Town Hall · Center

Center, IN town hall & government

Center spent $368,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $22 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Center's money goes

Spent
$368,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$22
typical Indiana towns: $29
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Administration & buildings
$159,00043%
Fire
$107,00029%
Health & welfare
$102,00028%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 65%
  • From other local governments 21%
  • Interest, fines & other 14%

Revenue here is well above spending. That usually means Center collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted above.

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Center

Full-time staff
5
3 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$32,000
a year, before benefits
Health & welfare
4 full-time
Administration & buildings
1 full-time3 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Center didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Frankfort Community Schools

Center's K–12 school district, shared with Union and Frankfort. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$11,291
Indiana: $13,688
Students
3,002
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$54.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 23%
  • State 64%
  • Federal 13%

Of the $11,291 per pupil, $6,357 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 Center pay

Typical tax bill
$999
a year · Indiana typical $1,614
Effective rate
0.67%
of home value · Indiana 0.74%
Typical home value
$148,500
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 Center's government

Town hall & decisions in Center →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Center

Center is represented in Congress by Senators Todd Young and Jim Banks and Representative James R. Baird. Mike Braun is governor.

All of Center'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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