Town Hall · Owen

Owen, IN town hall & government

Owen spent $26,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $29 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Owen's money goes

Spent
$26,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$29
typical Indiana towns: $29
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Fire
$21,00081%
Other
$5,00019%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 100%

Revenue here is well above spending. That usually means Owen collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted above.

Town workforce

Who works for Owen

Full-time staff
5
no part-time staff
Average full-time pay
$30,100
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
5 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

Rossville Consolidated School District

Owen's K–12 school district, shared with Clay, Ross and Rossville. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$11,739
Indiana: $13,688
Students
949
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$17.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 30%
  • State 63%
  • Federal 8%

Of the $11,739 per pupil, $6,466 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.

Local

Contact Owen's government

Town hall & decisions in Owen →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Owen

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

All of Owen'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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