Town Hall · Clay

Clay, IN town hall & government

Clay spent $1,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $0 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Clay's money goes

Spent
$1,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$0
typical Indiana towns: $29
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Health & welfare
$1,000100%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 78%
  • Income taxes 22%

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

Town workforce

Who works for Clay

Full-time staff
0
5 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time5 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

Logansport Community School Corporation

Clay's K–12 school district, shared with Clinton, Eel and Logansport. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$12,034
Indiana: $13,688
Students
4,449
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$43.7 million
at year end

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

  • Local 20%
  • State 68%
  • Federal 12%

Of the $12,034 per pupil, $6,763 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 Clay pay

Typical tax bill
$1,216
a year · Indiana typical $1,614
Effective rate
0.58%
of home value · Indiana 0.74%
Typical home value
$209,500
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 Clay's government

Town hall & decisions in Clay →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Clay

Clay is represented in Congress by Senators Todd Young and Jim Banks and Representative Rudy Yakym III. Mike Braun is governor.

All of Clay'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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