Town Hall · Jefferson

Jefferson, IN town hall & government

Jefferson spent $19,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $17 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Jefferson's money goes

Spent
$19,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$17
typical Indiana towns: $29
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Fire
$8,00042%
Paid to other governments
$1,0005%
Other
$10,00053%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 80%
  • From the state 20%

Revenue here is well above spending. That usually means Jefferson 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 Jefferson

Full-time staff
0
7 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time6 part
Health & welfare
0 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

South Adams Schools

Jefferson's K–12 school district, shared with Berne, Geneva, Hartford, Wabash and Monroe. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,108
Indiana: $13,688
Students
1,308
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$16.6 million
at year end

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

  • Local 29%
  • State 54%
  • Federal 17%

Of the $14,108 per pupil, $8,302 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 Jefferson pay

Typical tax bill
$1,617
a year · Indiana typical $1,614
Effective rate
0.72%
of home value · Indiana 0.74%
Typical home value
$225,900
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Jefferson's government

Town hall & decisions in Jefferson →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Jefferson

Jefferson is represented in Congress by Senators Todd Young and Jim Banks and Representative Marlin A. Stutzman. Mike Braun is governor.

All of Jefferson'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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