Town Hall · Ingalls

Ingalls, IN town hall & government

Ingalls spent $4.7 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,705 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Ingalls's money goes

Spent
$4.7 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,705
typical Indiana cities: $1,507
Long-term debt
$1.5 million
$540 per resident
Water & other utilities
$3 million63%
Roads & transportation
$712,00015%
Police
$436,0009%
Administration & buildings
$227,0005%
Paid to other governments
$190,0004%
Interest on debt
$60,0001%
Parks & libraries
$22,000<1%
Other
$95,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 41%
  • Utility sales 39%
  • Property taxes 12%
  • Fees & charges 7%
  • Sales taxes 1%
  • Interest, fines & other <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Ingalls

Full-time staff
10
15 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$47,300
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
6
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
1 full-time15 part
Police
6 full-time
Roads & transportation
3 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

South Madison Community School Corporation

Ingalls's K–12 school district, shared with Adams, Green, Markleville, Pendleton, Fall Creek and Lapel. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$11,360
Indiana: $13,688
Students
4,307
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$30.4 million
at year end

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

  • Local 29%
  • State 67%
  • Federal 4%

Of the $11,360 per pupil, $6,933 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 Ingalls pay

Typical tax bill
$1,155
a year · Indiana typical $1,614
Effective rate
0.61%
of home value · Indiana 0.74%
Typical home value
$189,900
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 Ingalls's government

🏛️ Official websitetownofingalls.us ↗

Town hall & decisions in Ingalls →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Ingalls

Ingalls is represented in Congress by Senators Todd Young and Jim Banks and Representative Victoria Spartz. Mike Braun is governor.

All of Ingalls'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.

The door’s open

Where to, neighbor?

You’re in Ingalls, INView boundary

Nearby

All towns & citiesExplore the map
Loading boundary…

Ingalls is your selected town. The feed includes posts assigned to this town, not a distance radius or ZIP code.

Neighborhoods narrow the feed further, while townwide announcements, events, and issues remain visible.

Boundary source: https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/arcgis/rest/services/TIGERweb/Places_CouSub_ConCity_SubMCD/MapServer/18 · 2025-01-01