ZIP 47929 · Big Creek Township, IN

Six governments run on your community's money

This page shows every government that serves ZIP 47929: 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 47929?
47929 is served by the State of Indiana, White County, Frontier Consolidated School Corporation, Big Creek Township, West Point Township and Tri County Consolidated School Corporation. In each one's latest recorded fiscal year, State of Indiana spent $57.7 billion (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), White County spent $35.7 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2023), Frontier Consolidated School Corporation spent $10.8 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2025), Big Creek Township spent $141 thousand (fiscal year ended December 31, 2025), West Point Township spent $17 thousand (fiscal year ended December 31, 2025) and Tri County Consolidated School Corporation spent $16.0 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2025). Each government's money is separate.

Which governments collect property tax in 47929?
Of the governments serving 47929, State of Indiana collected $15.3 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), White County collected $9.3 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2023), Tri County Consolidated School Corporation collected $7.7 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2025), Frontier Consolidated School Corporation collected $3.9 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2025), Big Creek Township collected $75 thousand (fiscal year ended December 31, 2025) and West Point Township collected $26 thousand (fiscal year ended December 31, 2025) in property tax. These are each government's total collections, not a bill for 47929.

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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: White County, Big Creek Township, West Point Township and Frontier Consolidated School Corporation

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 47929

State of Indiana$15.3 million

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

White County$9.3 million

31% of its $29.9 million in revenue · fiscal year ended December 31, 2023

Tri County Consolidated School Corporation$7.7 million

47% of its $16.2 million in revenue · fiscal year ended December 31, 2025

Frontier Consolidated School Corporation$3.9 million

37% of its $10.5 million in revenue · fiscal year ended December 31, 2025

Big Creek Township$75 thousand

48% of its $156 thousand in revenue · fiscal year ended December 31, 2025

West Point Township$26 thousand

47% of its $56 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

White County

$35.7 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended December 31, 2023.

Where the money comes from

State tax money41%County taxes34%Fees for services (garbage collection, road charges)9.5%Local tax money8.0%Fines and other7.1%

What stands out

8%

of White County's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people get none.

Full White County breakdown

County taxes34%

Property tax
31%$9.3 million
Other taxes
3.2%$952 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses and other licenses
  • Motor vehicle licenses$654 thousand
  • Other licenses$298 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services9.5%

Fees for services
9.5%$2.8 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; road charges and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$2.5 million
  • Road charges$298 thousand
  • Airport$70 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money41%

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

From the state
41%$12.4 million

Local tax money8.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
8.0%$2.4 million

Fines and other7.1%

Interest, rents and other
6.0%$1.8 million
Fines
1.1%$327 thousand
White County page →

Where the money goes

Running the government and other costs47%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Roads, transit and parking23%Health and hospitals2.2%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.8%All other spending2.4%

What stands out

47%

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

Full White County breakdown

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
47%$16.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$12.8 million
  • Other and not broken out$2.6 million
  • Government buildings$734 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$658 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$8.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$3.3 million
  • Prisons and jails$2.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.0 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$676 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
23%$8.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$7.5 million
  • Airports$736 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.2%$782 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$782 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.8%$640 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$640 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.5%$530 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$350 thousand
  • Sent to the state government$180 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.8%$287 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$287 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$42 thousand
White County page →

Your towns

Big Creek Township

$141 thousand budget in fiscal year 2025 (ended December 31, 2025), from the Indiana Department of Local Government Finance.

About 55% of this ZIP is in Big Creek Township.

Where the money comes from

Township taxes92%Fines and other7.5%State tax money<0.1%
Full Big Creek Township breakdown

Township taxes92%

Property tax
48%$75 thousand
Local income tax
43%$66 thousand
Other taxes
1.8%$3 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%$140

Fines and other7.5%

Interest, rents and other
7.5%$12 thousand
Big Creek Township page →

Where the money goes

Police, fire, courts and jails55%Running the government and other costs39%Social services5.9%
Full Big Creek Township breakdown

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
55%$78 thousand
Running the government and other costs
39%$55 thousand
Social services
5.9%$8 thousand
Big Creek Township page →

West Point Township

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

About 44% of this ZIP is in West Point Township.

Where the money comes from

Township taxes91%Fines and other8.6%
Full West Point Township breakdown

Township taxes91%

Property tax
47%$26 thousand
Local income tax
44%$24 thousand
Other taxes
0.9%$526

Fines and other8.6%

Interest, rents and other
8.6%$5 thousand
West Point Township page →

Where the money goes

Police, fire, courts and jails59%Running the government and other costs37%Social services3.9%
Full West Point Township breakdown

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
59%$10 thousand
Running the government and other costs
37%$6 thousand
Social services
3.9%$661
West Point Township page →

Your schools

Frontier Consolidated School Corporation

$10.8 million budget in fiscal year 2025 (ended December 31, 2025), from the Indiana Department of Local Government Finance.

About 81% of this ZIP is in Frontier Consolidated School Corporation.

Where the money comes from

State tax money53%School district taxes41%Fines and other3.1%Federal tax money2.5%Fees for services<0.1%
Full Frontier Consolidated School Corporation breakdown

School district taxes41%

Property tax
37%$3.9 million
Other taxes
2.6%$278 thousand
Local income tax
1.4%$142 thousand

Fees for services<0.1%

Fees for services
<0.1%$10 thousand

Federal tax money2.5%

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

From the federal government
2.5%$261 thousand

State tax money53%

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

From the state
53%$5.6 million

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$1 thousand

Fines and other3.1%

Interest, rents and other
3.1%$328 thousand
Frontier Consolidated School Corporation page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges91%Debt payments (principal and interest)8.8%
Full Frontier Consolidated School Corporation breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
91%$9.8 million
Debt payments (principal and interest)
8.8%$943 thousand
Frontier Consolidated School Corporation page →

Tri County Consolidated School Corporation

$16.0 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 Tri County Consolidated School Corporation.

Where the money comes from

School district taxes53%State tax money42%Federal tax money2.0%Fines and other1.4%County and local tax money1.0%Fees for services0.9%
Full Tri County Consolidated School Corporation breakdown

School district taxes53%

Property tax
47%$7.7 million
Other taxes
2.9%$464 thousand
Local income tax
2.2%$362 thousand

Fees for services0.9%

Fees for services
0.9%$147 thousand

Federal tax money2.0%

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

From the federal government
2.0%$326 thousand

State tax money42%

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

From the state
42%$6.8 million

County and local tax money1.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.0%$163 thousand

Fines and other1.4%

Interest, rents and other
1.4%$227 thousand
Tri County Consolidated School Corporation page →

Where the money goes

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

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
88%$14.1 million
Debt payments (principal and interest)
12%$1.9 million
Tri 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.

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

Frontier 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.

Big Creek 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.

West Point 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.

Tri 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.

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.