Township taxes97%

Local income tax
54%$395 thousand
Property tax
36%$263 thousand
Other taxes
6.2%$45 thousand

State tax money0.2%

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

From the state
0.2%$2 thousand

Fines and other3.0%

Interest, rents and other
3.0%$22 thousand
Washington Township page →

Where the money goes

Police, fire, courts and jails42%Social services33%Running the government and other costs24%
Full Washington Township breakdown

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
42%$257 thousand
Social services
33%$203 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$149 thousand
Washington Township page →

Veale Township

$29 thousand budget in fiscal year 2025 (ended December 31, 2025), from the Indiana Department of Local Government Finance.

About 21% of this ZIP is in Veale Township.

Where the money comes from

Township taxes90%Fines and other10%
Full Veale Township breakdown

Township taxes90%

Property tax
55%$23 thousand
Local income tax
28%$12 thousand
Other taxes
6.6%$3 thousand

Fines and other10%

Interest, rents and other
10%$4 thousand
Veale Township page →

Where the money goes

Running the government and other costs83%Social services17%
Full Veale Township breakdown

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
83%$24 thousand
Social services
17%$5 thousand
Veale Township page →

Steele Township

$52 thousand budget in fiscal year 2025 (ended December 31, 2025), from the Indiana Department of Local Government Finance.

About 19% of this ZIP is in Steele Township.

Where the money comes from

Township taxes100%State tax money0.1%
Full Steele Township breakdown

Township taxes100%

Property tax
64%$56 thousand
Local income tax
32%$28 thousand
Other taxes
4.5%$4 thousand

State tax money0.1%

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

From the state
0.1%$112

Fines and other<0.1%

Interest, rents and other
<0.1%$8
Steele Township page →

Where the money goes

Running the government and other costs59%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Social services18%Parks, recreation and libraries3.8%
Full Steele Township breakdown

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
59%$31 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$10 thousand
Social services
18%$9 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.8%$2 thousand
Steele Township page →

Your schools

Washington Community School Inc

$34.1 million budget in fiscal year 2025 (ended December 31, 2025), from the Indiana Department of Local Government Finance.

About 80% of this ZIP is in Washington Community School Inc.

Where the money comes from

State tax money67%School district taxes20%Federal tax money12%Fines and other0.8%Fees for services0.3%
Full Washington Community School Inc breakdown

School district taxes20%

Property tax
17%$6.0 million
Other taxes
2.0%$707 thousand
Local income tax
0.9%$298 thousand

Fees for services0.3%

Fees for services
0.3%$101 thousand

Federal tax money12%

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

From the federal government
12%$4.2 million

State tax money67%

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

From the state
67%$23.4 million

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$150

Fines and other0.8%

Interest, rents and other
0.8%$292 thousand
Washington Community School Inc page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges92%Debt payments (principal and interest)7.8%
Full Washington Community School Inc breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
92%$31.5 million
Debt payments (principal and interest)
7.8%$2.6 million
Washington Community School Inc page →

North Daviess Community School District

$19.4 million budget in fiscal year 2025 (ended December 31, 2025), from the Indiana Department of Local Government Finance.

About 19% of this ZIP is in North Daviess Community School District.

Where the money comes from

State tax money57%School district taxes32%Federal tax money5.2%Fines and other4.2%Fees for services1.8%County and local tax money<0.1%
Full North Daviess Community School District breakdown

School district taxes32%

Property tax
29%$4.5 million
Other taxes
2.1%$329 thousand
Local income tax
1.5%$243 thousand

Fees for services1.8%

Fees for services
1.8%$284 thousand

Federal tax money5.2%

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

From the federal government
5.2%$815 thousand

State tax money57%

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

From the state
57%$9.0 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%$8 thousand

Fines and other4.2%

Interest, rents and other
4.2%$664 thousand
North Daviess Community School District page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges93%Debt payments (principal and interest)6.8%
Full North Daviess Community School District breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
93%$18.1 million
Debt payments (principal and interest)
6.8%$1.3 million
North Daviess Community School District 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.

Daviess County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

Washington Community School Inc. 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.

Veale 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.

Steele 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.

North Daviess Community School District. 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.