Town Hall · Knox

Knox, IN town hall & government

Knox spent $71,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $20 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Knox's money goes

Spent
$71,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$20
typical Indiana cities: $1,507
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Police
$71,000100%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 100%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Knox

Full-time staff
26
15 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$54,000
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
7
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
6 full-time5 part
Police
7 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
4 full-time
Sewer & trash
4 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
2 full-time2 part
Water & other utilities
3 full-time
Parks & libraries
0 full-time4 part
Fire
0 full-time1 part
Other
0 full-time2 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Knox Community School Corporation

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

Spending per pupil
$13,646
Indiana: $13,688
Students
1,704
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$16 million
at year end

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

  • Local 40%
  • State 53%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $13,646 per pupil, $7,269 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 Knox pay

Typical tax bill
$710
a year · Indiana typical $1,614
Effective rate
0.51%
of home value · Indiana 0.74%
Typical home value
$140,300
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.

Local

Contact Knox's government

🏛️ Official websitecityofknox.net ↗

Town hall & decisions in Knox →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Knox

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

All of Knox'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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