Town Hall · Boonville

Boonville, IN town hall & government

Boonville spent $22.4 million in the year to December 31, 2023, about $3,376 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Boonville's government.

Town budget

Where Boonville's money goes

Spent
$22.4 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2023
Per resident
$3,376
typical Indiana cities: $2,068
Long-term debt
$32 million
$4,822 per resident
Water & other utilities
$5.6 million25%
Housing & development
$2.3 million10%
Police
$1.9 million8%
Interest on debt
$1.9 million8%
Fire
$1.7 million8%
Administration & buildings
$1.6 million7%
Parks & libraries
$1.1 million5%
Roads & transportation
$849,0004%
Sewer & trash
$488,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$43,000<1%
Other
$5 million22%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 50%
  • From the state 18%
  • Property taxes 16%
  • Fees & charges 13%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • From other local governments <1%
  • Sales taxes <1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
  • From the federal government <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Boonville

Full-time staff
71
23 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$42,000
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
19
and 17 full-time firefighters
Police
20 full-time2 part
Fire
17 full-time
Sewer & trash
11 full-time3 part
Water & other utilities
11 full-time3 part
Administration & buildings
9 full-time1 part
Parks & libraries
1 full-time13 part
Roads & transportation
2 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Warrick County School Corporation

Boonville's K–12 school district, shared with Anderson, Boon, Campbell, Chandler, Elberfeld and Greer. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$12,637
Indiana: $13,688
Students
10,005
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$12.1 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Indiana districts overall: 33% local, 56% state, 11% federal

  • Local 27%
  • State 66%
  • Federal 8%

Of the $12,637 per pupil, $7,142 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.

Property tax

What homeowners in Boonville pay

Typical tax bill
$1,271
a year · Indiana typical $1,614
Effective rate
0.78%
of home value · Indiana 0.74%
Typical home value
$162,400
owner-occupied

The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate.

Local

Contact Boonville's government

🏛️ Official websitecityofboonvilleindiana.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Boonville →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Boonville

Boonville is represented in Congress by Senators Todd Young and Jim Banks and Representative Mark B. Messmer. Mike Braun is governor.

All of Boonville's representatives, with contacts →

Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

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