Town Hall · Mulberry

Mulberry, IN town hall & government

Mulberry spent $1.4 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,162 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Mulberry's money goes

Spent
$1.4 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,162
typical Indiana cities: $1,507
Long-term debt
$1.9 million
$1,603 per resident
Administration & buildings
$311,00022%
Sewer & trash
$221,00016%
Water & other utilities
$157,00011%
Roads & transportation
$86,0006%
Parks & libraries
$79,0006%
Interest on debt
$49,0003%
Other
$507,00036%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 41%
  • Fees & charges 29%
  • Utility sales 14%
  • From the federal government 7%
  • Property taxes 6%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • From other local governments <1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Mulberry

Full-time staff
4
9 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$69,500
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
1
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
0 full-time6 part
Police
1 full-time1 part
Sewer & trash
1 full-time
Water & other utilities
1 full-time
Roads & transportation
0 full-time1 part
Parks & libraries
0 full-time1 part
Other
1 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

Clinton Prairie School Corporation

Mulberry's K–12 school district, shared with Colfax, Jackson, Madison, Perry, Washington and Frankfort. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,826
Indiana: $13,688
Students
890
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$3.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 33%
  • State 62%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $15,826 per pupil, $9,535 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 Mulberry pay

Typical tax bill
$731
a year · Indiana typical $1,614
Effective rate
0.51%
of home value · Indiana 0.74%
Typical home value
$142,900
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 Mulberry's government

Town hall & decisions in Mulberry →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Mulberry

Mulberry is represented in Congress by Senators Todd Young and Jim Banks and Representative James R. Baird. Mike Braun is governor.

All of Mulberry'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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