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Johnson, IN town hall & government

Johnson spent $83,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $34 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Johnson's money goes

Spent
$83,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$34
typical Indiana towns: $29
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Fire
$38,00046%
Paid to other governments
$14,00017%
Other
$31,00037%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 92%
  • From the state 8%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Johnson

Full-time staff
0
13 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time13 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Scott County School District 2

Johnson's K–12 school district, shared with Finley, Lexington, Scottsburg and Vienna. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$12,921
Indiana: $13,688
Students
2,749
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$15.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 25%
  • State 64%
  • Federal 10%

Of the $12,921 per pupil, $7,717 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 Johnson pay

Typical tax bill
$891
a year · Indiana typical $1,614
Effective rate
0.58%
of home value · Indiana 0.74%
Typical home value
$154,300
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 Johnson's government

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Johnson

Johnson is represented in Congress by Senators Todd Young and Jim Banks and Representative Erin Houchin. Mike Braun is governor.

All of Johnson'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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