ZIP 47577 · Harrison Township, IN

Seven governments run on your community's money

This page shows every government that serves ZIP 47577: 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 47577?
47577 is served by the State of Indiana, Spencer County, Harrison Township, North Spencer County School District, Perry County, Perry Central Community School Corporation and Clark Township. In each one's latest recorded fiscal year, State of Indiana spent $57.7 billion (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Spencer County spent $21.1 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2025), Harrison Township spent $30 thousand (fiscal year ended December 31, 2025), North Spencer County School District spent $20.8 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2025), Perry County spent $77.0 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2023), Perry Central Community School Corporation spent $17.7 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2025) and Clark Township spent $17 thousand (fiscal year ended December 31, 2025). Each government's money is separate.

Which governments collect property tax in 47577?
Of the governments serving 47577, State of Indiana collected $15.3 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Spencer County collected $10.2 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2025), North Spencer County School District collected $9.4 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2025), Perry County collected $5.3 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2023), Perry Central Community School Corporation collected $4.0 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2025) and Harrison Township collected $43 thousand (fiscal year ended December 31, 2025) in property tax. These are each government's total collections, not a bill for 47577.

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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: Spencer County, Perry County, Harrison Township and Clark 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 47577

State of Indiana$15.3 million

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

Spencer County$10.2 million

45% of its $22.4 million in revenue · fiscal year ended December 31, 2025

North Spencer County School District$9.4 million

32% of its $29.4 million in revenue · fiscal year ended December 31, 2025

Perry County$5.3 million

3.0% of its $174 million in revenue · fiscal year ended December 31, 2023

Perry Central Community School Corporation$4.0 million

21% of its $18.9 million in revenue · fiscal year ended December 31, 2025

Harrison Township$43 thousand

87% of its $49 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

Spencer County

$21.1 million budget in fiscal year 2025 (ended December 31, 2025), from the Indiana Department of Local Government Finance.

About 58% of this ZIP is in Spencer County.

Where the money comes from

County taxes54%Fines and other28%State tax money17%Fees for services0.6%
Full Spencer County breakdown

County taxes54%

Property tax
45%$10.2 million
Local income tax
5.5%$1.2 million
Other taxes
2.9%$653 thousand
Tourism taxes
<0.1%$18 thousand

Fees for services0.6%

Fees for services
0.6%$133 thousand

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$3.9 million

Fines and other28%

Interest, rents and other
27%$6.1 million
Fines
1.0%$220 thousand
Spencer County page →

Where the money goes

Police, fire, courts and jails39%Running the government and other costs32%Roads, transit and parking22%Health and hospitals2.6%Social services1.6%All other spending3.0%
Full Spencer County breakdown

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
39%$8.2 million
Running the government and other costs
32%$6.7 million
Roads, transit and parking
22%$4.7 million
Health and hospitals
2.6%$542 thousand
Social services
1.6%$335 thousand
Housing and community development
1.4%$296 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.9%$191 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.4%$83 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$56 thousand
Spencer County page →

Perry County

$77.0 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended December 31, 2023.

About 42% of this ZIP is in Perry County.

Where the money comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills, ports and waterways)88%State tax money5.1%County taxes3.6%Federal tax money1.6%Fines and other0.9%Local tax money0.4%

What stands out

88%

of Perry 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 Perry County breakdown

County taxes3.6%

Property tax
3.0%$5.3 million
Other taxes
0.6%$1.1 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$582 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$484 thousand
  • Other licenses$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
<0.1%$8 thousand

Fees for services88%

Fees for services
88%$154 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; ports and waterways and 2 more
  • Hospital bills$148 million
  • Ports and waterways$3.2 million
  • Other service charges$2.7 million
  • Parks and recreation$80 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.6%

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

From the federal government
1.6%$2.8 million

State tax money5.1%

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

From the state
5.1%$8.8 million

Local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.4%$699 thousand

Fines and other0.9%

Interest, rents and other
0.8%$1.5 million
Fines
<0.1%$44 thousand
Perry County page →

Where the money goes

Health and hospitals66%Running the government and other costs19%Roads, transit and parking8.6%Police, fire, courts and jails5.0%Interest on debt1.7%All other spending0.4%

What stands out

66%

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

Full Perry County breakdown

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
66%$50.5 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$50.1 million
  • Public health$421 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$14.4 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$11.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$651 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.6%$6.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; ports and harbors and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$4.4 million
  • Ports and harbors$1.8 million
  • Airports$344 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.0%$3.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; police and 2 more
  • Courts and legal services$1.7 million
  • Police$1.2 million
  • Prisons and jails$834 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$50 thousand
Interest on debt
1.7%$1.3 million
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$173 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$173 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.1%$113 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$113 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$47 thousand
Perry County page →

Your towns

Harrison Township

$30 thousand budget in fiscal year 2025 (ended December 31, 2025), from the Indiana Department of Local Government Finance.

About 58% of this ZIP is in Harrison Township.

Where the money comes from

Township taxes98%Fines and other1.7%
Full Harrison Township breakdown

Township taxes98%

Property tax
87%$43 thousand
Local income tax
11%$6 thousand

Fines and other1.7%

Interest, rents and other
1.7%$832
Harrison Township page →

Where the money goes

Running the government and other costs64%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Social services12%
Full Harrison Township breakdown

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
64%$19 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$7 thousand
Social services
12%$4 thousand
Harrison Township page →

Clark Township

$17 thousand budget in fiscal year 2025 (ended December 31, 2025), from the Indiana Department of Local Government Finance.

About 39% of this ZIP is in Clark Township.

Where the money comes from

Township taxes100%
Full Clark Township breakdown

Township taxes100%

Local income tax
100%$12 thousand
Clark Township page →

Where the money goes

Running the government and other costs93%Social services6.5%
Full Clark Township breakdown

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
93%$15 thousand
Social services
6.5%$1 thousand
Clark Township page →

Your schools

North Spencer County School District

$20.8 million budget in fiscal year 2025 (ended December 31, 2025), from the Indiana Department of Local Government Finance.

About 58% of this ZIP is in North Spencer County School District.

Where the money comes from

State tax money57%School district taxes34%Federal tax money4.3%Fines and other3.2%Fees for services1.8%
Full North Spencer County School District breakdown

School district taxes34%

Property tax
32%$9.4 million
Other taxes
2.1%$613 thousand

Fees for services1.8%

Fees for services
1.8%$520 thousand

Federal tax money4.3%

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

From the federal government
4.3%$1.3 million

State tax money57%

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

From the state
57%$16.7 million

Fines and other3.2%

Interest, rents and other
3.2%$935 thousand
North Spencer County School District page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges83%Debt payments (principal and interest)17%
Full North Spencer County School District breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
83%$17.2 million
Debt payments (principal and interest)
17%$3.6 million
North Spencer County School District page →

Perry Central Community School Corporation

$17.7 million budget in fiscal year 2025 (ended December 31, 2025), from the Indiana Department of Local Government Finance.

About 42% of this ZIP is in Perry Central Community School Corporation.

Where the money comes from

State tax money59%School district taxes23%Federal tax money14%Fines and other2.7%Fees for services1.8%
Full Perry Central Community School Corporation breakdown

School district taxes23%

Property tax
21%$4.0 million
Other taxes
1.7%$314 thousand

Fees for services1.8%

Fees for services
1.8%$340 thousand

Federal tax money14%

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

From the federal government
14%$2.7 million

State tax money59%

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

From the state
59%$11.1 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%$564

Fines and other2.7%

Interest, rents and other
2.7%$512 thousand
Perry Central Community School Corporation page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges91%Debt payments (principal and interest)9.2%
Full Perry Central Community School Corporation breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
91%$16.1 million
Debt payments (principal and interest)
9.2%$1.6 million
Perry Central Community School Corporation page →

Your state

State of Indiana

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

Where the money comes from

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

What stands out

19%

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

State taxes46%

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

Amounts are by Census tax category.

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

Fees for services7.6%

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

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money41%

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

From the federal government
41%$23.6 billion

Local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From local governments
0.3%$172 million

Fines and other5.1%

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

Where the money goes

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

What stands out

40%

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

Full Indiana breakdown

Spending by category100%

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

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

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

Harrison 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 Spencer County 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.

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

Perry 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.

Clark 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.

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.